http://www.4cfxbg.org Christ Covenant Community Church (EPC) Podcasts en Christ Covenant Community Church (EPC) Podcasts Christ Covenant Community Church (EPC) no Christ Covenant Community Church (EPC) Sermons drwlljr@gmail.com ℗ & © 2012 Christ Covenant Community Church (EPC) 720 Jacob is a man with great promises from God who chooses to live life by his own strength and schemes. Not until late in life does he face the end of his own self-reliance. He discovers that he is both unable to overcome God and that God can be trusted. Though he limps away from this encounter, Jacob has now learned to walk by faith. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/divine-appointments http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/divine-appointments.mp3 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:42:41 GMT Jeff Hollingsworth Jacob is a man with great promises from God who chooses to live life by his own strength and schemes. Not until late in life does he face the end of his own self-reliance. He discovers that he is both unable to overcome God and that God can be ... grace,gospel,genesis,jacob,self-reliance Rob and Tiffany celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary with the story of the Heavenly Father's grace that brought them through seasons of difficulty into a new and authentic relationship with Him and each other. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/restored-by-grace-wingard-fifth-anniversary-testimony http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/grace-in-marriage-wingard-fifth-anniversary-testimony.mp3 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:05:48 GMT Rob and Tiffany celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary with the story of the Heavenly Father's grace that brought them through seasons of difficulty into a new and authentic relationship with Him and each other. grace,gospel,marriage,separation,faith,pursue Renewing our response to God's grace with a commitment of service. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/covenant-renewal-service http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/covenant-renewal-service.mp3 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:02:15 GMT Covenant Renewal - 2012 grace,gospel,service,servantheart,acts Prayer is about "drawing near" to God. Pastor Bill speaks to three heart issues that prevent drawing near, as well as the place to find God's answers to those problems. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/covenant-renewal-prayer http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/covenant-renewal-prayer.mp3 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:31:37 GMT Bill Lindner Covenant Renewal - 2012 grace,gospel,prayer,hebrews,draw_near It is a healthy practice to step back from the rush of life to look back at where we have been with what the Father has done, and then look forward to prayerfully get a sense of what the Father would want to do. That is exactly what we hope to do in January with Covenant Renewal. This week we consider the value of Bible reading, by looking at the life of Esau, a person who squandered his opportunity to bless others because his heart loved immediate gratification more than the promises of God. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/covneant-renewal-bible-reading http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/covenant-renewal-bible-reading.mp3 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:22:04 GMT Bill Lindner Covenant Renewal - 2012 grace,gospel,gospel_eyes,bible,esau Perseverance is a response to God's grace that Paul speaks of and that Mary embodies. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/mary-pressing-on http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/mary-pressing-on.mp3 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:53:20 GMT Bill Lindner Perseverance is a response to God's grace that Paul speaks of and that Mary embodies. grace,gospel,mary,paul,perseverence,rejection The people of Israel were looking for a new king, but instead a Savior was born in Bethlehem. This reminds us that our deepest need is first to be rescued, for only then can we be guided by our new King. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/a-savior-not-a-king http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/a-savior-not-a-king.mp3 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 20:05:38 GMT Bill Lindner The people of Israel were looking for a new king, but instead a Savior was born in Bethlehem. This reminds us that our deepest need is first to be rescued, for only then can we be guided by our new King. grace,gospel,christmas,savior,shepherds,john_calvin The Vision given to Daniel includes a glimpse at how God's people will thrive in the difficult days ahead. They will believe. They will resist. They will teach. And they will pray. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/believe-resist-teach-pray http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/believe-resist-teach-pray.mp3 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:28:02 GMT Bill Lindner Daniel: Wisdom For Living In Troubled Times grace,gospel,daniel,end_times,prayer Daniel receives a vision that he cannot understand and faces a decision: trust God? or trust his understanding? As it turns out, the vision comes true across the centuries of world history after Daniel, teaching us that God is trustworthy and sovereign, and calling us to trust God even when we don't understand. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/the-dream-that-daniel-could-not-understand http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/the-dream-that-daniel-could-not-understand.mp3 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:11:12 GMT Bill Lindner Daniel: Wisdom For Living In Troubled Times grace,gospel,daniel,dreams,end_times,trust,cohabitation Daniel, after years of life lived well in response to grace, has a visionary encounter on the banks of the Tigris. Here, he gets peek behind the curtain of physical reality. Knowing that life is hard, Daniel discovers one cause of why life can be hard, but find assurance that we are not alone. