Calvary Chapel Cardunal is located in Algonquin Illinois. Our mission is to equip our congregation with the whole word of God. We teach the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, chapter by chapter, verse by verse and word by word. This podcast includes Sunday.
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It is amazing to me how people will break God’s commandments over and over again. They will resist His loving warnings that He issues to them and then when hardship or calamity hits, usually of their own making, they get mad at God. They bring the...由Pastor Eric Bentz
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Is He able? Get serious! I’m referring to “the God of impossibilities,” the One who has limitless power, who has never—and will never—meet an intimidating obstacle He cannot overcome, an aggressive enemy He cannot overwhelm, a final decision He cannot...由Pastor Eric Bentz
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Anyone who would be used of God as mightily as Elijah would be in the years ahead must first face the advanced training course. For Elijah, this was Zarephath.由Pastor Eric Bentz
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The Lord usually leads His faithful people a step at a time as they tune their hearts to His Word. God didn’t give Elijah a three-year schedule to follow. Instead, He directed his servant at each critical juncture in his journey, and Elijah obeyed by...由Pastor Eric Bentz
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You need to know that God will always raise up someone to speak the truth when things are dark. The Bible says, “When the enemy comes in like a flood, the spirit of the Lord will raise up a standard against Him.” That man was going to be Elijah.由Pastor Eric Bentz
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They did not understand it; even John himself did not until then. The rest of the disciples had never put that interpretation upon our Lord’s words which was the clear and simple meaning of them, namely, that he would rise from the dead. I should not...由Pastor Eric Bentz
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We must keep in mind that what our Lord accomplished on the cross was an eternal transaction that involved Him and the Father. He did not die as a martyr who had failed in a lost cause. Nor was He only an example for people to follow. Isaiah 53 makes...由Pastor Eric Bentz
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To us the tower may also picture fallen man’s ceaseless effort to reach heaven by his own works instead of receiving salvation as a free gift of grace.由Pastor Eric Bentz
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The idea here is not that God momentarily forgot about Noah, but rather that even though Noah was in the dark, bouncing around in the ark, God remembered him constantly.由Pastor Eric Bentz
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Many today sense a storm is coming. Some dismiss it, others prepare and enter the ark. Which one are you?由Pastor Eric Bentz
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On one occasion the Lord’s disciples came to Him with this question. “What will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” And Jesus said in Matthew 24, “Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.由Pastor Eric Bentz
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There are a number of striking parallels between Noah’s time and our time. Though his story is years old yet he was living in his last days if you will. He was living in a time right before judgment came in the form of a flood. And we are living in...由Pastor Eric Bentz
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Here, we have the story of two brothers, Adam and Eve's first and second sons. It is apparent that sin is already taking its toll upon mankind. We see clearly that the effects of sin are in full play. However, there is still even more to this...由Pastor Eric Bentz
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In love and mercy God searched after His fallen creatures with the question “Where are you?” This question proved two things—that man was lost and that God had come to seek. It proved man’s sin and God’s grace. God takes the initiative in salvation...由Pastor Eric Bentz
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Here is this paradise setting ruined by the entrance of Satan. Of course, he hates it when our lives are in harmony with God. He despises it when our families are in tact, when our lives are balanced. When we are putting the things of God first and...由Pastor Eric Bentz
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Today in our scientific community the origin of life is still a great mystery. They believe that species were developed by a process of natural selection through evolution but have no answer to the question how life began.由Pastor Eric Bentz
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Many have significant concerns about 2024. Some believe that there is a great storm brewing on the horizon. If so, are you ready for what may come next?由Pastor Eric Bentz
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What was the greatest gift you have ever received? I'll bet you that this one is better.由Pastor Eric Bentz
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No one should think that the promise of rest is no longer valid. It has never had a complete and final fulfillment in the past; therefore, the offer is still in effect.由Pastor Eric Bentz
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In the beginning God. That is where it starts. God created the heavens. He created the earth. He created you.And as we reflect on that today, let’s try to respond appropriately. And like David in contemplating these great things, say, “When I...由Pastor Eric Bentz
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God is always coming in on something which has been messed up by the enemy. Here, the world is a mess, without form and void, wiped-out, wasted. And God begins to move.由Pastor Eric Bentz
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The crown of God’s work was the creation of man in His image and according to His likeness.由Pastor Eric Bentz
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How can we do it? Our Lord says, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel and make disciples.” It is such a big world. The answer to that is maybe the answer to the question how do you eat an elephant. The answer to that is one bite at a time. How...由Pastor Eric Bentz
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Has the "love of self" created the society that we live in today? That is the question that we will explore today.由Pastor Eric Bentz
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The supreme end of education is expert discernment in all things—the power to tell the good from the bad, the genuine from the counterfeit, and to prefer the good and the genuine to the bad and the counterfeit. Samuel Johnson由Pastor Eric Bentz
