COV LIFE BLOG

What is life?… Life does not just mean eating and drinking and sleeping and rising and doing my work or job in life. That is not what Paul means by life. He means a purpose in life, the things that give it real meaning. He is referring to how I spend most of my time […]

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Posted on: February 26, 2015 - 10:00PM

Paul is going to challenge you to view your adversity in light of its kingdom contribution. In doing so, he insists that adversity does not stymie the gospel; rather, it advances the gospel. Paul puts it like this: “Now I want you to know, brethren, that my circumstances have turned out for the greater progress […]

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Posted on: February 19, 2015 - 10:00PM

Do not devote your attention to the fallacies of artificial discourses, nor the vain promises of plagiarizing heretics, but to the venerable simplicity of unassuming truth. – Hippolytus, 325 A.D. Have you ever wondered what happened to the advancement of the gospel the first several hundred years after the apostles? What efforts did the men […]

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Posted on: February 17, 2015 - 8:00AM

Christian growth, says Paul, is for the day of Christ, that is, with a view to Christ’s coming. He is on his way and we must be prepared for him. The responsibility to be ready is wholly ours. It is our love which is to abound more and more; it is we who are to advance inknowledge and to see […]

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Posted on: February 12, 2015 - 10:00PM

This past weekend was CLC’s Annual Men’s Camping Retreat. This retreat is probably one of my favorite events that we do each year. Getting to hang out and sit around the fire, play football or Frisbee, and just do manly things we can’t always do at home provides for a fun weekend. One of my […]

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“I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now” (v.5). This word ‘partnership’ is a well-known Greek word, koinonia, often translated ‘fellowship’ a sharing in something, participating in something divine and eternal, something greater than we could ever be or do on our own. It means […]

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Posted on: February 5, 2015 - 10:00PM

On Sunday, Justin preached a standalone sermon from Ephesians 2 and 3, connecting the multi-faceted wisdom of God (Ephesians 3:10) with the diverse unity described in the previous verses. The sermon addressed what is known as “racism”. But as Justin pointed out, the idea of multiple “races” existing other the human race is a social […]

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Posted on: February 3, 2015 - 10:47AM

Living in Christ means we receive grace and peace from him and the Father. Grace is unmerited favor from God extended to us in his gift of Christ. Peace, or human wholeness, results from grace. Peace is what Israelites were looking for when God would get together with them again. He gets together with us […]

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Posted on: January 29, 2015 - 10:00PM

In light of last Sunday’s sermon, Denise agreed that we could re-post her personal testimony again. For those who missed it the first time, click here to read Denise’s wonderful story of God’s faithfulness.

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Posted on: January 22, 2015 - 10:15PM

Racism is having a devastating effect on the whole world. But the problem is not exclusive to the secular realm. The Church has also contributed to this tragic scene with an “indifference and resistance by Christians who are intolerant toward those of other backgrounds, ignoring their spiritual and physical needs.” Yet this ugly stripe of […]

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