It's Jesus' grittiest call of all. Love your enemies. This is perhaps the greatest test of a heart that is leaning into Christ and walking the path of gritty blessings. It's one thing to love other Christians, another thing to love my...Dan Nold

How do we respond when we are being taken advantage of or our character comes into question? Jesus teaches us that our response in humility and grace provides the Spirit and opportunity to vindicate us and reveal the kingdomJorn Junod

In a culture where the natural instinct is to seek revenge or to "get even," Jesus introduces a radical idea for us to be gritty light—grace.Sean Moon

Part of being Gritty Light allows us to step into our neighbor's lives and walk with them.Jorn Junod

The journey to integrity is a journey of the heart and it requires grit. But those who get real with God will experience the real presence and and power of God. Isn't it time to get real?Dan Nold

The Sermon On The Mount is all about going after our hearts. Jesus is teaching us what it takes to have lives that are resilient in the face of hurts, pains, frustrations, and temptations of a sin-soaked world. He's showing us what is needed for...Scott Leddy

The sermon "Gritty Marriage" tackles the tough issue of divorce by looking at Jesus’ message in Matthew 5:31-32. The focus is on viewing marriage with the seriousness and respect God intended, especially as cultural norms have skewed this...Isaac Balban

Sexuality and relationships sometimes collide to form some of the hardest broken places in our lives. But pure gritty love can bring blessing to broken places...and broken people.Dan Nold

Relationships are hard, sometimes life-draining. They require a no-quit grit. But if we don't give up we can bring the blessing of light to the most broken of relationships. Don't quit!Dan Nold

Reconciliation is a hot topic word these days but actually being able to do it takes a different kind of grit. Listen to how Jesus teaches us to identify when we need to reconcile and the blessings we receive.Jorn Junod

In recent years, one in two adults reported experiencing loneliness. Front yard mission isn't another thing to do, it's a way break that trend. Scott and Thea talk about inviting others into their busy lives and schedules and how they have...Scott Leddy

What does it look like for us to be good and do right? It's different from just following the rules, it's loving well with a never quit-grit!Dan Nold

God blesses us so that we can be a blessing. The path of gritty blessings are meant to help us be a blessing in the hardest, darkest, and most broken places of life.Dan Nold

At the cross Jesus made a way for us to come into the very presence of the all-holy, all-powerful, majestically indescribable God. In fact, because of the cross, we can call Him Father...and we come in as boldly as a little kid. That's prayer and...Dan Nold

Four of Calvarys summer interns talk about how they've grown in their faith while working in ministry.Isaac Balban

Sometimes people make a distinction between praying big prayers and praying small prayers. But if God can do more than we can even imagine (Ephesians 3:20-21) then every prayer we ever pray is smaller than His power to accomplish it. They are all...Dan Nold

We can't honestly pray for revival in the church without believing that something has died. But God offers life by the breath of his Spirit.Dan Nold

We often don't stop to really analyze the desires of our hearts. They seem to play in the background of our lives while really having a powerful impact on how we live. It's important to ask ourselves the question of whether the desires of...Scott Leddy

The sermon on "Travailing Prayer," centered on Habakkuk 3:2, emphasizes the profound longing to experience God's heart and see his hand upon us. The message calls for personal reflection on our own prayer practices, questioning how we...Isaac Balban

Bill & Sarah Ewing talk about their own personal prayer journey. They talk about how to pray, what to pray and when to pray. Extra resources are at calvarysc.org/extraordinaryBill Ewing

What if the heart of Jesus shaped our prayer a bit more? What if we added a little extra Jesus to our ordinary prayers?Dan Nold

Each of us is on a prayer journey as we learn what it means to fully enjoy and express our relationship with God. We may not all be at the same spot of our journey but there are common realities that we'll all experience. Times when prayer seems...Scott Leddy

The sermon emphasizes the importance of not only speaking to God in prayer but also actively listening to His voice. It unpacks how God's guidance is present not just in significant moments but also in the everyday, seemingly mundane aspects of...Isaac Balban

When prayer gets stuck in deep trouble, gratitude might be the extra you need to add to your ordinary. When gratitude is added we have the opportunity to go deeper with God.Dan Nold

What does the next 6 years look like as we get closer to the 2030 vision? Courtney and Isaac Balban talk about what it means to prepare us for what the Lord is going to do in our houses, neighborhoods, and our church.Isaac Balban