http://www.christcovenantministry.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 ℗ & © 2010 Christ Covenant Community Church (EPC) 720 This parable, the first in Mark, is often seen as an exhortation to make our hearts "good soil" for God's word - the Gospel. Grace helps us see as well the promise that the Gospel is a seed - that it is life that brings change even through steps of powerlessness. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/the-gospel-is-a-seed http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/the-gospel-is-a-seed.mp3 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:51:01 GMT Bill Lindner The Gospel in the Gospels: Mark gospel,grace,mark,parables,seed,martin_luther_king,jr Grace changes everything! Including how we read and understand the biblical passages regarding judgment. This is a brief look at two passages regarding the "Who" and the "What" of judgment. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/reading-with-gospel-eyes-judgement http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/reading-through-gospel-eyes-judgement.mp3 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:42:43 GMT Bill Lindner The Gospel in the Gospels: Mark grace,gospel,judgement In this passage, people try to "make sense" of exactly who this man Jesus is. His family, sadly, has concluded he is "out of his mind." The teachers of the law concluded he is evil and is "possessed by an evil spirit." These are the lunatic and liar of C.S. Lewis' renowned "trilema" from the book Mere Christianity. Add the modern dodge that sees Jesus as a legend, invented by the church that followed, and we have three views of who Jesus might be. For good reasons, we see that Jesus is Lord - just as He claimed to be - and that because of that, the gospel message of His death and resurrection brings hope and life. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/who-is-this-guy http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/who-is-this-guy.mp3 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 11:24:36 GMT Bill Lindner The Gospel in the Gospels: Mark gospel,grace,mark,cs_lewis Jesus called the Twelve together and sent them out to serve. Our life together is part of the invitation and message, our service is an expression of His love and care for those beyond the walls of the church. Most importantly, we go and serve together because we are with Him. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/sent-together http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/sent-together.mp3 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:01:20 GMT Bill Lindner The Gospel in the Gospels: Mark grace,gospel,missions,mark,community,repentance Jesus takes twelve men and makes each of them, and all of them into something new. Only God can create in this way. With that "New Thing," Jesus also gives them a new name as the Twelve and as men like Peter. In the same manner, the grace of Jesus creates in us a new heart, and He names us as His. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/jesus-makes-a-new-thing http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/jesus-makes-a-new-thing.mp3 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:36:43 GMT Bill Lindner The Gospel in the Gospels: Mark grace,gospel,apostles,twelve,name What does it mean to keep the Sabbath? That appears to be the flashpoint for the controversy in each of these encounters with Jesus. As different as the Herodians and the Pharisees were, they were united in this: their trust in their own performance and self-righteousness with regard to the Sabbath. In that, they became enemies of the Gospel of Grace and of Jesus. Jesus challenges them both and gives us not a new way to "do" the Sabbath, but a call to look at the heart motivations of our Sabbath-keeping. Film clips from the movie Chariots of Fire were used in the sermon, but deleted from this audio recording. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/jesus-war-on-religion http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/jesus-war-on-religion.mp3 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:26:04 GMT Bill Lindner The Gospel in the Gospels: Mark grace,gospel,sabbath,chariots_of_fire Jesus invites the Levi the uninvited to follow him, and in a real life enactment of the Parable of the Prodigal Son, the teachers of the law took offense. Jesus extends that invitation to each of us - an invitation to follow Him, and not simply a philosophy of life. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/the-invitations-of-grace http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/the-invitations-of-grace.mp3 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:40:01 GMT Bill Lindner The Gospel in the Gospels: Mark gospel,mark,jesus,invitation,levi Four friends are willing to do whatever it takes to get their friend to Jesus - even break through the roof and lower him down. In the midst of this striking moment, Jesus gives the paralyzed man healing and more even as He challenges the self-righteousness of the religious establishment. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/real-healing-more-than-we-dare-to-ask-for http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/real-healing-more-than-we-dare-to-ask-for.mp3 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:51:14 GMT Bill Lindner The Gospel in the Gospels: Mark grace,gospel,jesus,intercession Jesus promises in this passage to build his church on the foundation of the gospel of grace: the recognition that He is the Messiah. Pastor Bill explores what that church would look like using illustrations and insights on the missional church from the EPC General Assembly. