Having just finished 29 years on the pastoral staff at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa and having 19 years of senior pastoral experience before coming here,…
Carl WesterlundNovember 10, 2016
“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…
Carl WesterlundJune 27, 2016
The TrialsWhen we think of spiritual warfare, we think of trials. But getting rid of trials is not the victory. The true victory consists of…
Carl WesterlundJune 23, 2016
When looking for a New Testament model for church leadership in the early church, we find a plurality of elders. Nowhere in the New Testament…
Carl WesterlundApril 13, 2016
Many find it confusing that in some places the Quran encourages peace, and in others it says to “kill the infidels.” The Quran was not…
Carl WesterlundJanuary 13, 2016
Premillennialism teaches that Jesus will physically return to the earth where He will reign for a literal one thousand year period. The major contrasting view…
Carl WesterlundSeptember 4, 2015
In 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 Paul states this truth in a way that shows what our lives would be if Jesus Christ had not risen from…
Carl WesterlundMarch 30, 2015
Mary spoke these words, perplexed by the news the angel gave her, “How can this be, since I do not know not a man?” People…
Carl WesterlundDecember 19, 2014
Coming from a strong cessationist background, I assumed that the sign gifts in the early church had died out soon after the apostolic age. But…
Carl WesterlundApril 4, 2014
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