Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale Audio Podcast

Concluding our three-week look into the mission and vision of Calvary Chapel, Pastor Doug Sauder teaches a message on new vision from the Book of Luke. Here, we study the stories of a blind man and a tax collector who encountered Jesus and had their lives changed as we learn that God has given us the ability to see the world through Him, as if for the first time.

The Book of Joel contains prophecies about events during the time of the author as well as events to occur centuries later. Pastor Dan Hickling focuses on the future events, including the Day of Pentecost recorded in Acts chapter 2, and the Great Tribulation and the Millennium described in Daniel and in Revelation. These prophecies illustrate how God has a plan to protect and prosper His people.

Christianity is not something you do by yourself. As Pastor Doug Sauder gives the second installment of a three-part message outlining Calvary Chapel's mission and vision, he teaches that becoming a disciple is a lifelong pursuit that requires us to cultivate deep relationships with other disciples.

In the Book of Joel, we see that God's people had become so comfortable with the blessings of grain and wine that their hearts had grown cold to the very One who had given them these gifts. As a result, God sent swarms of locusts to devour their crops so they would turn once again to Him. In this message, Pastor Chris Baselice challenges us to see the "swarms" of our own lives as God desires to have our whole-hearted devotion.

Pastor Doug Sauder introduces the church's vision for connecting people to God, people to people, and people to outreach. He then teaches from Luke 18, which tells the stories of several people who illustrate the kind of heart we should have toward God: a persistent widow, a humble tax collector, a group of children, and a rich young ruler. If we want to connect with God intimately, we should have a heart that is persistent, humble, childlike, and surrendered.

Pastor Doug Sauder starts us on a 12-week teaching series where we'll study six of the Minor Prophets and discover they each have a major message for us today. This study of Obadiah focuses on the topics of pride, judgement, consequences, and reconciliation.

In Jesus' day, the Pharisees wondered when the kingdom of God would come. In Luke 17:20-37, we learn that God's kingdom is invisible now, but it will one day be revealed in power and glory. Until then, it's our job to allow God to change us from the inside out and live in such a way that we make our King and His kingdom visible to those around us.

True humility is a difficult thing to come by. Teaching from Luke 17:1-19, Pastor Doug Sauder shows us that humble people can have hard conversations, see their own weaknesses, serve others first, and are grateful to God.

In Luke 16, Jesus tackles two controversial topics; money and hell. In this message from Pastor Doug Sauder, we learn that unpopular topics affecting our lives are not edited out of the Bible so we can justify our actions and behavior.

Have you ever lost something that you really value? Think about the feeling of exhilaration and joy you experience when you finally find your lost item. In this message, Pastor Doug Sauder teaches how God is filled with joy and celebration when one lost sinner is found.

As we dive into the Treasure To Die For series in our Luke Bible study, Pastor Doug shares that Jesus loves a good party! But His invitation list looks differently than ours usually does. While we typically invite people to parties to give our social status a boost, Jesus does the opposite - He invites society's outcasts.

Many people think they know God . . . but they don’t know Jesus! Continuing our study through the Book of Luke, Pastor Chet Lowe explores the concept of tactical evangelism, showing believers that in order to reach the lost, we must know our target, outwit the enemy, pray with compassion, and always be ready.

In this message from Luke 13, Pastor Doug Sauder teaches us what repentance looks like. While repentance is an important first act, it is not a one-time act. Instead, repentance is a continual process that produces visible results.

Do you believe we're living in the last days? Drawing from Jesus' words in Luke 12, Pastor Chet Lowe challenges believers to live in a manner that reflects Christ's character—a blessed, loving, strong, strategic, and striving servant—in preparation for His return.

A divided heart is the heart of a person who loves God, but is also pulled away by the worries, distractions, and temptations of the world. Starting with the parable of the rich fool in Luke chapter 12, Pastor Fidel Gomez shares how Jesus taught that trusting in God completely for everything you need can free you from the worries of a divided heart.

With all of the modern day distractions, it's easy to get pulled away and not pay attention to the people we are with, our surroundings, and even God. In this message, Pastor Doug shows us biblical parallels and reminds us how to pay close attention to our families and God.

It's dangerous to your soul to think you can keep the whole law of God. As we look at the story of the Good Samaritan, Pastor Doug Sauder teaches us that it's religious experts that work the hardest to justify themselves. But no amount of human good deeds is equal to the righteousness of God.

Isn't it amazing that, as believers, we get to stand with God as He advances His unshakeable Kingdom? Teaching from Luke 10, Pastor Doug explores the unequal partnership between God and man. This partnership resembles a parent slowing down when doing a task to allow their child to feel as though they contributed. God does this with us so that we may experience the blessing and reward of coming alongside Him.