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/more-than-meets-the-eye http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/more-than-meets-the-eye.mp3 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:11:33 GMT Bill Lindner Daniel: Wisdom For Living In Troubled Times grace,gospel,daniel,prayer,intercession,spiritual_warfare,rees_howells,john_knox,david_brainerd Daniel is a model of "Kingdom Praying." http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/praying-like-daniel http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/praying-like-daniel.mp3 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 11:37:43 GMT Bill Lindner Daniel: Wisdom For Living In Troubled Times gospel,grace,daniel,prayer The Pilgrims who came to Plymouth are an example of gospel community that can instruct and inspire us. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/a-covenant-people http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/a-covenant-people.mp3 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 11:31:44 GMT Bill Lindner The Pilgrims who came to Plymouth are an example of gospel community that can instruct and inspire us. grace,gospel,thanksgiving,pilgrims,covenant Daniel has a vision and we see that the times in which he lives - and the times in which we live - are God's times. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/good-times-bad-times http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/good-times-bad-times.mp3 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:26:55 GMT Bill Lindner Daniel: Wisdom For Living In Troubled Times grace,gospel,daniel,bonhoeffer,eschatology Daniel has a vision of four strange beasts that are meant to remind us all that God is present in our lives right where we are, and the He is sovereign over everything we face in life. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/dreams-and-visions http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/dreams-and-visions.mp3 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:13:46 GMT Bill Lindner Daniel: Wisdom For Living In Troubled Times grace,gospel,daniel,dreams,end_times Daniel is free and secure in the Gospel to serve others - to bring benefit even to Babylon - even when that service is unappreciated or betrayed. Still, even when that grace leads him to the lion's den, Daniel is brought through and points to the true and greater One who was betrayed and abandoned to death - but who conquered it for us! http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/living-in-the-presence-of-gods-future http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/living-in-the-presence-of-gods-future.mp3 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:54:35 GMT Bill Lindner Daniel: Wisdom For Living In Troubled Times grace,gospel,daniel,lions,city Belshazzar the King is confronted by the hand of God writing judgement on the wall. Seeing the sin beneath his behavior helps us discern and challenge the idols of our own heart as well. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/crash-go-the-idols http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/crash-go-the-idols.mp3 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 12:35:47 GMT Bill Lindner Daniel: Wisdom For Living In Troubled Times grace,gospel,daniel,idolatry,belshazzar At the end of a long career, Daniel is now out of sight and out of mind. Until there is a need for him. No matter the ups or downs of life, a heart that is set on trusting God will be at peace and ready to serve. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/belshazars-feast http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/belshazzars-feast.mp3 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 08:57:40 GMT Bill Lindner Daniel: Wisdom For Living In Troubled Times grace,gospel,daniel,fear,trust,archaeology Once again, Daniel is interpreting a dream for King Nebuchadnezzar. This time it points to the coming fall that follows the King's pride. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/the-kings-pride-fall-and-restoration http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/the-kings-pride-fall-and-restoration.mp3 Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:29:32 GMT Bill Lindner Daniel: Wisdom For Living In Troubled Times grace,gospel,daniel,pride,restoration,destruction,proverbs,dreams Three young men make a choice to stand out from the crowd by not letting the king write the next chapter of their lifestory. What looks like a final chapter in a furnace, becomes instead an encounter with the Living God. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/fitting-in-finding-my-lifestory-in-the-gospel http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/fitting-in-finding-my-lifestory-in-the-gospel.mp3 Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:18:37 GMT Bill Lindner Daniel: Wisdom For Living In Troubled Times grace,gospel,daniel,lifestory,idolatry Daniel faces a crisis in a dysfunctional workplace - one that threatens his life! In the face of that, his trust in God becomes the resource for serving the King in a way that brings life to all and glory to God. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/the-boss-of-your-nightmares http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/the-boss-of-your-nightmares.mp3 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:33:26 GMT Bill Lindner Daniel: Wisdom For Living In Troubled Times grace,gospel,daniel,workplace,assimilation Daniel faces a question deeper than "What can I eat?" Instead living hopefully in a hostile world is all about "Who do I trust?" http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/infiltration-without-assimilation http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/infiltration-without-assimilation.mp3 Sun, 18 Sep 2011 09:56:42 GMT Bill Lindner Daniel: Wisdom For Living In Troubled Times grace,gospel,daniel,culture,assimilation Steering Committee Wanda Haney shares the story of God's grace in the midst of loss and sadness when her husband Wendell suddenly dies on September 11, 2008. