Youth Group (13-18 yrs) is every Saturday night 6:30 pm at the Bridges home in Hyannis.
Save your Stop N shop receipts and give them to Billy Bridges. He is collecting them because Stop N Shop has agreed to donate 1% of the total collected to our Church youth group.
Caring Bridge Link - Updates on Pastor Tony and Guest Book to leave a note.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Pastor Tony Updates
For updates on Pastor Tony, please visit www.caringbridge.org/visit/tonymarinelli
Thursday, March 5, 2009
What We Believe
Calvary Chapel of Cape Cod is part of a non-denominational fellowship of churches associated with Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa (Pastor: Chuck Smith). There are Calvary Chapels throughout the world.
Each Calvary Chapel is an independent, autonomous church. Below is a summary of beliefs that are important to us:
Our supreme desire is to know Christ and be conformed into His image by the power of the Holy Spirit. We are not a denominational church, nor are we opposed to denominations as such, only their over-emphasis of doctrinal differences that have led to the division of the body of Christ.
We believe that the only true basis of Christian fellowship is His (Agape) love, which is greater than any differences we possess and without which we have no right to claim ourselves Christians.
We believe worship of God should be Spiritual. Therefore: We remain flexible and yielded to the Holy Spirit to direct our worship.
We believe worship of God should be Inspirational. Therefore: We give a great place to music in our worship service.
We believe worship of God should be Intelligent. Therefore: Our services are designed with great emphasis upon teaching of the Word of God that He might instruct us how He should be worshipped.
We believe worship of God is Fruitful. Therefore: We look for His Love in our lives as the supreme manifestation that we have truly been worshipping Him.
Each Calvary Chapel is an independent, autonomous church. Below is a summary of beliefs that are important to us:
Our supreme desire is to know Christ and be conformed into His image by the power of the Holy Spirit. We are not a denominational church, nor are we opposed to denominations as such, only their over-emphasis of doctrinal differences that have led to the division of the body of Christ.
We believe that the only true basis of Christian fellowship is His (Agape) love, which is greater than any differences we possess and without which we have no right to claim ourselves Christians.
We believe worship of God should be Spiritual. Therefore: We remain flexible and yielded to the Holy Spirit to direct our worship.
We believe worship of God should be Inspirational. Therefore: We give a great place to music in our worship service.
We believe worship of God should be Intelligent. Therefore: Our services are designed with great emphasis upon teaching of the Word of God that He might instruct us how He should be worshipped.
We believe worship of God is Fruitful. Therefore: We look for His Love in our lives as the supreme manifestation that we have truly been worshipping Him.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
The Purpose of Calvary Chapel Cape Cod
The equipping of the saints for the work of ministry (Ephesians 4:12)
To worship God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit (John 4:24)
To strengthen the Church of Jesus Christ through the teaching of the Word and the ministry of the Spirit (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 1 Corinthians 12:4-7)
To increase Christian faithfulness "as good stewards of the manifold grace of God" (1 Peter 4:10)
To encourage individual Christians toward attaining "the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ" (Ephesians 4:13)
To be ambassadors of Christ in our community, and unto the nations, and to lead men and women to faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord (2 Corinthians 4:20-21; Matthew 28:19-20; John 3:16)
To worship God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit (John 4:24)
To strengthen the Church of Jesus Christ through the teaching of the Word and the ministry of the Spirit (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 1 Corinthians 12:4-7)
To increase Christian faithfulness "as good stewards of the manifold grace of God" (1 Peter 4:10)
To encourage individual Christians toward attaining "the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ" (Ephesians 4:13)
To be ambassadors of Christ in our community, and unto the nations, and to lead men and women to faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord (2 Corinthians 4:20-21; Matthew 28:19-20; John 3:16)
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Calvary Chapel Distinctives
One of the mistaken concepts many have is that all Christians and churches should be identical. They assume that "unity" is equivalent to "sameness." But the Apostle Paul points out that differences do and will exist between churches and individuals in Christ:
"There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men." (1 Cor.12:4-6)
We are called to unity in faith and doctrine, and there should be no tolerance for false, heretical doctrine. But on issues of style and practice, there should be tolerance. These are the areas of personal preference that should be respected. We refer to these as "distinctives." They represent diversity within the greater Christian unity. The following is a short list of our distinctives:
1. We believe in the expository teaching of the whole Word of God
(Acts 20:20,27; Neh 8:8; Ps.138:2). Therefore, our worship services are structured around verse-by-verse teaching of the whole Bible, from Genesis to Revelation.
2. We believe the Book of Acts represents "normal" Christianity. Therefore, we seek to pattern our lives and ministry after that modeled by the early church, as revealed in the book of Acts.
Our Missions & Means: "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." (Acts 1:8)
Our Lifestyle: "They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship (koinonia), to the breaking of bread and to prayer." (Acts 2:42)
Our Growth: "And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved." (Acts 2:47)
3. We believe in pastoral leadership as the truest biblical pattern for church government. Therefore, the Elder Board, under the leadership of the Senior Pastor, is primarily responsible for direction and decision making.
4. We believe that the worship of God should be . . .
Spiritual; Therefore, we remain flexible and yielded to the leading of the Holy Spirit to direct our worship.
Inspirational; Therefore, we give a great place to music in our worship,
Intelligent, therefore, our services are designed, with great emphasis upon teaching the Word of God, that He might instruct us how He should be worshipped.
Fruitful; Therefore, we look for His love in our lives as the supreme manifestation that we have truly been worshipping Him.
5. We believe in balance regarding the ministry of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, we consider ourselves to be neither charismatic nor non-charismatic. We believe that all the gifts of the Spirit are available and operational within the church, but should only be publicly exercised under the guidelines found in 1 Corinthians 12-14, and by permission of the pastoral leadership.
