Skip to main content

CGN Relief Fund

Learn how you can help.

Listen to teachings by Chuck Smith

Sermons from the founder of Calvary Chapel.

Podcast Episodes

The latest from some of our shows! For more content, check out our podcast Network!

More Podcasts

From The Archives

Christian Living

Jesus Offers A Greater Rest

I came to faith at the College and Career study at Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa. The pastor was sharing an overview of the Book…
Theology

A Second Look at the Third Person of the Trinity

A few summers ago, our family drove across the country and ended up visiting Yosemite National Park for a few days. On the final day,…
Christian Living

A Holiday to the Unknown God

“What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.” (Acts 17:23) So begins Paul’s address to the educated crowd at the Areopagus in…
Theology
Critiquing Cessationism: The Gifts of the Spirit & the Church Today
Theology
Drifting from Dispensationalism: Addressing the Factors
Theology
Whose Spin on Christianity is Better?
Culture
Engaging with Real Deconstruction: A look at Exvangelical memes – With Dominic Done!
Gospel
Advent: The Son
Christian Living
Why Wait For Marriage? (With Jon Keith and Jordan Aly) – A Discussion on dating and sexuality.
Culture

Bullied by Tolerance – When Every Truth but Yours is Allowed

Why do I feel bullied by tolerance? I thought the concept was to allow dialogue between opposing viewpoints, but it seems to me that the…
Culture

CA Wildfire Report: Please Pray

We are praying for those affected by the CA wildfires: "CA Wildfires Map"– LA Times "The most recent fire is the Bitter fire, which started…
Culture

The Mayflower Pilgrims, Romanian Extension Site, Covenant Theology, & More

"The Mayflower Pilgrims—as Not Seen on TV"– Christianity Today"Pop culture has given us a distorted picture of the religious separatists who founded Plymouth Colony. Historian…
Culture
The Link: Preaching Jonah with Anthony J. Carter, Trust the Bible, White Fragility, & More
Culture
Christianity & Culture Series: Christianity, Liberty & the Rule of Law
Culture
Ukraine: Resilience, Resolve and Refuge – A Testimony from Tanya Kotelenets
Culture
CGN Leadership Statement on Racism
Culture
What Has Changed: The Convenient Contradiction of Modern Society
Culture
Eight Things I Would Say to Kanye If I Could
Gospel

The Gospel – How You Say it, Matters

I could never have imagined being as blessed as I am. I live in a great community. I serve an awesome church. I’m married to…
Gospel

From Waiting to Witnessing

In 1992, I sat in a classroom at the School of Ministry at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. Every Friday morning, Pastor Chuck Smith would walk…
Gospel

A Box with a Lid: The Shared Fate of John Chrysostom and the Gospel

This article was supposed to be about John Chrysostom and the historical roots of expositional preaching. It is not. It did not take me long…
Gospel
Gospel-Based Differentiated Unity
Gospel
Three Thoughts on Effective Short Term Missions
Gospel
Proclaiming the Gospel According to Charles Spurgeon
Gospel
Don’t Underestimate the Power of the Gospel
Gospel
Why Reaching the Lost Should Cost Us Everything
Gospel
Returning to the Gospel on Reformation Day
Announcements

Announcement About CGN Media

Introducing CGN Media! We’re excited to announce an exciting change: CGN’s “GoodLion Podcast Network” is being re-branded as CGN Media, the new home for podcasts,…
Ministry & Leadership

The Anonymity Of Pastoral Work – Nate Holdridge

In this episode, Aaron is joined by guest Nate Holdridge to discuss the anonymity of pastoral work. While pastoral work may seem like a public…
Ministry & Leadership

The Call to be a Pastor’s Wife

Cheryl will be leading a Training Track on women in ministry at the CGN International Conference on June 24-27! Ladies, this will be a great…
Ministry & Leadership
How is CGN Cultivating Church Planting?
Christian Living
Would We Call Moses a Team Player Today?
Ministry & Leadership
Brian Brodersen on the Moses Model & Church Government
Ministry & Leadership
Men’s Ministry Basics
Ministry & Leadership
The 5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Youth Ministry
Ministry & Leadership
Four Revolutionary Ideas For a Revolutionary Church
Discipleship

Reflecting Grace and Truth

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full…
Discipleship

Soteriology in the Middle Part 2

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”…
Discipleship

Lies About Us

Pick up just about any good book about the history of Christianity, and go to the section on persecution in the first few centuries of…
Discipleship
How to Turn a Church Visitor into a Disciple
Discipleship
Good Friday: A Good Day for Bad People
Articles
When God Crushes Your Dreams … and Why It’s Good. (Lessons from Babel)
Discipleship
Sermon-Based Small Groups: Making Disciples in Small Groups with Expository Preaching
Discipleship
Relevance, Methods, and the Gospel
Discipleship
Jesus Is Your Lord and Savior, but Is He Your Teacher?
Christian Living

Harriet Beecher Stowe: Women Worth Knowing

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896): When Abraham Lincoln met Harriet Beecher Stowe, he exclaimed, “So this is the little lady who made this big war!” While…
Christian Living

‘Tis the Season to Be Vulnerable

Christmas time is often marked by cards with perfect family pictures on the cover. Everyone smiling, everyone wearing cute Christmas sweaters. The perfect family on…
Christian Living

Acts 17, William Shatner, and the Fingerprints of God

When Paul addresses the crowd gathered at the Areopagus in Acts 17, he opens his appeal with a reference to a local altar to the…
Christian Living
Will You Allow Christ to Delete Your Shame?
Christian Living
God’s Right To Change The Plan
Announcements
New Book Release: Whole Hearted Work
Christian Living
Church Governance – 3 Essential Points
Christian Living
God Still Works Miracles
Christian Living
Am I Walking in the Spirit?