Calvary Chapel Carson-City

This is it, our VBS starts tomorrow night! Join us this WHOLE WEEK starting at 5:30PM each night.

If you didn't have an opportunity to sign up, that's ok; we can do walk-up registration! Come out for an amazing time and to learn about God's Love and The Good Shepherding He Does.

If you are unable to make it this year, please join us in praying for VBS. There are lots of needs, and the Lord knows them all. So just be in prayer this whole week! We hope to see you there!

Calvary Chapel Carson City
Wednesday Night
June 10, 2026

Philippians:
A Study in the Joy of Christ
In Living, Serving, Knowing and in Resting Him

Hey! It’s gonna be all right, God got this! Anchored in Confidence

Confident:
peíthō the root of 4102 /pístis, "faith"– to persuade; (passive) be persuaded of what is trustworthy, to conciliate, to assure, interestingly, equivalent to tranquilize, as a sense of rest as we trust, yield, follow, and obey Christ.

Philippians 1:12–14
God‘s plans cannot be hindered
Paul’s imprisonment didn’t stop it

Bad motives, in spite of good content

Philippians 1:15-18
Preaching: Motives and Content

Philippians 1:18
What then?

"So wat den? No mattah! Dass da main ting, eryting dey talk bout Christ, no mattah if dey doing it wit good kine heart o fake kine heart. Dass why my heart plenny glad, an I goin keep on being glad!"

Paul was not particularly concerned about motives, but he was always concerned about content/doctrine.
See Galatians 1:6–9.

Christ is preached; and in this, I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.
Boldly saying yes, and boldly determining he will rejoice.

AW Tozer wrote this:

Philippians 1:19-20
“As always, so now also Christ…”
Paul trusted in God’s ways with each new circumstance

Just because God did it one way one time does not mean we hold Him hostage to that.

Not being delivered from the problem, but through the problem is yet another way God works.

In Paul’s writings, he was making it clear that Christ would be magnified, as Paul said, in my body, whether by life or by death.

Determining in our hearts, the Lord’s will, will directly affect our outlook in and on ministry.

Also: Paul believed in the power of prayer!

Philippians 1: 21–26
For to me, to live his Christ, and to die is gain.
Death is not defeat.

It is a promotion: the Christian’s net gain
It is a graduation to glory

It is a two time gain!
It would glorify Jesus
And he would be in the presence of Jesus.

How to live in this life for Christ is instructed
As well as the extreme desire to depart.

Paul’s expectancy and anticipation are to be with Chris

We are down to the last few days to sign up for this year's Emerald Crossing VBS! Head over to cccarson.com to sign up.

Calvary Chapel Carson City
Sunday Morning
May 31, 2026

8th Sunday since Easter
Week 1 of the Empowered Church

1 Peter 2
Living as examples of Christ
From ‘the we were’ to ‘But you/we are' “In His Steps”

But you are:
1 Peter 2:9-10
ARE: fixed, established, granted, given,

Chosen generation
A Royal Priesthood
Holy Nation
His own special

But you are:
1 Peter 2:11-12
Beloved, Sojourners, Pilgrims

But you are now: Purposed: Bondservants:
Therefore:
1 Peter 2:13-17

But you are now:
Called Examples of Christ
1 Peter 2:18-25
i.e.: Vs. 21
“That you should follow His Steps”

His Steps: He:
Committed no sin
Nor was deceit found in mouth
Reviled
Did not reveille in return
Suffered
Yet He did not threaten
But! Committed himself to Him who judges righteously
Himself for our sin
In His body
On the tree

Our Response to such a great gift:

That we having: We
Died to sins
Might live for righteousness
(By whom stripes you were healed)

We were:
Like sheep going astray
But now!
But have now returned

When something is found in returned, it is often rewarded.
We were lost, He found us, He returned, rescued, ransom, redeemed us, a reward was given…
Think about it.
He found, He gave, He gave the rewarded to us.
That could be called children of God

Behold, See what [an incredible] quality of love the Father has given (shown, bestowed on) us, that we should [be permitted to] be named and called and counted the children of God! And so, we are! The reason that the world does not know (recognize, acknowledge) us is that it does not know (recognize, acknowledge) Him. Amplified Bible.

Returned to:
THE Shepherd and Overseer of our souls.

Psalm 8
God's Glory and Man's Honor

1 O Lord, our Lord, How majestic is Your name in all the earth, Who have displayed Your splendor above the heavens! 2 From the mouth of infants and nursing babes You have established strength Because of Your adversaries, To make the enemy and the revengeful cease.

3 When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained; 4 What is man that You take thought of him, And the son of man that You care for him? 5 Yet You have made him a little lower than God, And You crown him with glory and majesty! 6 You make him to rule over the works of Your hands ; You have put all things under his feet , 7 All sheep and oxen , And also the beasts of the field , 8 The birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea , Whatever passes through the paths of the seas . 9 O Lord, our Lord, How majestic is Your name in all the earth!

Genesis 1 The Creation: the Trinity

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth . 2 The earth was [1] formless and void , and darkness was over the [2]surface of the deep , and the Spirit of God was [3]moving over the [2]surface of the waters .

John 1 The Word Made Flesh: the Trinity

1 In the beginning was the Word , and the Word was with God , and the Word was God . 2 [1]He was in the beginning with God . 3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing e came into being that has come into being . 4 In Him was life , and the life was the Light of men.

The Baptism of Jesus:!Matthew chapter 3: the Trinity

16 After being baptized , Jesus came up immediately from the water ; and behold , the heavens were opened , and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him, 17 and behold , a voice out of the heavens said , " This is My beloved Son , in whom I am well-pleased ."

The Great Commission: Matthew 28: the Trinity

18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying , " All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth . 19 " Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations , baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit ,20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo , I am with you always e , even to the end of the age ."