6. We believe that our ministry should be simple and sincere. Therefore, we seek to imitate the testimony of the Apostle Paul to the Corinthians:
"For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have behaved in the world, and more abundantly toward you." (2 Corinthians 1:12)
Therefore, our services are conducted in a relaxed, comfortable and normal style. Human efforts to coerce or manipulate a response are contrary to the gentle and personal nature of the true ministry of the Holy Spirit.
7 . We believe we are only one member of the body of Christ. Therefore, we can rightly be classified as nondenominational. "Denominationalism" is an attempt to draw a line of exclusivity around Christ. No such line can honestly be drawn. We have our distinctive (as the hand is distinct from the foot). And, we have our role that may differ from other parts of the body, but we are still only a part.
8. We believe in both the sovereignty of God and mankind's free will/choice. Therefore, we resist the extreme positions of hyper-Calvinism and/or hyper-Armenianism. We feel that both try to force a conclusion that disregards a Biblical balance. The believer in Christ is both secure in his faith and responsible to live a life of faith.
9. We believe in the imminent return of Jesus Christ. Therefore, doctrinally, we are Pre-Tribulational and Pre-Millennial in our interpretation of Last Day's prophecy. Consistent with this position, we believe there is no sign or condition that must be fulfilled before Christ's imminent, visible, bodily return.
10. We believe that healthy sheep beget healthy sheep. In keeping with this purpose, we seek to win the lost, disciple the saved and encourage the faithful. We believe that if we take care of our "depth," God will take care of our "breadth." The purpose of the church is not numerical growth, but spiritual growth. The only strategy we have for our ministry is to "feed the flock of God." (John 21:12; Acts 20:28; 1 Peter 5:2).
"There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men." (1 Cor.12:4-6)
We are called to unity in faith and doctrine, and there should be no tolerance for false, heretical doctrine. But on issues of style and practice, there should be tolerance. These are the areas of personal preference that should be respected. We refer to these as "distinctives." They represent diversity within the greater Christian unity. The following is a short list of our distinctives:
1. We believe in the expository teaching of the whole Word of God
(Acts 20:20,27; Neh 8:8; Ps.138:2). Therefore, our worship services are structured around verse-by-verse teaching of the whole Bible, from Genesis to Revelation.
2. We believe the Book of Acts represents "normal" Christianity. Therefore, we seek to pattern our lives and ministry after that modeled by the early church, as revealed in the book of Acts.
Our Missions & Means: "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." (Acts 1:8)
Our Lifestyle: "They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship (koinonia), to the breaking of bread and to prayer." (Acts 2:42)
Our Growth: "And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved." (Acts 2:47)
3. We believe in pastoral leadership as the truest biblical pattern for church government. Therefore, the Elder Board, under the leadership of the Senior Pastor, is primarily responsible for direction and decision making.
4. We believe that the worship of God should be . . .
Spiritual; Therefore, we remain flexible and yielded to the leading of the Holy Spirit to direct our worship.
Inspirational; Therefore, we give a great place to music in our worship,
Intelligent, therefore, our services are designed, with great emphasis upon teaching the Word of God, that He might instruct us how He should be worshipped.
Fruitful; Therefore, we look for His love in our lives as the supreme manifestation that we have truly been worshipping Him.
5. We believe in balance regarding the ministry of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, we consider ourselves to be neither charismatic nor non-charismatic. We believe that all the gifts of the Spirit are available and operational within the church, but should only be publicly exercised under the guidelines found in 1 Corinthians 12-14, and by permission of the pastoral leadership.
6. We believe that our ministry should be simple and sincere. Therefore, we seek to imitate the testimony of the Apostle Paul to the Corinthians:
"For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have behaved in the world, and more abundantly toward you." (2 Corinthians 1:12)
Therefore, our services are conducted in a relaxed, comfortable and normal style. Human efforts to coerce or manipulate a response are contrary to the gentle and personal nature of the true ministry of the Holy Spirit.
7 . We believe we are only one member of the body of Christ. Therefore, we can rightly be classified as nondenominational. "Denominationalism" is an attempt to draw a line of exclusivity around Christ. No such line can honestly be drawn. We have our distinctive (as the hand is distinct from the foot). And, we have our role that may differ from other parts of the body, but we are still only a part.
8. We believe in both the sovereignty of God and mankind's free will/choice. Therefore, we resist the extreme positions of hyper-Calvinism and/or hyper-Armenianism. We feel that both try to force a conclusion that disregards a Biblical balance. The believer in Christ is both secure in his faith and responsible to live a life of faith.
9. We believe in the imminent return of Jesus Christ. Therefore, doctrinally, we are Pre-Tribulational and Pre-Millennial in our interpretation of Last Day's prophecy. Consistent with this position, we believe there is no sign or condition that must be fulfilled before Christ's imminent, visible, bodily return.
10. We believe that healthy sheep beget healthy sheep. In keeping with this purpose, we seek to win the lost, disciple the saved and encourage the faithful. We believe that if we take care of our "depth," God will take care of our "breadth." The purpose of the church is not numerical growth, but spiritual growth. The only strategy we have for our ministry is to "feed the flock of God." (John 21:12; Acts 20:28; 1 Peter 5:2).
History of Calvary Chapel
Calvary Chapel began in the late 1960's as a small non-denominational church of 25 members pastored by Chuck Smith. As we approach the turn of the century, Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa is home to some 30,000 believers. The Word for Today publishes Bible study books and tapes all over the world, KWVE broadcasts God's Word to all of Southern California, and Calvary Chapel's Bible College provides Bible education to thousands at its home campus in Twin Peaks, California and at over 20 extension campuses world wide.
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