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Covenant Life Church exists to display God’s glory by making disciples who delight in God, live together in gospel-centered community, and work for gospel renewal in Tampa Bay and the nations.

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1 Timothy 5:17-25 – Honoring God in Our Care for Elders08/20/2021

First of all, look at the first directive in verses 17-18. This is a direction that Paul gives about the support of the ministry of the church. He says to Timothy that pastor/elders are to be cared for generously. He’s talking about the honor and the material support of hardworking pastors/elders in the church, and he says the elders who rule well are to […]

1 Timothy 5:1-16 – Honoring God in Our Care for One Another08/14/2021

David Lloyd-George once said, “The true test of a civilization is the way it treats its old people.” A U.S. News & World Report (4/3/81) article uncovered the ugly fact of brutality against the aged by their own families: Each year, perhaps a million elderly Americans—or about 1 out of every 25—are abused by relatives…. Few people […]

1 Timothy 4:11-16 – The Godward Ministry of a Faithful Servant08/7/2021

(The following is Dr. Carl Trueman’s charge given to the final graduating class of Westminster Theological Seminary in Dallas on May 21, 2012) What are the priorities of preachers and teachers of God’s word to be? Given that we are today celebrating the graduation of a class of students, many of whom will be moving […]

1 Timothy 3:8-13: God’s Good Design for Deacons07/9/2021

It was the night that Jesus would be betrayed. His disciples were going to take the Passover meal with Him in Jerusalem. They didn’t realize it would be the last time they would take the Passover meal with Him. You see, Jesus and the disciples had come to Jerusalem all the way from Bethany. There were no paved roads to […]

1 Timothy 3:1-7: God’s Good Design for Elders07/2/2021

Now, you may be wondering: why, when there are people who are without Christ, who haven’t heard the gospel, why would we spend an entire message about elders? Well, there are four reasons at least, why we would spend an entire message about elders in a sermon at [this church]. The first reason is, Paul talks about it […]