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/the-missional-church-reflections-on-2010-general-assembly http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/the-missional-church-reflections-on-2010-general-assembly.mp3 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:16:47 GMT Bill Lindner Jesus promises in this passage to build his church on the foundation of the gospel of grace: the recognition that He is the Messiah. Pastor Bill explores what that church would look like using illustrations and insights on the missional church from ... epc,grace,missional Jesus was moved by compassion and freely expressed that by reaching out to touch the man with leprosy. The holiness of Jesus - Gospel Holiness - was not made unclean by the man, instead, the man was made clean by Jesus. This is the power of Gospel Holiness: holiness that has it's source in God and renovates our hearts by grace. Like the Father in the Parable of the Two Sons who would embrace his prodigal son, so Jesus would reach out to touch the man with leprosy, and so we too are called to be holy by grace, and free to touch a hurting world around us. Gospel Holiness makes us "holier FOR thou," not "holier THAN thou." http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/gospel-holiness http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/gospel-holiness.mp3 Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:41:32 GMT Bill Lindner The Gospel in the Gospels: Mark gsopel,grace,leprosy,holiness,slumdog_millionaire,compassion A man with leprosy finds the power and compassion of God when he throws his life in trust onto Jesus. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/jesus-power-and-compassion http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/jesus-power-and-compassion.mp3 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:02:49 GMT Bill Lindner The Gospel in the Gospels: Mark grace,gospel,jesus,power,compassion,leprosy The Gospel of Grace helps undercut the roots of anxiety by connecting our hearts to God's love. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/anxiety http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/anxiety.mp3 Sun, 30 May 2010 13:11:58 GMT David Everts The Gospel of Grace helps undercut the roots of anxiety by connecting our hearts to God's love. grace,gospel,anxiety After calling His first disciples, Jesus takes them to Capernaum, where His Gospel message stands in stark contrast to the traditions of the teachers of the law. As a demonstration of His authority, a man is set free from an unclean spirit, and a woman is healed, but even as the people see this and bring all their sick to Him, He refuses to be simply a means to their desired end. Jesus will only be a savior and LORD, One Who calls us to place our complete trust in. A brief video clip from Fiddler on the Roof was used in the course of this sermon. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/this-changes-everything http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/this-changes-everything.mp3 Sun, 23 May 2010 15:37:16 GMT Bill Lindner The Gospel in the Gospels: Mark grace,gospel,mark,healing,demons,charles_manson,trust The idea of a Triune God expresses the experience of God's people over the years of Scripture as they encounter the God Who pursues them in loved. For example, here in Mark, as the Spirit descends upon the Son, the Father speaks. Because the God of Scripture is triune in nature, we discover that self-giving love in relationship is at the very core of all reality. The Gospel frees us to live in that life-giving hope. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/meet-all-of-god http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/meet-all-of-god.mp3 Sun, 09 May 2010 15:11:17 GMT Bill Lindner The Gospel in the Gospels: Mark grace,gospel,trinity,mark,islam,mother's_day,love Jesus begins his ministry having received the affirmation and love of His identity: "This is My Beloved Son, in whom I am well p[leased." This affirmation has been part of the Godhead since before creation and is now extended to every believer through the adoption that the Father extends to us in Jesus. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/my-beloved-child http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/my-beloved-child.mp3 Sun, 02 May 2010 10:59:53 GMT Bill Lindner The Gospel in the Gospels: Mark grace,adoption,mark,trinity John the Baptist was the messenger sent to prepare the way for the arrival of Jesus - God Incarnate. As people heard the message of good news they responded to the promise by being baptized by John. Amazingly though, it was a work of God Himself that made Jesus known to John, and even that encounter would fade away when John was imprisoned at the end of his life. Only the strong grace of the One he had prepared the way for could hold John through those dark times. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/john-the-baptist http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/john-the-baptist.mp3 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:27:17 GMT Bill Lindner The Gospel in the Gospels: Mark gospel,grace,doubt,john_the_baptist,baptism,mark The Gospel of Mark opens with a surprising announcement from the wilderness: The LORD who spoke to Moses in Exodus 3 has now come to us in the person of Jesus. Because Jesus is the LORD Himself, and more than a prophet, teacher or example, He offers hope for us in our own deserts. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/the-way-from-the-desert http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/the-way-from-the-desert.mp3 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:43:18 GMT Bill Lindner The Gospel in the Gospels: Mark grace,gospel,nero,trinity,subordinationism,wilderness,islam The Gospels present us a reliable message in "surround sound" of the announcement of Good News. Not instruction on what to do, but announcement of what God has done through His Son Jesus, and that has the power to change our hearts to give us new life and motivations. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/the-gospel-in-the-gospels http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/the-gospel-in-the-gospels.mp3 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:16:20 GMT Bill Lindner The Gospel in the Gospels: Mark gospel,grace,mark,new_testament_text Paul looks back on Easter and speaks to three important assurances that we have from the resurrection of Jesus: 1) Assurance that the price has been paid, 2) Assurance that the Last Enemy is conquered, and 3) Assurance of the hope of Shalom. