Calvary Chapel Bremerton - Sunday Service

Pastor Rick Beaudry, preaching from Ephesians 6:18, urges us to embrace total dependence on God through persistent, Spirit‑led prayer, unpacking six aspects: frequency, form, fellowship, fight, fervency, and family. Drawing on biblical examples (David, Daniel, Peter, Paul, and Jesus) and personal anecdotes, he emphasizes direct access to the Father through Christ, the necessity of praying without ceasing, and the power of intercessory prayer for saints and prodigals. He warns against trusting technology, wealth, or political fixes, calls us to confess and persevere, and frames prayer as our primary weapon in spiritual warfare. The message challenges us to prioritize continual communion with God, stand vigilant, and entrust outcomes to His sovereign will.

Pastor Rick Beaudry unpacks Ephesians 6:14–15, urging us to wear the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, and boots shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace as spiritual armor. He warns of intense deception in the last days - media manipulation, contested narratives about 9/11 and COVID, pharmaceutical and globalist influences, and the church’s drift into compromise - and urges us to test and prove all things. Calling for repentance, vigilance, and bold exposure of falsehood, he exhorts us to reclaim authentic faith so we won’t be neutralized by the enemy. He closes with a practical charge to stay ready, keep the faith, and be boots-on-the-ground evangelists who persevere in the fight.

Pastor Rick Beaudry reads and expounds Ephesians 3:1–13, unpacking Paul’s identity as the “prisoner of Jesus Christ” and the dispensation of God’s grace. He defines grace as God’s unmerited favor, explains the revealed mystery that Gentiles and Jews are now fellow heirs in one body, and recounts Paul’s calling to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ. Beaudry stresses perspective amid suffering - persecution can advance the gospel and God’s strength is perfected in weakness - and warns against despising the spirit of grace. The message closes with an appeal that we embrace God’s grace, deepen our commitment to Scripture and discipleship, and rejoice in the church’s unity as the manifold wisdom of God is made known to us.

Pastor Rick Beaudry expounds Ephesians 2:7–10, unpacking grace, salvation as a gift received by faith, and the believer as God’s poiēma; His workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works ordained beforehand. He contrasts our sinful past with the present blessing and future restoration, describes sanctification as the potter’s shaping through Scripture, prayer and suffering, and warns that works are the fruit of salvation, not the means to earn it. Beaudry calls us to rest in Christ’s finished work, yield to the transforming work of the Spirit, and shine as light to expose darkness so God’s exceeding riches of grace are revealed.

Pastor Rick Beaudry reads Ephesians 1:15–23 and urges the church to pursue the pleroma: the fullness and maturity that are ours in Christ rather than remaining spiritual babes. He prays for the Spirit of wisdom and revelation so we might know Christ personally, understand his plan and inheritance for us, experience resurrection power, and recognize Christ’s preeminence over all powers. He warns against superficial, marketing-driven church trends, calls us to steady Scripture-based discipleship and holiness, and emphasizes the blessed hope of Christ’s return along with the fellowship of his sufferings. The message closes with a heartfelt invitation to respond, pray, and deepen our relationship with Jesus.