Calvary South Denver

Prayer should be the church's first resort in crisis, not a last-ditch effort, because God always answers prayer; whether with yes, no, or wait; according to his sovereign will, even when the outcome doesn't match what was prayed for.

Genesis 21 shows that God's promises; both to Isaac and to Ishmael; come to pass even amid human failure, delay, and impossible circumstances, and that God's care for our children ultimately exceeds our own, which should comfort weary and doubting mothers.

Paul's list of eighteen character traits in 2 Timothy 3:1-9 gives believers concrete, observable indicators that we are living in the perilous last days, and the proper response is not fear but to anticipate Christ's victorious return while actively preparing for spiritual battle through sound doctrine and holy living.

The stone was rolled away from Jesus' tomb not to let him out but to let the disciples in, so that the orderly, undisturbed grave clothes and folded head cloth would serve as physical proof of a real resurrection rather than a stolen or resuscitated body.

On Palm Sunday, the crowds hailed Jesus as a political deliverer, but Jesus reveals through the image of a grain of wheat that his true mission is to die so that resurrection life might come; meaning discipleship requires hating our own comfort and lives in this world to truly follow and serve him.

When a burst water main forced Calvary South Denver to cancel Sunday service, Pastor Jon Geraci preached from Acts 2:37-47 to show that the church's identity is not found in its building but in repentance, apostolic teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayer - the marks of the early church that this congregation is called to practice even while displaced.

Preaching through 1 Timothy 6:11-16 as an end-of-year charge, the pastor argues that Christians must flee the love of money and false teaching and instead agonize; fight for; righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and gentleness, because Christ himself fights on their behalf until his return.

The murder of Charlie Kirk should awaken the church from passivity, following the pattern of the early church where persecution and martyrdom (like James's death in Acts 12) did not silence believers but fueled greater gospel boldness and revival.

Preaching through Genesis 18 on Father's Day, Geraci argues that Abraham's worship, hospitality, and bold intercession for Sodom model a life that trusts 'nothing is too hard for the Lord'; and he applies this specifically to parents praying for children who have wandered, testifying that his own mother's years of prayer eventually brought him to Christ.

Paul calls believers to walk worthy of their calling by cultivating humility, gentleness, and unity in the Spirit, and baptism serves as the public declaration and symbol of this new identity, uniting believers in one body, one faith, and one Lord.

Naomi's family ran from God into disobedience and suffered devastating loss, but her eventual return to Bethlehem and Ruth's faithful, sacrificial commitment to Naomi's God set in motion the redemptive line leading to David and ultimately Jesus Christ; showing that God works through faithful mothers, patient waiting, and persistent prayer even amid bitterness and loss.

Because Jesus conquered death, believers are begotten again into a living hope that includes an incorruptible inheritance and final salvation, so that Christians can face death and hopelessness with confidence that death has no dominion over them.

When Jesus cried 'It is finished' from the cross, he was not admitting defeat but declaring a completed, victorious transaction in which God the Father laid the full weight of humanity's sin and wrath on the Son, satisfying justice once and for all and paying our debt in full.

Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem revealed him not as the political liberator the crowds wanted, but as the peaceable King who would conquer through his sacrificial death and resurrection, and true discipleship means dying to self to serve and follow him fully.

A believer's testimony of transformation is the primary way outsiders are drawn to ask about Jesus, and the church fulfills the great commission by giving people Jesus individually through knowing the Word, corporately through community, and practically through intentional, sacrificial love; of which baptism is the visible, public symbol.

Prayer should be the church's first response to crisis rather than the last resort, and God always answers prayer; with yes, no, or wait; according to his will, which is why trusting him in every outcome matters.

Christians possess the same resurrection power and spiritual wealth that God deposited in them through Christ, and though the gospel is inherently offensive to the world, believers must stop shrinking back from offense and instead access that power to boldly represent Jesus.

When we grow impatient with God's silence and try to fulfill his promises through our own scheming rather than waiting on him in faith, we bring corruption and long-lasting consequences, yet God's grace and faithfulness still overrule our failures.

When believers obey the Spirit's specific promptings; even when they seem foolish or inconvenient; God uses that obedience to open gospel conversations and lead people to Christ and baptism, as seen in Philip's encounter with the Ethiopian eunuch.

Paul's warning in 1 Timothy 4 that false teachers will arise in the church, promoting demonic legalism (like forbidding marriage or certain foods) rather than biblical truth, and the church must discern this by staying grounded in Scripture rather than emotions or man-made rules.

Because Jesus truly rose from the dead, believers who feel hopeless, isolated, or unable to move forward through pain can have confidence that his resurrection power is at work in them and that they are not meant to face it alone but within the gathered church.

Jesus' final words from the cross, "It is finished," declare a completed, victorious transaction that fully satisfies God's wrath and pays the debt of sin in full, meaning believers now live not to earn salvation but out of it.

Using Philip's step-by-step obedience to the Spirit in Acts 8, the sermon calls believers to follow the Spirit's promptings in daily life and to respond to the gospel through the public declaration of baptism, which pictures union with Christ's death and resurrection.

Pastor John Geraci announces that Calvary South Denver will combine its two Sunday services into one starting June 25th for the sake of unity, volunteer sustainability, and outreach, framing the decision through John 1:35-42's picture of bringing people to Jesus one at a time.

Jesus' raising of Lazarus proves he is the resurrection and the life, foreshadowing his own death and resurrection, and calling believers to let him have access to every hidden, shameful part of their lives just as Martha had to let him access the tomb.

Jesus's cry from the cross, 'It is finished,' was not a groan of defeat but a victorious declaration that sin's debt was paid in full and access to God was opened, meaning believers now live in confident, victorious anticipation of the resurrection.

Believers are called to fight the good fight of faith not alone but together as a church community, maintaining faith and a good conscience like Paul charged Timothy, because the church is on the winning side against Satan.

Baptism is the public declaration of a personal story of coming to know Jesus, and the church's calling; modeled by the Greeks seeking Jesus in John 12; is to give people Jesus by knowing God's word individually, living in authentic community, and intentionally discipling others.