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/wanda-haney-interview-christ-would-be-my-husband--- http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/christ-would-be-my-husband--.mp3 Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:31:08 GMT Steering Committee Wanda Haney shares the story of God's grace in the midst of loss and sadness when her husband Wendell suddenly dies on September 11, 2008. gospel,grace,trust,september_11,widow,grief,mentor Like us, Daniel lived in troubled times in which some people surrendered to the culture around them, and others attempted to separate from it. Daniel was different. He chose to serve by living out the prophet Jeremiah's word in Jeremiah 29 to settle in the new land . ., plant . ., marry . ., and pray for the peace of the city (of Babylon!). http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/daniel-benefitting-babylon http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/daniel-benefitting-babylon.mp3 Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:27:40 GMT Bill Lindner Daniel: Wisdom For Living In Troubled Times daniel,grace,gospel,serve,exile A life- changing encounter with the Living God is what made Isaiah, Peter, and now each of us, live-changing people for God. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/close-encounter-of-a-holy-kind http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/close-encounter-of-a-holy-kind.mp3 Sun, 04 Sep 2011 18:09:10 GMT Ken Priddy A life- changing encounter with the Living God is what made Isaiah, Peter, and now each of us, live-changing people for God. isaiah,holiness,mission,luke Fifteen years after Paul meets Jesus on the Damascus Road, he is seeking direction for ministry and has a vision of a Macedonian man. We see evidence of the dramatic change of heart that the Gospel has effected in Paul. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/the-missional-vision-of-grace http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/the-missional-vision-of-grace.mp3 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 09:43:01 GMT Bill Lindner Adventures in Acts grace,gospel,acts,missions,vision,reconciliation,justice Saul of Tarsus begins his journey to Damascus authorized and intending to persecute and imprison the followers of Jesus. Along the way, Saul meets Jesus, and his life is metamorphasized. What parts of this encounter are unique to Paul and what parts are to be expected in any encounter with the Risen Savior Jesus? http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/metamorphasized http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/metamorphasized.mp3 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 19:26:49 GMT Bill Lindner Adventures in Acts grace,gospel,acts,saul,conversion,journey The Gospel of Grace now moves beyond Jerusalem to Samaria - geographically nearby, but culturally distant. There, an unlikely magician name Simon comes to faith, but like us, he has unfinished heart work. Peter, used of the Holy Spirit, becomes the friend who can help Simon navigate the pathways of the heart. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/repentance-the-journey-forward http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/repentance-the-journey-forward.mp3 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 20:51:07 GMT Bill Lindner Adventures in Acts grace,gospel,acts,repentance,philip,sorcery,miracles,holy_spirit A painful situation - persecution - is also used by the Father to fulfill His purpose of extending the Gospel of Grace beyond it's current confines in Jerusalem to the ends of all the earth. While there is certainly death and mourning, we see how we can find our place and our joy in God's greater purpose. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/gospel-power http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/gospel-power.mp3 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 14:20:48 GMT Bill Lindner Adventures in Acts grace,gospel,acts,joy,persecution Stephen and the authorities are looking at the same events - but hearing different - indeed conflicting - stories. The authorities hear a story about their special identity and what God expects them to do to keep it. Stephen tells the story of Moses and the Old Testament to point out the Father's heart to rescue his hard-hearted people. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/whose-story-is-it-anywy http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/whose-story-is-it-anyway.mp3 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:58:26 GMT Bill Lindner Adventures in Acts grace,gospel,acts,stephen,persecution,heart,repentance The church in Jerusalem was in a season of rapid and dramatic growth when conflict erupted within the church between two different ethnic groups. How the apostles responded demonstrates how hearts secure in the Gospel of Grace can see joy and healing emerge where pain and suspicion had been before. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/keeping-the-main-thing-the-main-thing http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/keeping-the-main-thing-the-main-thing.mp3 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:55:30 GMT Bill Lindner Adventures in Acts grace,gospel,acts,deacons,conflict This well known story presents us with an important question: Is David a model for how we must perform in facing the giants of our own life? Or is he a shadow of the True and Perfect David who was to come? The One Who has rescued us in our fear and now leads us forward to overcome the brokenness and oppression of our world http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/the-true-and-perfect-david http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/the-true-and-perfect-david.mp3 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 22:13:37 GMT Bill Lindner This well known story presents us with an important question: Is David a model for how we must perform in facing the giants of our own life? Or is he a shadow of the True and Perfect David who was to come? The One Who has rescued us in our fear and ... grace,gospel,david_and_goliath This passage teaches us about sexual purity by teaching us about Who we belong to and why. Paul is concerned with far more than behaviors as speaks of our costly adoption by a loving God. