Listen Now

Act 17:22-31 These verses represent Paul’s Mars Hill (Areopagus) address to the Athenians. In it we find six “shiny” words to think/talk about when you spend time after the sermon stuffing your face and fellowshipping for Easter. Why I refer to them as “shiny” = They are words that (in their context) evoke the kinds […] The post Six Shiny Words For Easter appeared first on Christ Covenant Church.

(Act 5:42) = Notice there are two different venues where the apostles met with the church for teaching and preaching: 1) “Temple” = larger venue (Act 5:12 – “Solomon’s Portico” = Court area outside the Temple): On the Lord’s Day, the entire church came together for corporate worship (~15k people), 2) “house to house” = […] The post Covenant Life Groups appeared first on Christ Covenant Church.

Albert Einstein once said,  “if you want to live a happy and productive life then you need to tie that life to a goal.” With such words, Scripture agrees. Proverbs 29:18 states, “where there is no vision (or goal), the people perish”. Simply possessing a goal however is not enough. It needs to be the […] The post The Christian Goal appeared first on Christ Covenant Church.

  Because God’s wisdom has always been counter-cultural (1Co 1:20-30), the veracity of the church’s message has always required she also possess the ability to refute the folly raised by the culture and its fools (Pro 26:4-5; Tit 1:9). “There are many interpretations.” 1.1. IOW: We cannot be confident that what we believe (or how […] The post Answering The Fool appeared first on Christ Covenant Church.

(Joh 10:22) Christmas is sometimes referred to as the “season of lights.” And though Jesus never celebrated Christmas, He did (as our text indicates) celebrate another “winter” holiday which took place at roughly the same time, one also associated with lights: “The Feast of Dedication” or “Hanukkah” (Heb. to dedicate). For eight nights (during this […] The post The Winter Holiday Jesus Celebrated appeared first on Christ Covenant Church.

(1Pe 1:1-3) That God’s mercy is great toward us is proven by the fact that He designed a backup plan to save us if messed up the original plan. 1.1. (1-2a) = According to Peter, God’s plan to save people like us (to “elect” “exiles” like us – people previously w/o God’s mercy – i.e. […] The post Three BIG truths about salvation found in three LITTLE verses appeared first on Christ Covenant Church.

  Why talk about the subject of family? Two reasons: 1) Because Americans – including professing Christian Americans, are genuinely interested in the subject. From a sociological perspective, studies on the family have produced over 50,000 books. From an identity perspective, over 70% of Americans see their identity (or commitment) to their biological family as […] The post Family According To Jesus appeared first on Christ Covenant Church.

A Review of the Sound Gospel Message 1. The good news of abundant life in Jesus Christ John 10:10b Deuteronomy 8:2 Romans 8:28 2. If we submit to Him as Lord before Savior Deuteronomy 7:9-10 Deuteronomy 28:1-2 Matthew 7:21-23 Matthew 7:24-27 Matthew 16:24-27 3. In the relationship of covenant through His church. Deuteronomy 4:13 Exodus […] The post A Review Of The Sound Gospel Message appeared first on Christ Covenant Church.

Pastor, in light of your 20 years of service, I’d like to say a few words In August 2001, pastor Scott Jarrett took over a small church, consisting of a little less than 15 people in Golden, Colorado, leaving a promising and lucrative career field behind. Over the next several years, under The Great Shepherd’s […] The post 20th Anniversary appeared first on Christ Covenant Church.

  PUNCH LIST (def.) = A list of those items that remain outstanding (or undone) and must be completed to finish a job and receive final compensation. Applied to the Christian life, no Christian can die with a punch list intact and expect to get to heaven. IOW: we must finish our punch list (1Co […] The post Punch List – Part 3 appeared first on Christ Covenant Church.

PUNCH LIST (def.) = A list of those items that remain outstanding (or undone) and must be completed to finish a job and receive final compensation. Applied to the Christian life, no Christian can die with a punch list intact and expect to get to heaven. IOW: we must finish our punch list (1Co 9:24; […] The post Punch List – Part 2 appeared first on Christ Covenant Church.

PUNCH LIST (def.) = A list of those items that remain outstanding (or undone) and must be completed to finish a job and receive final compensation. Applied to the Christian life, no Christian can die with a punch list intact and expect to get to heaven. IOW: we must finish our punch list (1Co 9:24; […] The post Punch List – Part 1 appeared first on Christ Covenant Church.

The chief dangers to Christianity do not come from anti-Christian systems. Nobody fears that Christianity will be swallowed up by Mohammedanism [or] Buddhism. It is corrupt forms of Christianity itself which menace the life of Christianity. Why make much of minor points of difference between those who serve the one Christ? Because a pure gospel […] The post Understanding What Evangelicals Believe About Salvation appeared first on Christ Covenant Church.

(Phi 3:17-21) What should be obvious from just a cursory reading of these verses is that being identified as an “enemy of the cross of Christ” is a bad thing. Hence the reason Paul then states (in verse 19) “Their end is their destruction”. IOW: those identified in this way come judgment day will suffer […] The post Enemies of the Cross appeared first on Christ Covenant Church.

The post Baptismal Regeneration appeared first on Christ Covenant Church.

Luke 13:22-28 1) Only a few will be saved. 2) Wanting to go to heaven, or stay out of hell, is not enough. 3) Blood, sweat, and tears will be required. 4) The kingdom has closing hours and doesn’t accept credit. The post Only A Few appeared first on Christ Covenant Church.

Fear = Trust = Commitment What you fear, and in proportion to how much you fear it, is what you trust and are committed to. The post Walking By The Flesh vs Walking By The Spirit appeared first on Christ Covenant Church.

  What the majority of people – most especially those claiming to be Christian, think is not the litmus test for truth. The most important things (things which will have the greatest impact on your life and others) can be the hardest or least desirable (IOW: quitting is not an option simply bc something hurts). […] The post Three Important Points About the Lowest Point in Christian History appeared first on Christ Covenant Church.

(biblical) MYTH BUSTERS “Debunking the biblical myths believed by the big dummies of this world” The Scriptures are simple enough that a child can understand them (I don’t need qualified and trained pastors). When addressing that issue, the Scripture themselves bear witness to their difficulty on more than one occasion (2Pe 3:15-16; Luk 8:9-10; Act […] The post (Biblical) Myth Busters: God’s Word and Interpretation – Part 2 appeared first on Christ Covenant Church.

“Debunking the biblical myths believed by the big dummies of this world” The Scriptures are simple enough that a child can understand them (I don’t need qualified and trained pastors). The passage normally referred to by those making such claims is (Mark 10:15//The dummies’ interp. = The Scriptures are so simple that they can be […] The post (Biblical) Myth Busters: God’s Word and Interpretation appeared first on Christ Covenant Church.