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    • On Deaf Ears Video
    • Accept the Present (YouTube)
    • Why We Need Light Youtube
    • Others' Sin Sparks Reflection Within (YouTube)
    • Convincing the Almost Saved YouTube
    • The Best for Others YouTube
    • Crossing the Line YouTube
    • Spiritual Wisdom Lasts Forever YouTube
    • Let Jesus Onto Your Boat YouTube
    • The Four Principles of Missions
    • How Godly Moms Love their Children
    • Only the Hope God Provides Can Satisfy the Soul (YouTube)
    • Reverence for Jesus Christ (YouTube)
    • The Offer of Eternal Hope (YouTube)
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A Note From the Pastor

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June 4, 2018
FEELS LIKE FAMILY
“It Feels Like Family.” That’s what one of those visiting our church said last Sunday. And I’ve had the same thought lately. That’s one of the advantages of having a small church family - you feel like you belong, not like an outsider. Doctrinal purity, of course, is the most important consideration when seeking a church. But having your brothers and sisters in Christ know your name, care about you, and encourage you in your walk with the Lord is also weighty.

ATTENDANCE
Over the past two years, our attendance has slowly increased. We have moved from meeting in our living room to meeting in a public location, the Community Room at the Holden Municipal Light Department. Our ministry seems to hit home with older folks who are sincerely committed to following God, people who thirst to know His Word, people who have looked around and been discouraged that many churches have fallen away from their Biblical moorings.

CHURCH MUSIC
It’s a blessing in many ways to have our son back from college. It’s also a blessing that he serves as our pianist. We get along during the school year with recorded piano accompaniment, but, when we go without for a while we appreciate it more. May God be pleased as we worship him with our voices and music.

TV OUTREACH
Our television ministry, Bible Foundations, has been airing at least three times per week over the past year. We receive no indication from the station about how many people in town watch it, but we can tell from our church website that it is having an effect. As a result of the program, there have been, on average, 1,049 unique visits per month to calvary4u.net. The aim of the program is to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We attempt to do this by bringing Biblical literacy to a Biblically illiterate culture. We try to show, in both the Old Testament and New, how God has revealed to mankind the only way of salvation through the Deliverer.

FINANCES
There’s not much money in Biblical ministry, especially when church planting in New England. But despite our small congregation, they give and neither my wife nor I have ever had to skip a meal. We could use some new glasses and some dental work, but God has provided for our necessities every step of the way.  While I do engage in other ways to generate income, I’m truly thankful to be able to spend the bulk of my time in the ministry instead of making widgets for XYZ Corporation.

BIBLE STUDY
The Lord has been giving me the thought that it may soon be time to have a mid-week Bible Study. I already have in mind what to use for topics and material. One consideration in the matter will be the location and cost to rent the space. Nevertheless, with the slight increase in attendance, the time may be nearing.

PRAYER
Please join me in prayer for Calvary Baptist Church of Holden, MA as we’ve been given the opportunity, along with a few other churches of like precious faith, to provide a gospel presence in central Massachusetts. People don’t learn about God from the media, schools, Hollywood, the workplace, or university academia. They hear God’s Word from Christians, missionaries, and pastors. God uses the local church to preach His Word in local communities. Please pray for our local church.


