Good Friday Service

Calvary Chapel Fluvanna

Good Friday Service

April 15, 2022 • Pastor Steve Feden

"Responding to the Cross" - Good Friday 2022

Tonight, we will gather to worship and think about the cross of Christ. Actually, let me rephrase that....

I hope that tonight we can talk about the Christ of the cross! Do you see the difference?

It has become typical to approach the cross like we might approach an accident on the highway. We slowly approach with the rest of the traffic, rubbernecking and knowing there is a mangled mess and being oddly drawn to see what has happened, only to drive away and move on with life because we have no personal connection to people involved. We might even experience a moment of sympathy for the people and their families.

We can spend our time and conversation reviewing the horrors and pain of crucifixion. Medically we understand the dehydration, the blood loss from the whipping, the pain of the spikes driven in hands and feet, and the nasty crown of thorns. Spiritually we even understand the cross and the satisfaction for our sins. It would not be wrong to reflect on this information.

But all of this can be very depersonalized if we let it.

Tonight we will talk about the Christ. What do we think when we observe Jesus o the cross? What is He thinking? What is He feeling? I hope we can appreciate the cross, but more than ever the Christ who embraced it. If we are like Him, we will embrace the cross as He did, and follow Him. Now that is transformational.

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Steve

John 1:10-13 - "A Christmas Communion"

December 22, 2024 • Pastor Steve Feden • John 1:10–13

"Have you been.....?" - John 1:10-13 With Christmas just days away, how would you finish my question? Have you been.....naughty or nice? Have you been....baking lots of cookies, wrapping lots of gifts, or sending lots of cards? Of course, all these may be true but they are not the completion of my question. Since we started the Gospel of John on Wednesday nights, and the Gospel of John was central to the brief Christmas concert message, I think we should keep going with the next section -- verses 10-13! In the context of Sunday's communion, we will look at a few simple verses that may rock your world. For some, this will be easy and familiar territory. But for others, my question will drop like a bomb. "Have you been.....??" The full question will be our topic. I hope you can... ...VIEW AND SEE! Steve

Easter Sunrise Service 7:00am

March 31, 2024 • Pastor Steve Feden

He is Risen!!! He is Risen Indeed. Joy us as we celebrate or Lord's Resurrection Day.

Jesus - "For Such a Time as This!"

December 24, 2023 • Pastor Steve Feden • John 3

"For Such a Time as This - Jesus" - John 3 What did we do before we had cellphones with a flashlight option!? That is the handiest little gadget since someone put an eraser on the top of a pencil! I use it often when I am finding the right key, getting in the car, or looking for something I dropped! But of course I only need it when the current light is insufficient to see with clarity! When our eyes receive the benefit of full light, a flashlight adds nothing to my efforts. But when I am in the dark... In keeping with our theme, there is no better time for light than when we are in the dark. That handy little flashlight function on the phone has proven, over and over again, to be "for such a time as this"...such times of darkness, confusion, uncertainty, lack of clarity. It was God who spoke into the darkness and said, "Let there be light". I think the light of Jesus is still needed for our world, don't you. But what exactly does that mean? John 3 will be our topic of discussion if you can find a way to... ...VIEW and SEE Steve