Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Voice of Calvary
Bishop Bates has addressed the needs of the community and has focused on issues relative to economic empowerment, health, education, housing, crime, the elderly, youth development and problems associated with the care of children within his community.
"Our social and civic institutions- families, churches, schools, neighborhoods and civic associations-have traditionally taken on the responsibility for providing our children with love and order; discipline and self-control; compassion and tolerance; civility and respect for legitimate authority; fidelity and honesty. However, for this generation of children, there has been a serious breakdown in the ability of these institutions to pass on these basic values to our children. When these institutions fail, others may need to step in." (Bishop Bates, 1991)
Bishop Bates is the Founder and C.E.O. of "Inner City Breakthrough", a comprehensive, community-driven program that provides the following:
Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation
Mental Spiritual Rehabilitation
Food Pantry
Social & Career Mentoring'
Temporary Housing for the Homeless & Seminars on Career Planning
Programs currently on the drawing board include:
Computer Literacy School
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Center
Monthly Career Fairs
Recreational Center & Gang Prevention Counseling
For more information or to order teachings, please contact Bishop Bates at: bishopmbates@aol.com.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Welcome to Calvary Christian Center-St. Louis
HEllo, I'm excited about CCC-STL! Together we will make it a world-class institution & take the ministry to new heights and assist people in living their best lives with practical religious doctrine. I believe that love is the key to all of life's issues because love is also the antidote to the negative causes of all life's drama. Love must be the key because GOD IS LOVE! The power of God must be activated in you-- the power of God must be activated in you... The power of God, is the power of LOVE. That's all it is-- Amen.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Press Release
CALVARY CHRTISTIAN CENTER-ST.LOUIS LAUNCHES SERVICE AT NIGHTCLUB
Bishop Michael Bates launched Calvary Christian Center-St. Louis at popular nightclub, Club Exo and The Roberts Mayfair Hotel with the theme, YES WE CAN.
The goal of the ministry is to transform an “at risk” generation exposed to negative images and guide them to a reality full of hope and promise.
Bates envisions Calvary Christian Center as a Spiritual alternative for young adults and their families. He plans to provide an innovative style of worship that appeals to their interest and styles. In addition to worship services, CCC will play an important role in the community through outreach programs; Spiritual Health Education, Economic, Technological and Social Empowerment.
Calvary Christian Center’s motto is, “Where Everybody Has a Chance.” Bishop Bates says, “I want CCC to bring about positive change in our communities, no matter how challenging situation may seem. I’m not looking for transplant growth, but conversional growth. By that I mean I’m not expecting to grow this church with members of other churches. I want to reach out to those who don’t know the glory and goodness of Jesus and his redemptive power in a way they can understand and relate to.”
Bishop Michael Bates launched Calvary Christian Center-St. Louis at popular nightclub, Club Exo and The Roberts Mayfair Hotel with the theme, YES WE CAN.
The goal of the ministry is to transform an “at risk” generation exposed to negative images and guide them to a reality full of hope and promise.
Bates envisions Calvary Christian Center as a Spiritual alternative for young adults and their families. He plans to provide an innovative style of worship that appeals to their interest and styles. In addition to worship services, CCC will play an important role in the community through outreach programs; Spiritual Health Education, Economic, Technological and Social Empowerment.
Calvary Christian Center’s motto is, “Where Everybody Has a Chance.” Bishop Bates says, “I want CCC to bring about positive change in our communities, no matter how challenging situation may seem. I’m not looking for transplant growth, but conversional growth. By that I mean I’m not expecting to grow this church with members of other churches. I want to reach out to those who don’t know the glory and goodness of Jesus and his redemptive power in a way they can understand and relate to.”
Monday, February 8, 2010
Slaves on a Holy Plantation
Religion resists progress. It is a form of witchcraft with which man has become familiar. We know the rites, rituals, doctrines, and disciplines, and we have become dependent on them. They have become a manipulative, fear-based force that holds millions of people hostage. Psychologists call this " addictive codependency".
Religion is the "plantation" on which many people live as slaves or indentured servants. They assume they are better off in the care of the manipulators of their faith than in the freedom and grace God has provided for them. Many religious leaders and denominations act like the old Southern plantation owners, keeping their slave ignorant, convincing them that they are better off on the plantation. They have created doctrines that persuade them that they are better off living in bondage to an angry God rather than living in spiritual peace with their Emancipator. The emancipator of the American slaves was Abraham Lincoln. The "spiritual emancipator" of slaves to sin, death, and human error is Christ-- not Christianity...Bishop Carlton Pearson
Religion is the "plantation" on which many people live as slaves or indentured servants. They assume they are better off in the care of the manipulators of their faith than in the freedom and grace God has provided for them. Many religious leaders and denominations act like the old Southern plantation owners, keeping their slave ignorant, convincing them that they are better off on the plantation. They have created doctrines that persuade them that they are better off living in bondage to an angry God rather than living in spiritual peace with their Emancipator. The emancipator of the American slaves was Abraham Lincoln. The "spiritual emancipator" of slaves to sin, death, and human error is Christ-- not Christianity...Bishop Carlton Pearson
Calling All Christians
Calling all Christians, what brand of God do you use?
Calling all Christians, what church does God go to ?
Baptist, Catholic, Methodist, Lutheran, Church of God in Christ, Presbyterian, and the list goes on.
