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)

Trinity

Last Sunday, pastor Brenten taught one of the essential doctrines for Christians about the nature of God and our relationship with Him. The Trinity - although not a word found in the Bible - is a Biblical doctrine. According to the Bible, there is only one God, and there are three distinct persons who are called God (the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit), thus these three persons are one God.

Here's a simple outline of Brenten's teaching on the Trinity:

I. There is one true and living God
II. Three persons are called God

1. The Father is God
2. Jesus is God
3. The Holy Spirit is God

III. These three persons are one God
IV. The person of the Holy Spirit
V. The work of the Holy Spirit in the world

"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God,
and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen."

2 Corinthians 13:14