Calvary Chapel Old Bridge

This Wednesday night we begin the final chapter of 1 John, and Pastor Robert will look at 1 John 5:1-5 with a message titled “The Birthmarks of Authentic Christianity.” As we continue our study through this powerful letter, the apostle John brings us back to a simple but searching question: What does someone who is truly born of God look like? In a culture full of spiritual claims, 1 John 5:1-5 helps us see what authentic Christianity actually looks like. John shows us that authentic Christianity is not just something we claim, it is something that shows. Where there has been new birth, there will be evidence. It reassures true believers while helping us examine the reality of our faith.

In this inspiring message, Pastor Lloyd explores the depth of God’s mercy as revealed in Hosea 10. Despite the ways we wander and falter, God continually extends His gracious invitation to return, repent, and experience His restoration. It’s a powerful reminder that His patience and kindness meet us right where we are, offering hope, renewal, and the assurance that His love never fails.

Our culture talks a lot about love—but often defines it in man-centered ways, reshaping it to fit personal habits and sinful lifestyles. This week, Pastor Robert Baltodano will be in 1 John 4:7–21, and we’ll look at “When Love Starts with God,” where John takes us deeper—showing that true love isn’t something we invent or redefine, but something God reveals through Christ. Come be reminded of what love really is, where it comes from, and how it changes the way we live, relate, and even face fear. 

In Hosea chapters 8–9, God mourns over Israel as they turn their hearts away from Him and place their trust in idols and empty alliances. Pastor Lloyd highlights how Israel’s persistent rebellion leads God to hand them over to judgment—not as an act of cruelty, but as a sobering consequence of their refusal to repent. These chapters reveal the deep sorrow of a loving God whose people have rejected His covenant, and they serve as a powerful warning about the cost of forsaking the Lord. At the same time, this message calls us to examine our own hearts, reminding us that true security, joy, and life are found only in faithful obedience to God.

In a world filled with spiritual language, strong opinions, and confident voices claiming to speak for God, the apostle John gives the church a loving but necessary command: do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. This Wednesday night Pastor Robert Baltodano will be in 1 John 4:1–9 with a message titled Truth That Can Be Tested. God never asks His people for blind faith. What is truly from Him can be examined, tested, and proven faithful—always pointing us back to Jesus Christ. Pastor Robert will talk about how to discern truth without becoming cynical, how to recognize what is truly from God. 

In this message, Pastor Lloyd examines Hosea 6–7, where the Lord exposes Israel’s shallow repentance. Though the people spoke words of return, their hearts remained far from God. Pastor Lloyd emphasizes that God hates empty words and vain promises that are not followed by obedience or true transformation. Israel sought relief from consequences rather than the restoration of the relationship. Through Hosea, God makes clear that He desires steadfast love and the knowledge of God, not hollow repentance, ritual without reverence, or faith that stops at words instead of a genuinely changed heart.

This Wednesday night pastor Robert Baltodano will be looking at 1 John 3:10–24 with a practical, but challenging message titled: “Love You Can See.” The Apostle John reminds us that real faith doesn’t stay hidden—it shows up in how we love one another. Biblical love is more than words, emotions, or intentions; it is visible, sacrificial, and practiced in everyday life. In this passage, we’ll explore how love reveals who we belong to, how it reflects Christ’s sacrifice, and how it reassures our hearts before God. This study will encourage us to examine whether our love is something others can truly see—and how a loving church becomes a powerful witness in a broken world.

We live in a time when the word community is everywhere—yet genuine unity feels increasingly rare. Division, isolation, and confusion have become normal, even among people who claim to follow Christ. This weekend, Pastor Robert Baltodano will look at a portion of one of the most powerful prayers in all of Scripture (John 17)—where Jesus prays not only for His disciples, but for every believer who would follow Him. As Jesus concludes His prayer, He reveals His heart for the kind of church the world needs to see. Join us as pastor Robert takes a look at John 17:20-26.

In a time when many claim the name “Christian” while growing comfortable with sin—or losing conviction altogether, the Apostle John writes with clarity, showing us that believers may still struggle with sin, but sin no longer rules the one who has been born of God—With a title "Why Sin No Longer Rules the Christian" pastor Robert Baltodano will be in 1 John 3:4–9, a passage that reminds us of an important truth, that Christ came to take away sins, and those who abide in Him cannot live at peace with what He came to destroy. 

In the message, Pastor Lloyd teaches from Hosea chapters 3 and 4, revealing God’s diagnosis of a nation’s heart that has turned away from Him. As Israel fell into idolatry, sexual immorality, and spiritual blindness, he connects these warnings to modern America, where abortion, promiscuity, and the rejection of God’s truth are common in our culture. Though God judged Israel for their sin, His purpose was always to draw them back through the wounds of their actions, and Pastor Lloyd reminds us that even in the midst of great sin, there is always hope when a nation turns to the Lord in repentance and seeks Him.

In a world that constantly tells us to define ourselves by success, relationships, or performance, Scripture reminds us of something far deeper and far more secure!Pastor Robert looks at the incredible truth found in 1 John 3:1–3—because of God’s love, we are not only called children of God, but we also have an identity with a future.Let us fix our eyes on the love that defines us and the future God is preparing for His children.

In the first message of the series, Pastor Lloyd highlights God’s faithfulness and Israel’s unfaithfulness. God told the prophet Hosea to marry a prostitute, mirroring the relationship between God and Israel. As Hosea’s wife, Gomer, was unfaithful to her husband, Israel was unfaithful to God. However, despite Israel’s unfaithfulness to the Lord, God promised to restore and redeem His people, showing His relentless and redeeming love.

We are living in a time when truth is constantly challenged and deception is everywhere—spiritually, culturally, and even within the church.Together, we’ll look at how God calls believers to remain secure, grounded, and confident in Christ—even in the midst of false teaching and confusion.

In 2 Corinthians 13, Paul calls believers to “examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith.” In this message, Pastor Lloyd reminds us that genuine faith is not just professed — it is proven through a transformed life. Spiritual growth begins with honest self-examination, allowing God to reveal areas that need correction, strengthening, and renewal. As we submit our hearts to the Lord, we learn to rely on His grace, walk in integrity, and experience the power of Christ working in us.

As we close out 2025, and gather for our last service of the year, we want to be encouraged and equipped for what God has prepared for us in the new year. Philippians 3 reminds us to “forget those things which are behind and reach forward to those things which are ahead” 

In 2 Corinthians 12:10–21, Paul demonstrates what true, Christlike love looks like in real life — a love marked by humility, sacrifice, and sincere concern for others’ spiritual growth. In this message, Pastor Lloyd reminds us that genuine love is more than words or feelings; it is not prideful nor domineering. Love is expressed through patient endurance, servant-hearted humility, and a willingness to invest in others, even when it costs us. As believers, we are called to reflect the heart of Christ by putting love into action by serving others.