Worship at Calvary

Finding God in the Spaces We Do Not Yet Understand


 

SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2026 AT 10AM

In a city crowded with idols and an altar dedicated to an unknown god, the Apostle Paul discovered that humanity's deepest restlessness is itself a longing for the One in whom we live, move, and have our being. As we dwell in the sacred space between the resurrection we have celebrated and the Pentecost fire we have yet to receive, this sermon invites us to trust that the God who raised Jesus from the dead is already present and active in the uncertainties, questions, and uncharted places we have not yet learned to name.

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Acts 17:16-31



Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.


Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.


Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.


And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?


For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)


Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.


For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN God. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.


God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;


Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;


And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;


That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:


For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.


Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.


And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:


Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

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The Women of Calvary Bible Study meets via Zoom on the third Thursday of the month from 6 pm - 7:15 pm starting on September 18, 2025.
This year's study is Finding Resilience, Joy, and Our Identity in Jesus Christ by Rhashell D. Hunter. In this Bible study, we will explore resilience. This is modeled for us by several biblical characters, gospel and epistle writers, as well as Jesus. The Bible study is also about joy. How do we find joy in a chaotic world? Christian joy may be different from how a lot of people define joy. We will also seek to rediscover our identity.
Please join us for this study whether you're new to Bible Study or have participated in this study for years. Books are $10, scholarships available!
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