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It is almost 50 years to the day the last time Israel was officially at war in what is known as the Yom Kippur War back in 1973 when she was attacked by Egypt. Syria, and others. But this is a different kind of war.由Pastor Eric Bentz
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Due to the temporal nature of the world around us, we need to consider our relationship with it and who we should be.由Pastor Eric Bentz
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Revelation is, above all, a book of hope. It shows that no matter what happens on earth, God is in control. It promises that evil will not last forever. And it depicts the wonderful reward that is waiting for all who believe in Jesus Christ as...由Pastor Eric Bentz
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“The point of the passage is to teach that in the eternal state God’s people will live at the source of the life-giving stream, the very presence of God Himself . . .”由Pastor Eric Bentz
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The truth about the heavenly city is more than is described, but not less and not different from what is described. It is a material creation, yet so unique as to be unimaginable to us. The words of John provide all the details God has given us to...由Pastor Eric Bentz
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This is the culmination of all things. The grand finale. The tour de force. The magnum opus. The masterwork. The pièce de résistance! This is when the new Heaven and the new earth become one glorious reality, and we enter into an eternal timelessness.由Pastor Eric Bentz
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Today, we see a New World Order forming. The expansion of the BRICS nations will usher in a new geopolitical horizon. Is it possible that this was foretold in the Book of Ezekiel chapter 38? It is that question that we will explore in this message.由Pastor Eric Bentz
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At this place of judgment, there will be no debate over a person’s guilt or innocence. There will be a prosecutor but no defender or advocate. There will be an indictment but no defense mounted by the accused. The convicting evidence will be presented...由Pastor Eric Bentz
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After He returns in glory, riding a white horse and crowned with many crowns, Jesus will rule and reign over this earth for a thousand years. This will be the period that is called the Millennial Kingdom.由Pastor Eric Bentz
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In His first coming He was the Lamb of God coming to die for the sins of the world. In His second coming He is the ferocious Lion of the Tribe of Judah, bringing judgment.由Pastor Eric Bentz
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It seems that all of heaven’s voices unite to praise God because He is God and because He is on the throne. “Omnipotent” means “all-powerful.” It is this theme that Handel uses in his magnificent “Hallelujah Chorus.” How we ought to praise God...由Pastor Eric Bentz
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What if the entire world as you know it—people, things, events, and activities—were suddenly to collapse? What if your comfort, luxury, and entertainment sources were lost forever? Sounds like a bad sci-fi movie. That kind of thought frightens people...由Pastor Eric Bentz
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Babylon is a picture of man’s kingdom on earth. In many ways Babylon is what we might call a code word in the Bible, representing something more than its name.由Pastor Eric Bentz
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Armageddon. Have you ever heard that word tossed around? It sounds so ominous. Even frightening. People usually use it to describe a worst-case scenario or the ultimate conflict. It has come into our language as a metaphor, but it is more than a...由Pastor Eric Bentz
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What calamity are you facing? What trial is before you? Here is your response. Worship God—not because of your hardship but because of the sovereignty and glory of your God. When you get to Heaven it will all be explained, but until that day we live...由Pastor Eric Bentz
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A day of divine examination is coming. Are you using your freedom in Christ to live a life free from sin’s domination? Or have you forgotten that there will be an accounting of your works at the judgment seat of Christ? What can you expect from the...由Pastor Eric Bentz
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What will the world be like in five years now that A.I. has arrived? As we will see, many are gravely concerned about where it is all heading.由Pastor Eric Bentz
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Every great drama has a villain—sometimes, several. Storytellers call them “antagonists.” Their role in the plot is to antagonize the hero. They embody the wickedness of classic conflicts between good and evil. Yet the most insidious and potentially...由Pastor Eric Bentz
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Remember the dragon in Revelation 12. He wanted to devour the Son being born two thousand years ago, and to this day he wants to devour all who belong to Him. It’s a conflict between God’s seed and Satan’s seed that will rage until the very end. In...由Pastor Eric Bentz
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In Revelation 11, we see two very bright lights that God will raise up in the darkest time that will ever come upon the face of the earth.The deep darkness I’m speaking of is the coming Great Tribulation. And the two lights God will raise up are...由Pastor Eric Bentz
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The gospel of Jesus Christ indeed involves both bad news and good news—bad news about lost humans subject to divine judgment, but good news about the righteous Redeemer, Jesus Christ, who paid the complete penalty for us and saved us when we simply...由Pastor Eric Bentz
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Often when we face adversity, our first instinct is to turn to people for help. And God can work through people. He can provide through family and friends and help us. No question. But ultimately, we should turn to God when trouble comes. And it will...由Pastor Eric Bentz
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Things will not look bright for God’s people during this middle stage of the prophetic journey, but they will still be overcomers through the power of the King of kings and Lord of lords!由Pastor Eric Bentz
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What do you believe will personally satisfy the inner thirst that you have? Here we find only Jesus can do that for you.由Chris Frankowski
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