July 19, 2026

Join Pastor Peter as we continue our study through the book of Numbers. As we talked about last week, Balaam is actually a pretty ambiguous figure. He is a prophet of God, but he practices sorcery. He is an example of submitting to the will of God over ambition in the last chapter as well as the next two, but he later succumbs to his ambition and leads the Israelites into idolatry. So when this chapter picks up, we see that Balaam is sacrificing to God before he prophecies over the nation of Israel. The highlight of Balaam’s prophecy is that as he seeks the will of God, he is brought to see the ministry of Christ. This is always the case. The more we seek the will of God in our lives, the more we will see Jesus and His glory!What does God's word have to say? Have a listen! #serveGod #rest #wilderness #provide #promise #maranaaz #calvarychapel #calvarymarana #millennials #bible #culture #numbers #scripture #sermon #teaching #pride #fear #rebellion #salvation #obedience #godlyleadership #faith #prophecy

July 12, 2026

Join Pastor Peter as we continue our study through the book of Numbers. For the ancient person, it would be stories like this, the more mythic and symbolic, that would be the most edifying for them. Whereas the modern person is mainly put off from the strangeness of this story and gets hung up on the literal nature of this story, IE, did Balaam’s donkey literally speak to him or not.Balaam, like Jonah, was not punished for being faithful, but for being faithless. Christ is the faithful prophet who humbled Himself to the point of the cross. He allowed the voice of conscience and humility to guide Him to the full and complete knowledge of God’s will in His life, but He also had the ambition to live into that call, even though it cost Him His life.What does God's word have to say? Have a listen! #serveGod #rest #wilderness #provide #promise #maranaaz #calvarychapel #calvarymarana #millennials #bible #culture #numbers #scripture #sermon #teaching #pride #fear #rebellion #salvation #obedience #godlyleadership #faith

July 5, 2026

Join Pastor Peter as we get back to our study through the book of Numbers. At this point in the story, the older generation that rebelled against God and refused to enter into the land of Canaan has passed away in the wilderness and the younger generation is moving into the land of Canaan in order to take it.Christ, being the center and the source of life could never be destroyed by death, but instead destroy death by entering into it. Christ being the center of all light, would destroy darkness by allowing Himself to be swallowed by it. So with death itself defeated in our Lord, we serve Him in confidence and hope for His righteousness and glory! What does God's word have to say? Have a listen! #serveGod #rest #wilderness #provide #promise #maranaaz #calvarychapel #calvarymarana #millennials #bible #culture #numbers #scripture #sermon #teaching #pride #fear #rebellion #salvation #obedience #godlyleadership #faith #fear #overcome