Sermons on Missions
Philippians 2:3-11 Join us as we are challenged by Chris Jones, who has been working alongside his wife Evie and their team with the Pei people of Papua New Guinea the last several years. Chris will share with us from Philippians 2:3-11 about “The Cost of Incarnation,” helping us to see the price Christ paid […]
Psalm 67 Joy to the World. We’ll hear this phrase countless times this month – in stores, on the radio, and likely from our very own lips. We’ll see it on ornaments, cards, and maybe even on advertisements. As a church family, we want to pause as we approach Christmas and consider what is being […]
Nehemiah 11 & 12 God does extraordinary things with ordinary people, doesn’t he? In Nehemiah’s day, Jerusalem would not have been a glamorous place to live. Moving there would have been like moving to a bombed-out city. Yet many of the returnees to Judea did just that. Ordinary people moved to Jerusalem because that was […]
Nehemiah 4 In a poem called “Cromwell’s Advice,” poet William Blackner attempted to put into verse a phrase that Oliver Cromwell was alleged to have said to his English troops as prepared to cross a river as part of their invasion of Ireland. The last line of each stanza reads something like this: “Trust in […]
Nehemiah 3 Are there parts of the Bible that you sometimes find boring? We’re hesitant to admit it – it sounds sacrilegious – but there are parts of the Bible that we would just as soon skip over, aren’t there? Is Nehemiah 3 like that for you? It seems like a bunch of names that […]
Nehemiah 2:9-20 The Apostle Paul knew he was soon to be executed for preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. He had one last letter to write – to his “son-in-the-faith,” Timothy. We know this last letter as 2 Timothy. In that letter, Paul called on his “son” to live a life “useful to the Master” […]
Nehemiah 2:1-10 It’s a stretching question, isn’t it? And, not just intellectually, but emotionally, too. “If God is sovereign, then what’s the point of praying?” While we’re at it, we could also ask, “If God is sovereign, what’s the point of planning?” It’s fascinating to read the narrative of Nehemiah 2:1-10 with those questions in […]
Nehemiah 1:4-11 What are you passionate about? What would the people who know you best say that you are passionate about? What would they say makes you really happy? What would they say makes you really sad? In Nehemiah 1:4-11, we see a man who was passionate. He really cared. What did he care so […]
Acts 1:6-8 Having already served and played a vital role among the church body here at Christ’s Covenant for many years, Andy and Sara Royer were sent out as missionaries back at the end of 2013 to serve at Peniel Bible Institute in Jacutinga, Brazil. While they have relocated back to the States at least […]
Kingdom Life in a Foreign Land Have you ever been tempted as a Christian to respond to others in ways you may regret later? A person steals your parking space. A coach verbally assaults your kid in front of hundreds of people at a little league game. Someone you love betrays you. Being a Christian […]