Pastor David Rogol



"He must increase, but I must decrease." John 3:30
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      • What Do We?
      • Behold How He Loved
      • When God Seems Two Days Late and an Answered Prayer Short
      • Struggling to the Truth
      • How to Live a Flourishing Christian Life
      • On Deaf Ears
      • Accept the Present But be Open to the Future
      • Why We Need Light
      • Others' Sin Sparks Reflection Within
      • Convincing the Almost Saved
      • The Best for Others
      • Crossing the Line
      • Spiritual Wisdom Lasts Forever
      • Let Jesus onto Your Boat
      • Four Principles of Missions
      • Satisfaction for the Soul
      • Mother's Day 2020
      • Reverence for Jesus Christ
      • The Authority of Jesus Christ
      • The Offer of Eternal Hope
      • Fiddling While Hell Burns
      • Reasons for Believing in Time of War (radio)
      • Worship Continues in Time of Crisis
      • The Most Pressing Need in the World
      • Believe or Die
      • Capturing the World's Attention
      • The Unpredictable in Life
      • From Spectator to Believer
      • Being A Saint Who Serves
      • Real Life on the Mission Field Congo Part 2
      • Real Life on the Mission Field Congo Part 1
      • Three Ways People Follow Christ
      • Letters From God
      • Following God
      • Lasting Changes
    • 2019 Sermons >
      • Why We Celebrate Christmas
      • The Meaning of King in our Christmas Carols
      • Time is Son-ey
      • The Thought Life of a Faithful Believer
      • How to Keep Your Church Going Strong
      • The Day of the Lord
      • The Rapture
      • The Temperament of a Church
      • What is Man?
      • Living for Christ
      • The Powerful Word of God
      • Adopt-a-Sinner
      • Practical Tips for Winning Souls to Christ
      • Key Ingredients for the Successful Presentation of the Gospel
      • The Working Mechanisms of a Healthy Church
      • By Faith We Can See
      • Meaning in the Monotony of Life
      • How Can a Believer Be a Good Example?
      • What Will Wake People Up To The Gospel?
      • But Now Bring What You Need
      • Disappointment
      • Occupy Til I Come
      • Enduring Rejection to Win Souls
      • Beware of Dainties
      • Proactive & Reactive Faithfulness
      • The Three Forms of Church Govt
      • True Faith
      • What is Saving Faith?
      • What Mom Wants Most
      • Repent!
      • Hope and Peace for Your Soul
      • Rejection of the King
      • Daily Life During the Millennial Kingdom
      • Government During the Millennial Kingdom
      • The Literal, Future Kingdom of God
      • When To Leave A Church
      • Punishment and Rewards
      • Wisdom for Realities
      • The Futility of Life without God
      • Sometimes Life Costs Too Much
      • Godliness
      • Illusions of Wealth
      • Thanking God
  • Past Livestreams
    • This World Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet, Part II (YouTube)
    • This World Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (YouTube)
    • The Rapture of the Church (YouTube)
    • Your Final Living Place
    • Shoot for Eternity (YouTube)
    • What Do We? (YouTube)
    • Behold How He Loved (YouTube)
    • When God Seems Two Days Late and an Answered Prayer Short YouTube
    • Struggling to the Truth YouTube
    • A Flourishing Christian Life YouTube
    • On Deaf Ears Video
    • Accept the Present (YouTube)
    • Why We Need Light Youtube
    • Others' Sin Sparks Reflection Within (YouTube)
    • Convincing the Almost Saved YouTube
    • The Best for Others YouTube
    • Crossing the Line YouTube
    • Spiritual Wisdom Lasts Forever YouTube
    • Let Jesus Onto Your Boat YouTube
    • The Four Principles of Missions
    • How Godly Moms Love their Children
    • Only the Hope God Provides Can Satisfy the Soul (YouTube)
    • Reverence for Jesus Christ (YouTube)
    • The Offer of Eternal Hope (YouTube)
    • The Authority of Jesus Christ YouTube
    • Fiddling While Hell Burns - YouTube
    • Reasons for Believing in Time of War
    • Worship Continues in Time of Crisis
  • COVID-19 Sermons
  • How to Know God
  • Church Bulletin
  • Missions
  • Where We Meet
  • Contact
    • Mailing List
  • TV
    • 1-12 Creation - Cain & Abel
    • 13-24 Flood-Ten Commandments
  • Pastor's Study
    • Older Sermons >
      • 2018 Sermons >
        • When Life Costs Too Much
        • Meaning in the Monotony
        • What Makes a Satisfying Life?
        • Disappointment
        • Persecution
        • By Faith We Can See
        • Worship
        • Spiritual Gifts
        • Responding to Suffering
        • Orienting the Family Around the Local Church
        • In the world but not of it.
        • Behaving Like a Genuine Believer
        • Our Minds Need Renovation
        • Let's Get Rid of the Old Man
        • Turning Worry into Rest
        • The Battle For Your Mind
        • Eternal Security
        • The Necessary Name
        • How to Reach This Generation
        • Repent
        • Understanding Today’s Reprobate Minds
        • Characteristics of Mature Believers
        • Characteristics of a Godly Mother
        • Living With Wisdom
        • Hope-filled Lives Matter
        • Living with Conviction
        • Trapped?
        • God is in Control
        • The Devoted and Emptied Believer
        • Law and Order
        • Power
      • 2017 Sermons >
        • Worship; More than a Word
        • Slump
        • Where's Your Mar's Hill?
        • Trusting God Entirely
        • Thankful Where Caught
        • Evidence of the Holy Spirit Leading
        • Temperament
        • Deeper Questions
        • Preparing For Our Departure
        • Helping New Converts
        • Refusing Honor
        • Longing for Truth
        • Yielding to Holy Spirit
        • Desiring God
        • Sympathy
    • Blog
    • Posts >
      • Final Words
      • Bible Foundations 22
      • Sunday, 11/4/18
      • Newsletter
      • What does Fundamentalist mean?
      • Apostle Paul was a Fundamentalist
      • The Difference between Evangelicals and Fundamentalists
      • Bible Foundations 21
      • Bible Foundations 20
      • Why I Preach 45-Minute Sermons
      • Simple Christianity
      • A Note From the Pastor
      • Lesson 19
      • Bible Foundations 18
      • From Whom Are You Learning?
      • Bible Foundations 17
      • Lesson 16
      • The Thanksgiving Proclamation
      • Bible Foundations 15
      • Lesson 14
      • Lesson 13
      • Video: Holdenites
      • Holdenites Can't be Good Enough
      • Lesson 11
      • Lessons 1-12
      • Trials101
      • Why You Might Like (or Not Like) our Church
      • But I Have Other Things to Do
      • Report of First Public Service
      • Our First Public Service!
      • The Difference Between Reading the Word and Meditating on the Word
      • New Beginnings for Baptist church in Holden
      • Newsletter Signup
  • What is Fundamentalism?