COV LIFE BLOG
The Church Prays Together – 1 Chronicles 29:10-13
God’s Word, the voice of the Church, and our prayers belong together. So we must now speak of common prayer. “If two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven” (Matt. 18:19). There is no part […]
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Send Tampa 2015 – Personal Testimony
What does it look like when a redeemed people live on mission? At Covenant Life, in addition to partnering with other missionary families and church planters, we send off a few teams yearly, to serve and minister to specific people groups. This year our summer missions schedule included a trip to Tampa, Florida. Our “trip” […]
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Colossians 3:16 – Why The Church Should Sing Together
Why is it so important that we sing together on Sundays? Why can’t I just go out in the woods and sing or just light up a fire in my fireplace and sing to God by myself in the cozy comfort of my den? Isn’t our Sunday worship just a warm up for the message? […]
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Send Tampa Mission Trip – Ephesians 2:1-10 – The Wonder of the Gospel
Just before I graduated from college, two of my best friends and I decided on whim to take a trip to Yellowstone National Park. One morning we decided to spend the day on a hike and see where the trail led. It was a long hike, and after a while we started joking that it […]
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Presenting CLC’s Women’s Retreat: Joy in the Journey
Sometimes I feel weary from trying so hard. Between the self-replenishing piles of laundry and the nagging reminders of my own sin, I quickly lose a childlike wonder of beholding and enjoying the Lord. I can only seem to think of all those women I know who are doing a whole lot better than I […]
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Philippians 4:15-23 – The Grace of God in Giving and Receiving
Bring forth your vessels, even empty vessels! “All your need.” I do not suppose that you are under any great obligation to go out, tonight, and borrow other people’s needs, for you have enough of your own at home—needs many and varied. Very well, set them out. Hide none of them away, but put them […]
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Philippians 4:10-14 – Finding Contentment in Christ
Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But my people have exchanged their glorious God for worthless idols. Be appalled at this, you heavens, and shudder with great horror,” declares the LORD. “My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and […]
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Updates From the 2015 DR Missions Trip – Bruce Acosta
Reflecting on the Missions Trip to the Dominican Republic … “What did you learn?” has been the question asked most frequently since we returned. To be honest, it’s a difficult question to answer since I enjoyed the trip so much and learned a considerable amount. I learned about discipleship, fellowship, church health, marriage/dating, missions and evangelism. I took away […]
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Philippians 4:8-9 – Holy Thoughts
It is a remarkable touch in John Bunyan’s description of Ignorance, as he walks beside the two elder pilgrims, that he says: “My heart is as good as any man’s heart”—and adds, “As to my thoughts, I take no notice of them.” Probably there are scores of people who take no notice of their thoughts. […]
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Final Service at FBC – Thanksgiving for God’s Blessings
Grace. Gifts. Gladness. Gratitude. All these words are in a logical and theological order God is the author and the source of grace. Grace is the best thing that ever happened to man. Without grace we are condemned and lost in God’s divine court. Everybody loves gifts. Gifts are free, like grace. Grace doesn’t cost […]
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