Author: Jim Samra

Navigate Life

NavigateLife – November 19

As we celebrate Thanksgiving this Thursday, today’s Navigate Life segment reminds us that God is the source of all good things. What do you want to thank

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NavigateLife

We are excited to announce Calvary Church’s new radio segment – NavigateLife, a moment of truth from God’s word.  It will air on Star 105.7FM on Monday

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Movie Clips

Roar

When I was putting together the sermon this week, I thought about using this clip from the Disney movie, The Lion King, but it didn’t

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Jim’s Tribute

Following is the tribute Jim gave about his dad, George Edward Samra, at his memorial service on Friday, Sept. 28, 2012.

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Prayer

Prayer Suggestions

Sunday was an important reminder about the power of prayer from the life of Hannah in 1 Samuel. Some people have asked me how they could get

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Books

Me, Myself and Bob

We don’t agree about olives and coffee, but we usually agree on books. Lisa and I both just read an excellent book: Me, Myself and

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Life Together

Helmet of Salvation

This week’s sermon explained how through the promised Holy Spirit, God allows the future to begin to break into the present.  This truth applies to

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Bonhoeffer and Diversity

Our guest preacher yesterday, Joel Lawrence, did his PhD on Bonhoeffer, a German theologian who was killed by the Nazis in a concentration camp just

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Sermon Insights

How Do I Know?

One question I have been asked several times since we started the series on spiritual warfare is: How can I tell if I am experiencing demonic influence or oppression? 

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Study Break 2012

As I mentioned this morning, our family recently returned from my study break.  In this post, I want to share a few more things about our experience than

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