Calvary Cork Podcast

In Revelation 18, Babylon the Great falls. The city that promised security, luxury, power, and pleasure is exposed as empty, corrupt, and unable to save.
This sermon traces Babylon from Babel, to empire, to symbol, to the final anti-God world system judged in Revelation. Along the way, we consider what it means for Christians to hear the call: “Come out of her, my people.” How do we live faithfully in the world without being formed by the world? How do we recognise the pull of false comfort, consumerism, compromise, and worldly sorrow?
Revelation 18 is a heavy chapter, but it leads us to the hope of the gospel: Babylon buys people to use them, but Jesus redeems people for God by His blood. Babylon consumes, but Jesus saves. Babylon enslaves, but Jesus sets free. Babylon falls, but Christ remains.
Text: Revelation 18
Series: Revelation
Speaker: Mike Neglia
Church: Calvary Cork

Revelation 17 is one of the most symbol-filled chapters in the Bible: a woman, a beast, many waters, seven heads, ten horns, a golden cup, and the name Babylon.
But this chapter is not given merely to satisfy our curiosity about the future. It opens our eyes to the Babylon around us, warns our hearts against Babylon’s seduction, and fixes our hope on the Lamb who conquers.
In this sermon, we consider Babylon as the anti-God world-system in every age: seductive, spiritual but Christless, violent, and doomed. And at the centre of it all stands Revelation 17:14:
“They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings.”
Babylon seduces.
The beast destroys.
But the Lamb conquers.

Revelation 16 is one of the most sobering chapters in the Bible. The seven bowls of God’s wrath are poured out upon a world that has ignored His warnings, worshipped the beast, persecuted the saints, clung to Babylon, and stubbornly refused to repent.In this sermon, we see that God’s judgment is righteous, human rebellion is deeply hardened, and Christ’s warning is urgent. The bowls show what sin deserves, but the gospel shows where the believer’s judgment has already fallen: at the cross of Jesus Christ.Revelation 16 warns us that rebellion against God has consequences, repentance is urgent, and Christ is our only refuge.Text: Revelation 16Series: RevelationPreacher: Mike NegliaCalvary CorkSundays at 11am25 South Side Industrial Estate, Cork, Ireland (T12 R792)Website: https://calvarycork.orgInstagram: @CalvaryCorkFacebook: /CalvaryCorkSuggested Tags / KeywordsRevelation 16, seven bowls, wrath of God, Lamb of God, book of Revelation, Calvary Cork, Mike Neglia, Revelation sermon, end times, Armageddon, judgment of God, repentance, Jesus Christ, Bible teaching, Christian sermon

In Revelation 15, John sees redeemed people standing beside the sea, singing before the bowls of God’s judgment are poured out. This ancient and future song, the song of Moses and the Lamb, teaches us that when life is heavy and worship feels hard, God’s people can still sing: His works are great, His ways are just, and His holiness is unmatched.
This sermon traces the connection between Exodus 15 and Revelation 15, showing how the Lamb fulfils the greater Exodus and brings His people through to worship. The redeemed sing in every season and every location, not because life is easy, but because the Lamb is worthy.
Passage: Revelation 15
Speaker: Mike Neglia
Series: Revelation
Church: Calvary Cork

Walk into almost any church in Cork on a Sunday morning and you will hear something unusual: ordinary people, with ordinary voices, singing together as if it matters. Why do Christians do this, and what is actually happening when a church lifts its voice in worship?
In this midweek conversation from Calvary Cork, Mike Neglia sits down with Shar O’Shaughnessy, our new Ministry Head of Worship, to talk about worship, music, Sunday gatherings, and the heart behind the songs we sing.
Shar shares a bit of her own story, how she came to Calvary Cork, her background in music, and what it means to lead worship rather than simply perform. Together we talk about the difference between worship music and regular music, why singing has such a central place in Christian worship, and how gathered worship forms, encourages, and reorients us as followers of Jesus.
We also discuss some very practical questions:
What if I do not like singing?
What if I feel awkward or self-conscious?
How can I be more present during worship?
How can we prepare our hearts before Sunday?
What has Revelation taught us about worship, endurance, and the worthiness of Jesus?
This conversation is especially for Calvary Cork, but it may also be helpful for Christians around Ireland and beyond, as well as anyone in Cork who is curious about Christian worship and why churches sing together.
At the heart of worship is not musical ability, personal preference, or emotional intensity. Worship is a response to who God is, what He has done, and how He has revealed Himself in Jesus Christ.
From Calvary Cork, a Christian church in Cork City, Ireland.