Messages at CalvaryOKC

Know the Voice || Pastor Jason Sharp

The greatest battle many believers face is not around them—it's between the voices speaking into their minds. Pastor Jason Sharp delivered a direct and powerful message on spiritual warfare, temptation, identity, and discerning the voice of God from the voice of the enemy. The devil has one language: lies. From the Garden of Eden to the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness, the enemy's strategy has never changed. He questions God's Word. He attacks identity. He offers counterfeits. He plants doubt. But every lie can be defeated by truth. Jesus did not defeat temptation through emotion, opinion, or personal strength. He defeated it through the Word of God. The message challenged believers to: * Learn God's voice * Recognize the enemy's voice * Resist temptation * Walk in spiritual authority * Build a life of prayer and worship * Replace lies with truth The enemy wants worship. He wants compromise. He wants believers to question who they are. But God calls His people sons and daughters. Victory begins when we know whose voice we're listening to. The devil is a liar. God's Word is truth. And truth still makes people free.

World Changers || Pastor Jason Sharp

The world doesn't need more opinions. It needs disciples. Pastor Jason Sharp preached a powerful message from the Sermon on the Mount, reminding us that Jesus never called His followers to blend in with the world—He called them to change it. "You are the salt of the earth." "You are the light of the world." Salt preserves. Light exposes darkness. And both influence everything around them. The challenge of the message was simple: Stop waiting for someone else to change the world around you. Be the change. World changers don't complain about darkness. They become light. World changers don't blend into culture. They influence culture. World changers don't merely hear the Word. They obey it. A teachable spirit allows God to shape us. Obedience protects us. Humility positions us. And love demonstrates Christ to the world. Jesus taught us to: * Love our enemies * Forgive offenses * Pray for those who mistreat us * Go the extra mile * Live differently than the world Because the greatest testimony is not what we say. It's how we live. "You'll never be a light until you do something different." The world is changed when believers live like Jesus.

A Place of Teaching || Pastor Otilio Blanco

Sermon #1575 – A Place of Teaching Every test is a teaching place. Pastor Otilio Blanco preached a powerful lesson from Abraham's journey to Mount Moriah, reminding us that God uses tests, trials, and difficult seasons to teach us who He is and who we are called to become. Before Abraham ever arrived at the mountain, God called his name. And Abraham responded: "Here I am." That response became the foundation of the message. When God speaks, our response should always be readiness, obedience, and trust. Moriah was not simply a mountain. It was a place of teaching. A place where Abraham learned: * God is a provider * God can be trusted * God wants first place in our lives * Every test reveals something about our faith Pastor Blanco challenged the church not to waste their trials. Every struggle can become a classroom. Every test can become a testimony. Every challenge can reveal a deeper understanding of God's character. "God never misses an opportunity to teach." The same God who provided a lamb for Abraham is still providing today. If you're in a difficult season, don't see it as your destination. See it as a place of teaching.

Divine Supply: Supernatural || Pastor Jason Sharp

God's supply is not limited by our circumstances. Pastor Jason Sharp preached a faith-building message reminding us that God's provision does not operate according to human limitations. His ways are higher. His thoughts are higher. His resources are higher. Too often we view our needs through the lens of what we can see, but God operates from a place of unlimited supply. The same God who: * Sent manna in the wilderness * Parted the Red Sea * Provided for Elijah * Fed the multitudes * Filled the upper room is still working today. Isaiah reminds us that God's Word never returns void. When God speaks a promise, He intends to fulfill it. This message challenged us to stop focusing on scarcity and start focusing on God's sufficiency. When we seek His face instead of merely His hand, we discover that provision is found in relationship. The Holy Ghost is not simply an experience—it is access to God's power, wisdom, direction, and supernatural supply. If God brought you to it, He will bring you through it. God has more than enough.

Your Story || Missionary Jonathan Strickland

On Wednesday night, Missionary Rev. Jonathan Strickland preached a deeply personal and powerful message about the value and impact of every believer’s testimony. Your story matters. Not because it’s polished. Not because it’s dramatic. Not because it’s perfect. But because God is in it. Rev. Strickland reminded the church that some of the most powerful ministry moments happen when ordinary people simply share what Jesus has done in their lives. “They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.” Whether you were: • Lost and found • Broken and restored • Raised in church or rescued from addiction • Young or old God has given you a story with purpose. This message challenged young people especially to stop living off someone else’s testimony and develop their own walk with God. “You can’t just become a generation of inheritance. You’ve got to become a generation of conversion.” Through moving missionary stories from Greece and beyond, Rev. Strickland showed how God can use one testimony, one conversation, one act of obedience, or one uncomfortable moment to completely transform lives. Your story may take you places you don’t want to go. But God uses surrendered stories to reach people no strategy alone ever could.