Name the group that God hates the most, fags, lesbian, heterosexuals, fornicators, drug addicts, Black, White, rich,poor, since you're so Holy fill in the blanks.
Here's my advice to you, attract more, attack less...expand your mind.
The church that Jesus built, attracted more, attacked less.
Do you have any sinners living in your house? When they sin do you tell them they better be gone before you leave for church? Do you put them out of your house, do you go to church to talk about them? I'm sorry you only do that at church.....expand your mind.
Would you have a child in your house who knew the sin of your past, and said to you I don't have to do anything you say because what you're teaching me you can't teach me if you haven't done it yourself. You can't be that stupid..expand your mind.
If you do drugs, or have ever done drugs you still have the right to tell your children drugs is not the way. If you had your child out of wedlock, you still have the right to tell your child get married first. If you've been to jail, you still have the right to tell your child, jail is not the way.
Your child does not have the right to tell you, you did it too, so you can't tell me nothing.
God is not making a list, checking it twice, trying to find out who's been naughty or nice. I forgot .... that's your job. Let's attract more , and attack less.
Calling all Christians, what church does God go to ?
Baptist, Catholic, Methodist, Lutheran, Church of God in Christ, Presbyterian, and the list goes on.
Name the group that God hates the most, fags, lesbian, heterosexuals, fornicators, drug addicts, Black, White, rich,poor, since you're so Holy fill in the blanks.
Here's my advice to you, attract more, attack less...expand your mind.
The church that Jesus built, attracted more, attacked less.
Do you have any sinners living in your house? When they sin do you tell them they better be gone before you leave for church? Do you put them out of your house, do you go to church to talk about them? I'm sorry you only do that at church.....expand your mind.
Would you have a child in your house who knew the sin of your past, and said to you I don't have to do anything you say because what you're teaching me you can't teach me if you haven't done it yourself. You can't be that stupid..expand your mind.
If you do drugs, or have ever done drugs you still have the right to tell your children drugs is not the way. If you had your child out of wedlock, you still have the right to tell your child get married first. If you've been to jail, you still have the right to tell your child, jail is not the way.
Your child does not have the right to tell you, you did it too, so you can't tell me nothing.
God is not making a list, checking it twice, trying to find out who's been naughty or nice. I forgot .... that's your job. Let's attract more , and attack less.
Human Beings, Being Human
Sometimes people have negative things that happens in their lives. Sometimes negative things just happen. It's called being human. We fuss over unneccessary issues, forgive yourself today, you might just being human. And sometimes the only way to stop it, is to stop being. Expand your mind.
Is God a God of Love
Is God a God of Love, or a God of judgement? It's imperative for people to know and recognize this life changing truth.
You can never be as wrong as God is right.
Being real is more important to me, than being right according to someone else's opinion.
One of the reasons churches see no real growth, is because sinners have real questions that church folks will not answer. My challenge to you expand your mind.
You can never be as wrong as God is right.
Being real is more important to me, than being right according to someone else's opinion.
One of the reasons churches see no real growth, is because sinners have real questions that church folks will not answer. My challenge to you expand your mind.
The Love of a Parent
Out of my 20 plus years of ministry I have counseled, and have set up many days and nights with parents of murderer's rapist, children who have committed serious crimes. Young girls who got blown up before they got grown up. and the one conclusion that I came to is that there is nothing more unbreakable then the love of a parent for a child.
I have 5 wonderful children who there have been times that have done things that I was not please with as a father. But there is nothing they could do to make me send them to hell or to jail. Absolutely nothing! So it is with my heavenly father, my God, there is absolutely nothing I can do to stop him from loving me. I loved my children before I even saw them. The goodness of God is truly that of a parent. His goodness towards me is based upon his love for me, not just his grace and his mercy but his love for me. Grace is defined as unmerited favor, my children did not earn my love they simply received it. And no matter what they do they always will.
They don't ask for it, confess for it, or praise me for it. It is simply there for them to receive. Channon, Erica, Micah, Michael, and Christina, receive it automatically. So is the love of God I just receive it automatically. The love of God is unconditional and immutable, that's why at the end of every service at the amazing Calvary Christian Center in St. Louis we end every service by confessing one, two, three AGAPE , I love you with an unconditional love. There is nothing you can do to make God stop loving you..pass this on.
Out of my 20 plus years of ministry I have counseled, and have set up many days and nights with parents of murderer's rapist, children who have committed serious crimes. Young girls who got blown up before they got grown up. and the one conclusion that I came to is that there is nothing more unbreakable then the love of a parent for a child.
I have 5 wonderful children who there have been times that have done things that I was not please with as a father. But there is nothing they could do to make me send them to hell or to jail. Absolutely nothing! So it is with my heavenly father, my God, there is absolutely nothing I can do to stop him from loving me. I loved my children before I even saw them. The goodness of God is truly that of a parent. His goodness towards me is based upon his love for me, not just his grace and his mercy but his love for me. Grace is defined as unmerited favor, my children did not earn my love they simply received it. And no matter what they do they always will.
They don't ask for it, confess for it, or praise me for it. It is simply there for them to receive. Channon, Erica, Micah, Michael, and Christina, receive it automatically. So is the love of God I just receive it automatically. The love of God is unconditional and immutable, that's why at the end of every service at the amazing Calvary Christian Center in St. Louis we end every service by confessing one, two, three AGAPE , I love you with an unconditional love. There is nothing you can do to make God stop loving you..pass this on.
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