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/purchased-for-his-purpose http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/purchased-for-his-purpose.mp3 Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:03:53 GMT Bill Lindner This passage teaches us about sexual purity by teaching us about Who we belong to and why. Paul is concerned with far more than behaviors as speaks of our costly adoption by a loving God. grace,gospel,i_corinthians,elder_brother Grace is at work to produce in us an "Incarnational Generosity." Even as this grows in the early church in Jerusalem, a husband and wife act hypocritically, and pay a surprising price. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/gospel-economics http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/gospel-economics.mp3 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:31:07 GMT Bill Lindner Adventures in Acts grace,gospel,acts,economics,generosity A man crippled from birth seeks charity from Peter and John as they head into the temple to pray but receives instead a supernatural, physical healing. We learn that Grace-Based Ministry depends on God's Timing and His Power, but always requires of us a step - whether to engage or to receive. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/grace-based-ministry http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/grace-based-ministry.mp3 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:22:29 GMT Bill Lindner Adventures in Acts grace,gospel,acts,healing,peter Dr. Luke continues his history of Jesus with this history of the Holy Spirit. Jesus promises His people a new person and power; The Holy Spirit Who will turn their hearts towards others. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/the-externally-focused-church http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/the-externally-focused-church.mp3 Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:22:52 GMT Bill Lindner Adventures in Acts grace,gospel,acts,tongues,luke,community Unexpected suffering often finds us unable to understand what we are facing or where God is in the circumstances. Paul faced this himself and shows us how to find hope in the midst of suffering. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/strength-in-weakness http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/strength-in-weakness.mp3 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 01:34:35 GMT Jeff Hollingsworth Unexpected suffering often finds us unable to understand what we are facing or where God is in the circumstances. Paul faced this himself and shows us how to find hope in the midst of suffering. paul,suffering,grace The story of the Ethiopian Eunuch in Acts 8 embodies the promise seen here by Isaiah: a day is coming when the walls of exclusion will be broken down and even those who have been left empty by the idols of their heart will be gathered in to relationship with God. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/grace-for-eunuchs http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/grace-for-eunuchs.mp3 Sun, 22 May 2011 20:26:41 GMT Bill Lindner The Servant Songs grace,gospel,isaiah,eunuchs,racism,christopher_hitchens Our Father's voice is the means of instruction in our Father's thoughts. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/the-word-that-changes-lives http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/the-life-change-voice.mp3 Sun, 15 May 2011 23:42:52 GMT Bill Lindner The Servant Songs grace,gospel,isaiah,rhema,john_calvin God's Servant has a love for the broken and distant people that is like the deep love of a mother for her nursing child and more. His love towards us never fades, because it is a reflection His character, not our performance. In the end, He demonstrates that love with the great gift of His life. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/gods-servant-hope-for-the-orphan-voice http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/hope-for-the-orphan-voice.mp3 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 01:06:42 GMT Bill Lindner The Servant Songs grace,gospel,isaiah,servant,mother,metaphor,nursing God calls us to trust Him, and shows us that He is trustworthy as He has prepared for our deliverance even before our suffering. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/gods-servant-hope-for-all-the-earth http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/gods-servant-hope-for-all-the-earth.mp3 Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:03:09 GMT Bill Lindner The Servant Songs grace,gospel,isaiah,cyrus,suffering Isaiah was given the name and mission of King Cyrus of Persian 150 years before the king reigned. Similarly, 700 years before the life of Jesus Isaiah is is given in this passage a vision of the LORD's Servant, One who would establish a justice that would do more than "even the score." It would be the restoration of all creation to what it was meant to be. This Servant would do that not only by being compassionate, but by taking upon Himself the wounds of the people. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/what-do-i-see http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/what-do-i-see.mp3 Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:35:01 GMT Bill Lindner The Servant Songs grace,gospel,isaiah,servant,second_isaiah,justice Amazing! Jesus tells His disciples - and us with them - that He has made us His friends, not just servants of His teaching. His death and resurrection open the way to a personal encounter with Him by grace. We meet Him for a first-hand "knowledge of" Him - a taste of honey - and not just a second-hand "knowledge about" Him or His teaching. This is the power to love others as He has loved us. