"Finally, brethren, pray for us that the word of the Lord will spread rapidly and be glorified, just as it did also with you." 2 Thessalonians 3:1

New schedule for the summer! The vision for this summer is to take one step back from Sunday church services, focus on evangelism and a home fellowship, until the Lord saves and adds more believers to the church, that we may take more steps forward in the mission to spread the word of God in Latvia.

MAY

May 23 at 15:00 We will have a special time of worship, Bible study, prayer, fellowship and DINNER at our home (call for directions and so we can know how much food to prepare).

May 30 at 10:30 Our last Sunday service at Europa City Hotel. It has been a good year and a half having more formal church services every Sunday, with all the adults going through the Old Testament together and the child ren having their own conference room to learn from Lena. But, sadly, half of our church members have moved out of Latvia and the other half will be out of t own for the summer, so we will stop renting these conference rooms until our group returns to it's previous size.

JUNE - JULY

June - July 2010 We will devote ourselves to prayer and the ministry of the Word of God, focusing specifically on (1) our evangelism ministry, and (2) our home Bible study.

1. Evangelism Ministry I will focus daily on reaching new people with the gospel, through one on one interviews, open air preaching, tract distribution and musical concerts. Only 2% of Latvians go to church regularly but they religiously go out in the summer. So we are going to take the gospel to them from city centers and pedestrian streets to popular parks, beaches and rivers. We've also been invited to visit friends in Estonia (to the north) and a village near Lithuania (to the South). So we are looking forward to an intersting summer of outreach, spreading the Word of the Lord. Watch our videos at www.youtube.com/calvarylatvia.

2. Home Bible Study I will continue teaching through Matthew chapter by chapter in June and July at our home. I am very excited to expound on Matthew 5-7 Jesus' famous "Sermon on the Mount" in June and July. But instead of meeting at a hotel, we will study in the comfort of our home, welcoming all who will come. Because it is at our house we are not publicizing the address, but if you are interested in studying with us, then you can call me for directions (my mobile number is 2780-3818) or even listen live through a skype conference call! (skype:brentenlena?add)

AUGUST

Calvary Chapel Scandinavia will have a 2010 conference will take place the first week of August. More info here: www.calvaryscandinavia.blogspot.com

Calvary Chapel Santa Cruz will be sending a team of missionaries to help with evangelism and church planting for one month starting the second week of August.

August 15th we will resume Sunday services in Riga, Lord willing... check this site for updates!

Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew

We are studying the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Matthew on Sunday mornings at Calvary in Riga. We will be uploading the MP3s here every week as we study verse by verse, chapter by chapter.

Matthew 1: http://www.archive.org/details/GospelOfMatthew1

Verses 1-17 The Genealogy of Jesus Christ [MP3]

Verses 18-25 The Birth of Jesus Christ [MP3]

Matthew 21:1-11 The Triumphal Entry of Jesus Christ [MP3]

Matthew 28:1-20 The Resurrection and Great Commission [MP3]

Christ is Risen!

Christ is risen indeed!

This is more than a statement of faith, it's a statement of fact from the eyewitnesses themselves. Jesus in Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, Acts 1, 1 Corinthians 15 is proclaimed as "Risen"!

So if it is true that Jesus is the Christ and Christ has risen from the dead just as the prophets predicted and the apostles saw fulfilled, then our faith is not in vain. Believers are justified. And neither is our labor in Christ in vain. Believers are rewarded. And neither is our suffering for Christ. Believers will enjoy God's presence forevermore. For if Jesus has conquered death, we all will rise from the dead. Some will be raised unto damnation and others unto eternal life (John 5:29). Those who have believed the testimony of the prophets (Old Testament) and apostles (New Testament) and and abide in His word will know the truth and the truth will set us free. So the life we now live we live by faith until the end of this life when we will see Him face to face and we will be changed. Then we will receive the reward of His suffering, we will attain to the resurrection unto life. We will rejoice with joy unspeakable before the throne of the Lamb who was slain but who rose again! Hallelujah!

Therefore, join us as we celebrate the Resurrection and the Life.

"I am the Resurrection and the Life" - Jesus Christ (see John 11:35)

• What? Resurrection Sunday Service of Calvary Latvia
• Where? In the conference rooms at Europa City Hotel, 199c Brivibas, Riga.
• When? Sunday morning at 10:30. The 3rd of April, 2010
• Why? Because Jesus Christ is risen indeed.

Teaching at Calvary Monterey

Last night I was given the great opportunity to teach the Wednesday night service at Calvary Chapel Monterey Bay. I've been a part of this church since 1998 and that sent us out as missionaries. I've been sharing about our mission with the missions group and home fellowships, but I was very excited to be able to teach about Jesus, giving an overview of what I've been teaching for the last year in Ogre and Riga, Latvia. Several people told me afterwards how the message encouraged them in their walks with Jesus. I hope it you'll be blessed by it too.

Next Meeting - March 28

FROM NOW UNTIL MARCH 28TH, THERE WILL BE NO SERVICES
Calvary Bible church will NOT have services in Latvia while pastor Brenten is in America with his family. Weekly services will begin again on Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 10:30. Join us then for a special Palm Sunday service at Calvary Bible church. Then we will have "Outreach week" as we will be inviting everyone to hear the gospel and come to our Easter service on April 4th.

В ПЕРИОД ДО 28 МАРТА СЛУЖЕНИЙ НЕ БУДЕТ.
Библейская Церковь Голгофа не будет проводить служения в Латвии в период пребывания пастора Брентона и его семьи в США. Еженедельные служения возобновяться в 10:30, воскресенье, 28 марта 2010. Будем рады вас видеть в Библейской Церкви Голгофа на этом особенном служении, посвященном вербному воскресенью (входу Господню в Иерусалим). После этого мы планируем провести "Неделю евангелия" - будем делиться благой вестью и приглашать всех на Пасхальное служение 4 апреля.

Jesus in Daniel

In January, we studied the great prophetic book of Daniel which testifies to the greatness of Jesus over the kingdoms of men. You can download the MP3 here, or click on the player to listen now.

Since our time in Daniel is limited to one teaching, we can only skim the main points, lessons for life and prophecies of Christ. So I am posting more useful resources for those who want to study Daniel more in depth.

I would recommend to pastor David Guzik's 12 messages from Daniel at enduringword.com

Jesus in Ezekiel

Here is the teaching with translation into Latvian from "Jesus in Ezekiel"

Audio Files	MP3	M3U
Ezekiel 01-24 LV	19 MB	Stream
Ezekiel 25-33 LV	38 MB
Ezekiel 33-39 LV	63 MB

We hope to finish the book Sunday, the 3rd of January, 2010.