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While in Jerusalem, Jesus’ disciples expressed their admiration of the massive stones and structures found in Jerusalem. Anyone would have been impressed with what they saw. Herod’s Temple was massive and brilliant—it’s white marble and gold exterior sat 15 stories high on top of Mount Moriah and could have been seen for miles.

But all this splendor didn’t impress Jesus. In Jesus’ response to His disciples, we see that He cares more about the temple of the Holy Spirit (our hearts) than He does about any temple made with human hands.

In fact, His response is shocking and loaded with prophecy and personal application. Watch or listen to our study of Mark 13 as we carefully considered Jesus’ instruction to take heed, watch, and pray.

Join us this Sunday!

We look forward to worshipping with you this Sunday as we continue our study in the Gospel of Mark. Our service begins at 10am—in-person, online at live.refuge.mn, and on refuge.fm & 96.1 FM.

Jr. & Sr. High Youth Group

TONIGHT (Nov. 17), 6:30-8:00 pm

To encourage pre-teens & teens in their walk with the Lord, we’re blessed with the opportunity to offer a small group for students in grades 6-12.

We are gathering at Refuge TONIGHT for a time of worship, study, and fellowship. Bring your Bible and a notebook as we continue our study of Ephesians together.

Ladies’ Equipping Session
(Focus: Prayer)

Monday, November 29th, 6:15 pm; Regency Venue

Bring your Bible, a notebook, and $10 if you haven't already paid for the cost of the book, Breathe: 40 Days of Prayer Through the Psalms.

Learn Worship Based Prayer: Seeking God's face before seeking His hand, Intercessorary Prayer, and Worship Journaling. There will be a short time for fellowship at the end of our time learning together.

For more information, contact Mercy (mercy@refuge.mn)

An Evening of Worship

Sunday, December 5th @ 6:15pm

Join us for an evening of worship with special musical guest Pastor Bill Welsh. Pastor Bill is a dear friend of the fellowship, an incredible musician, and has a heart for leading others into a deeper intimacy with Jesus.

We hope you can join us for this special event on Sunday, December 5th at 6:15pm!

Read Ahead!

Our ministry is very simple ministry. Every Sunday morning, we go through the Bible chapter by chapter, and verse by verse. We pick up where we left off from the week before (Lord willing).

We work though the word this way so that you can study ahead. It gives you an opportunity to read and study the portion during the week that we’ll be going though on a Sunday. Then on Sundays, you’ll get that much more out of our time together.

We encourage everyone to have some sort of intentional effort to read through the entirety of the scriptures on your own (Three and One is a great way to do this). Read through the Bible. Talk to Jesus before (and after) you study. Look at what the text says, consider what it means, and find ways to apply what you’ve read to your life. Then ask God to help you walk it out by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Check out our Bible study resource page with links to some wonderful Bible teachers, free online resources to help study, and a short & simple break-down of the inductive Bible study method.

Download the Refuge App

The Refuge app keeps you connected with our fellowship. Get instant access to our live stream worship services, archives of previous messages, and notifications of upcoming events. You can also share messages with others and download messages for listening offline.

Download it on your smart devices today—just search for Refuge-A Calvary Chapel Church in the Apple App Store, the Google Play Store, or the Amazon App Store for Android.

Exciting updates are coming to our app! We look forward to sharing more details soon!

Serving at Refuge

As a fellowship, we are called to love and serve one another by the grace God has given to us.

There are many opportunities to serve at Refuge. Are you interested?

To get started, please fill out our online volunteer sign-up form and we'll connect with you.

Connect with us on our website and on other social media platforms.

In Mark 13, there are things Jesus says that speak to what the apostles would go through. There are things Jesus says that speak to what tribulation saints will go through. And there are things Jesus says that speak to what we are going through right now.

To each, Jesus gives a similar instruction—take heed. Pay attention!

Read the Bible. Talk to God—ask Him how He wants you to function in your daily responsibilities, in your workplace, and in your relationships. Talk to Him about everything.

If you have made Him the Lord of your life, you are a part of His kingdom. He loves you and wants to use you. He has radical things for you in the smallest bits of faithfulness that will ripple on into eternity that you might never know about until eternity.

Trust Him. Love Him. Serve Him. And actively wait from Him in the meantime, for Jesus is returning soon!