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/jesus-my-friend http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/jesus-my-friend.mp3 Sun, 06 Mar 2011 13:18:22 GMT Bill Lindner Coffee Shop Issues grace,gospel,friend,honey,jonathan_edwards,agape Grace and judgment are the twin children of God's Justice and Mercy. Grace helps us see sin as something deeper than just behaviors, so we understand what the Scriptures mean when they say "all have sinned." In the very moment that we see our own sin though, we hear the voice of Jesus: "I am coming judge, but you can receive me now as present savior. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/grace-and-judgment http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/grace-and-judgment.mp3 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 21:27:50 GMT Bill Lindner Coffee Shop Issues grace,gospel,judgment,sin,heart,stealing Holiness is not a condition or set of behaviors that God demands of us. It is the work of grace in our lives that brings joy, hope, protection, humility and service. Hear how authentic grace-based holiness protects and frees the work of God in your life. Learn how "Younger Brother Holiness" erodes holiness to make it achievable and how "Older Brother Holiness" hardens our heart and separates from our Father and others. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/holiness-the-trajectory-of-grace http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/holiness-by-grace.mp3 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 11:43:57 GMT Bill Lindner Coffee Shop Issues grace,gospel,holiness,leviticus,pornography,alcoholism Paul arrives in Athens to bring the good news of the Gospel. By carefully listening to the artists of the time and observing the life of the city, he finds where the LORD had planted a sermon illustration into the Athenian culture some 650 years earlier, as well as a heart cry that the Gospel would speak to. This missions text guides our own outreach in this same way. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/the-gospel-of-grace-and-missions http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/the-gospel-of-grace-and-missions.mp3 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 21:03:40 GMT Bill Lindner Coffee Shop Issues grace,gospel,missions,athens,acts,paul Baptism is meant to be expressing faith through love in response to God's grace. Throughout the New Testament, it is offered to new converts and their children because it was understood in light of the Old Testament practice or circumcision and the grace of the gospel. The Father makes wonderful promises to parents, and He can be trusted through all the challenges of real life. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/baptism-grace-promise-and-response-2 http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/baptism-grace-promise-and-response-2.mp3 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 13:02:22 GMT Bill Lindner Coffee Shop Issues grace,gospel,baptism,children,covenant,hope Baptism - how it is done, who does it and when to do it - is often a contentious matter among Christians. The Gospel of grace gives us a new perspective on how baptism plays a role in the Father's work in our life. Faith expressing itself through love in response to the Father's grace. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/baptism-grace-promise-and-response http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/baptism-grace-promise-and-response.mp3 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 20:36:16 GMT Bill Lindner Coffee Shop Issues grace,gospel,baptism,immersion The Gospel changes everything! Pastor Bill shares his journey and brief summary of years of Bible study that have brought him to the conviction that the Gospel is creating a new community of grace where women can be gifted and called to serve as leaders. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/women-in-ministry-leadership http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/women-in-ministry-leadership.mp3 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:08:24 GMT Bill Lindner Coffee Shop Issues grace,gospel,women,ministry,headship,helper,i_timothy_2:12 The Pilgrims and the celebration of the first Thanksgiving in 1621 illustrate a grace-based thankfulness: not just thankful TO God for His blessings, but thankful FOR God Himself as the gift of grace. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/a-different-kind-of-thanksgiving http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/a-different-kind-of-thanksgiving.mp3 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:29:15 GMT Bill Lindner The Pilgrims and the celebration of the first Thanksgiving in 1621 illustrate a grace-based thankfulness: not just thankful TO God for His blessings, but thankful FOR God Himself as the gift of grace. thanksgiving,pilgrims,thanks,suffering,native_americans There is a hunger in the human heart that yearns for security and love. Trying to meet that need through our own efforts and achievements - self-righteousness - is like trying to quench our natural thirst by drinking salt water. Jesus challenges the Pharisees - and us - to see four different ways that we try to secure our own sense of identity and security apart from the Gospel, even as He calls us to rest in His grace. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/how-to-be-self-righteous-and-how-the-gospel-of-grace-sets-us-free-from-self-righteousness http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/self-righteous.mp3 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 21:41:21 GMT Bill Lindner The Gospel in the Gospels: Mark grace,grace,mark,pharisees,self-righteousness,cohabitation