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There’s a moment near the end of Genesis chapter 1 that’s easy to read past if you’re moving quickly. God has just spent five and a half days speaking a world into order: light, sky, land, sun, moon, sea creatures, birds, animals. Then, for the first and only time in the whole chapter, the pattern…
September 6, 2026Made in His ImagePastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes Genesis 1:26-31Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping…
Pull up your calendar app right now. Go ahead, actually look at it. Count how many things are on it this week. Now ask yourself an honest question: how many of those things were appointed by you out of urgency, and how many were appointed by God on purpose? If you’re like most of us,…
August 30, 2026Appointed for JoyPastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes Genesis 1:14-19And God said, ‘Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years, and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens…
Somewhere between the school drop-off and the second cup of coffee, most of us have had the thought: does any of this actually matter? The same commute. The same inbox. The same load of laundry we just folded twenty-four hours ago. It’s easy to feel like our days are less of a story and more…
August 23, 2026The World is Not Random, and Neither is Your LifePastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes Genesis 1:3-25And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night….
Calvary is studying through the book of Genesis and invites you to join us through a daily devotional that coincides with our Sunday sermons. Each day includes a Scripture reading, a short devotional reflection, and a prayer prompt to help you engage with God’s Word in a meaningful and consistent way. Every great story begins…
Every great story begins by introducing its main character. The Bible is no different. When many people think about Genesis, they immediately think about creation, Adam and Eve, or debates about the age of the earth. While those conversations have their place, Genesis begins somewhere much more important. Before Moses tells us about the world,…
August 16, 2026In the BeginningPastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes You are not a cosmic accident floating in chaos; you were made on purpose, by a Person, for a purpose. Genesis 1:1-2In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the…