Thank you for your support.

I just wanted to take this opportunity to write "Thank you" to those of you who have sacrificed for the furtherance of the gospel in Latvia. You are very generous and we are very grateful for your support!

Your support is helping us to:

1. Dwell among the people, as light and salt to the lost and dying world - We were able to get official permission to live in Latvia and continue serving the Lord for a 5th year.

2. Preach the gospel to as many people as possible - Last Friday we gave out more than 1000 tracts, preached to about 100 people, at least 2 repented and believed. Praise the Lord!

3. Make disciples of believers - The church that meets in our home and the home group in Jelgava are growing in the grace and knowledge of Christ our Lord and Savior.

4. Teach faithful men who will be able to teach others also - Andris, Martin and Davis are potential leaders now participating in Bible studies, worship and evangelism.

5. Do all of these things for the glory of God. As you send, we preach, they hear, believe, call upon the Lord, Jesus saves, disciples learn, leaders arise and more laborers are sent. We want to make disciples who will make disciples.

Much of what you do for Christ goes unnoticed by men, but our Father in heaven sees what is done in secret and will reward you openly. Because of you and your faithfulness to sacrificially give of your hard earned money, we are in Riga, Latvia today to fulfill the mission the Lord has committed to us. So we feel a great responsibility, both to God and to you, to work hard for the cause of Christ. We do this willingly and by the grace of God as He builds His church in Latvia. We are very thankful that you are participating in the sowing of the seed of God's word, that a healthy Bible believing church may be planted. He will reward your faithfulness!

So we just wanted you to know that we and the church here are very grateful for your donations and for your prayers on our behalf. If you would like more info on how to support us, you can go to our "GIVING" blog or go to our "PRAYER" blog and you'll see what our specific needs are currently, check out our teachings on our home page. We look forward to sharing more good news as we continue serving the Lord here.

Thank you!

Brenten and Lena Powers

September Schedule

"Let us press on to know the LORD" - Hosea 6:3a

September is the month students begin a new season in school, it's also a great time to start a new study of the Bible as a church. Do you hunger to know the truth? God's word is truth. Jesus is the truth. If you continue in His teaching you will know the truth and the truth will set you free! (John 8:32) Join us as we learn the most important truths and the most reliable truths of God that will change your life!

• Sunday 4th 11:00 - Service in Riga - "In the beginning" (Genesis 1:1a) General revelation.
• Thursday 8th 19:00 - In-depth Bible study in Jelgava - Revelation: How can we know God?
• Sunday 10th 11:00 Service in Riga - "...God..." (Genesis 1:1b, John 1:1) Special revelation.
• Sunday 18th 11:00 Service in Riga "created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1c)
• Thursday 22nd 18:30  - In-depth Bible study in Jelgava - Evidence for the Bible's reliability.
• Sunday 25th - Family Bible study in Riga - MAN "in the image of God" (Genesis 1:27)
• Friday 30th 18:00 - Truth Project in Riga (Part 1: What is truth? John 18:37)
• Thursday October 6 at 18:30 - In-depth Bible study in Jelgava - What is God? (Mat 28:20).

Locations: 

Currently our Riga meetings are in pastor Brenten's home near Turiba Biznesa Skola.
Our meeting place in Jelgava (every other Thursday) is at Andris and Iveta's apartment. 

If you need directions, please comment below or call pastor Brenten Powers at 2780 3818. 

If you are interested in hosting a Bible study, please contact us. Thank you!

Summer Schedule 2012

Hi everyone! Thanks for checking this blog. Lena and I are currently in California, USA sharing our report and raising our support for Calvary Latvia missions.

CALIFORNIA FURLOUGH

If you live in California, we'd love to meet with you face to face.

Sundays, we are visiting these churches:

June 19 - Calvary Monterey

June 26 - Lighthouse Fellowship (Pacific Grove)

July 3 - Calvary Monterey

July 10 - Lighthouse fellowship & Calvary Monterey (baptism)

July 17 - Calvary Chapel Santa Cruz

July 24 -

July 31 - Shoreline Calvary (Morro Bay)

August 7 - Calvary Chapel Livermore

August 14 - Calvary Chapel Santa Cruz

RETURN TO LATVIA - AUGUST 17, 2011

If you live in Latvia, we look forward to seeking the Lord with you after we return

Thursday 18. August - 19:00 Prayer Meeting
Sunday 21. August - 10:30 Prayer Meeting

Sunday 28. of August - 10:30 Calvary church service

(Locations? To be announced after we return to Latvia. Write or call if interested)

Risen!

Good news: Jesus Christ is risen from the dead!
This Sunday at Calvary Riga, we will worship our risen Lord and Savior Jesus and learn how to defend the truth of the resurrection from 1 Corinthians chapter 15.
There will be a special potluck lunch after the service.
All are welcome! Visi ir laipni gaidīti! Мы приглашаем всех!
Location: Dīķa iela 44, Rīga, Latvija
(On the 2nd floor of Agroprojekts)

Paul's Letters

"...being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets,

Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner stone." (Ephesians 2:20)

In 2011, we are continuing to lay a foundation for the church in Riga, Latvia as we study through the Bible book by book, chapter by chapter. We are currently studying the epistles (letters) of Paul to the churches in chronological order.

• Galatians
  
• 1 Thessalonians
  
• 2 Thessalonians
• 1 Corinthians
• 2 Corinthians
• Romans
• Colossians
  
• Philemon
  
• Ephesians
  
• Philippians
  
• 1 Timothy
• 2 Timothy

Paul was specifically called by Jesus Christ to be an apostle to the Gentiles and was sent out on missionary journeys "to testify to the gospel of grace" (Acts 20:24) and to "proclaim the whole counsel of God" (Acts 20:27). By the grace of God, Paul laid a foundation as an expert builder. He planted churches from Antioch to Rome and God made them grow. As he moved on to other cities, he cared about how those churches were doing and wrote them letters to help them deal with questions and problems so they may stand firm in their faith and walk as Christians.

Peter considered Paul's writings as part of Scripture (2 Peter 3:15) and said that Paul wrote with the wisdom God gave him, which are sometimes hard to understand and things that people twist to their own destruction. That is why it's important for us to carefully read and correctly understand this great portion of Scripture (about half of the New Testament). We believe these scriptures are inspired by God and must be used for the equipping of the church for the lives God is calling us to lead.

I plan to follow Paul's instruction to young pastor Timothy: "devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching." (1 Tim. 4:13) Would you like to follow along these three simple steps:

1. Reading (observe/listen)

2. Teaching (interpret/understand),

3. Exhortation (application/live it!).

May we be "continually devoted to the apostles teaching" (Acts 2:42) and may we all "grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." (2 Peter 3:18)