COV LIFE BLOG
Refining Marriage Small Groups
Marriage is a covenant that thrives on the grace of Jesus, forgiveness, and sanctification. Recognizing the importance of nurturing our marriages as a church, we are excited to introduce Refining Marriage, a unique discipleship opportunity designed to strengthen marriages through the transformative power of God’s grace. Drawing insights from Brad and Marilyn Rhoads’ impactful book, […]
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Return to 1 Corinthians Series
Now that we have concluded our brief series on some of the parables of Jesus, we return to our study of 1 Corinthians, where Paul addresses the issue of consuming food offered to idols. In chapter 8, Paul discusses the proper use of personal liberty, emphasizing that while knowledge can lead to arrogance, love builds […]
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Parables Series Begins Sunday
This Mother’s Day, we invite you to join us for a new sermon series entitled “Hidden in Plain Sight: The Parables of Jesus.” We will begin with a sermon on Luke 15:11-32 and the famous parable called “The Prodigal Son.” As we learn about the love of God that overflows to repentant sinners, we will […]
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1 Timothy 5:17-25 – Honoring God in Our Care for Elders
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 […]
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1 Timothy 5:1-16 – Honoring God in Our Care for One Another
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 […]
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1 Timothy 4:11-16 – The Godward Ministry of a Faithful Servant
(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 […]
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1 Timothy 3:8-13: God’s Good Design for Deacons
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 […]
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1 Timothy 3:1-7: God’s Good Design for Elders
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 […]
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1 Timothy 2:8-15: God’s Good Design
Is there any one aspect of human life that has affected every other aspect of human life more than being male or female? While my life is certainly not reducible to being a man, everything about my life is shaped by the fact that I am male, not female. My wife’s whole life is shaped […]
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1 Timothy 2:1-7: Priority of Prayer in the Mission of God
One day Hudson Taylor was traveling on a Chinese junk from Shanghai to Ningpo. He had been witnessing to a man called Peter who was resisting the message, but was under deep conviction. In the course of events, Peter fell overboard. Taylor panicked when he saw that no one made any effort to save the […]
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