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/resurrection-assurance http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/resurrection-assurance.mp3 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 11:04:01 GMT Bill Lindner Paul looks back on Easter and speaks to three important assurances that we have from the resurrection of Jesus: 1) Assurance that the price has been paid, 2) Assurance that the Last Enemy is conquered, and 3) Assurance of the hope of Shalom. gospel,grace,resurrection,shalom Various people gathered around or departed from Jesus on Palm Sunday and the days that followed -- all based on their self-interest. Jesus moves forward to the cross with focus - He endures the cross for the joy set before Him - because He acts in the best interest of the people He loves. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/grace-and-self-interest http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/grace-and-self-interest.mp3 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:41:25 GMT Bill Lindner Various people gathered around or departed from Jesus on Palm Sunday and the days that followed -- all based on their self-interest. Jesus moves forward to the cross with focus - He endures the cross for the joy set before Him - because He acts in ... grac,palm_sunday,self-interest Jesus responds to Caiaphas the High Priest and Pilate the governor in ways that give us insight into how we see the world of political power through Gospel Eyes. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/gospel-living-grace-and-politics http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/gospel-living-grace-and-politics.mp3 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:08:44 GMT Bill Lindner Jesus responds to Caiaphas the High Priest and Pilate the governor in ways that give us insight into how we see the world of political power through Gospel Eyes. grace,politics,gospel,habitat_for_humanity,seperation_of_church_and_state The Gospel of Grace sets our hearts free to: 1) Be Productive, 2) Be Generous, and 3) Be Content. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/gospel-living-stewardship-and-giving http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/gospel-living-stewardship-and-giving.mp3 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:30:15 GMT Bill Lindner The Gospel of Grace sets our hearts free to: 1) Be Productive, 2) Be Generous, and 3) Be Content. gospel,giving,tithe,contentment,generosity,productivity Gospel Community is an integral part of what God is doing, beginning at Pentecost. The same Holy Spirit that drew people to faith, led them to repentance and baptism also placed them in vibrant Gospel Community. We dare not separate community from that central work of the Father's grace as if it were merely an option or something to be considered later. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/gospel-community http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/the-vision-series-gospel-community.mp3 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:46:16 GMT Bill Lindner The Vision Series gospel,community,fellowship,moravians,communion,transformed John begins his gospel by making clear that the Jesus he is writing about is Fully God, Fully human and Full of Grace and Truth. This is the Jesus that is at work transforming us, and reaching out through us to the community He has come to rescue. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/grace-and-truth http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/the-vision-series-grace-and-truth.mp3 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:45:53 GMT Bill Lindner The Vision Series jesus,gospel,grace,truth,islam,pornography,trinity "Be Metamorphosized" Paul says here. This verse is the hinge between the Gospel explained in chapters 1-11 and then applied in the chapters to follow. How does the gospel work the metamorphosizing change in our real lives. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/transformed http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/transformed.mp3 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:02:47 GMT Bill Lindner The Vision Series gospel,transformed,metamorphosis,abortion,martin_luther,mentor Biblical vision is about "information from the outside" about "activity from the outside." We need to beware thinking about vision from a perspective of "moralistic, therapeutic deism" that makes us think vision is about us or implemented by us. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/vision-and-gospel-perspective http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/vision-and-gospel-perspective.mp3 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:01:36 GMT Bill Lindner The Vision Series vision,gospel,moralistic_therapeutic_deism,proverbs,calvin,law Research shows that the idea that Jesus is the only way to have a relationship with God is increasingly less affirmed, even by evangelical Christians. How important is this conviction, and what does it mean. Pastor Bill compares the Gospel of grace with performance based systems of religion - including "Churchianity." http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/the-only-way http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/the-only-way.mp3 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:07:06 GMT Bill Lindner The Uniqueness of Jesus jesus,gospel,only_way_to_god,pew_forum Mary hears from God through His angel and trusts Him, even at great cost. Does God still speak? How can we more clearly hear His voice in our lives? What does He want to say to us today? The first 4 minutes of this audio were not recorded, so it begins abruptly with reflections on Psalm 126:5 as Pastor Bill tells the story of Horatio Spafford, author of the hymn "It Is Well With My Soul." http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/mary-the-cost-of-trusting http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/mary-the-cost-of-trusting.mp3 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:18:28 GMT Bill Lindner Characters Around the Manger - Advent 2009 advent,mary,hearing_god's_voice,revelation,illumination,community,gospel God's great story of salvation comes to a new chapter at the birth of Jesus. Here the angels declare: "Unto us is born a savior!" Jesus was born as a savior, not just a judge or sin or teacher of good behavior. Joseph's small life is remembered because it intersects with this great story of God's love and salvation. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/joseph-our-story-in-his-story http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/joseph-our-story-in-his-story.mp3 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:54:27 GMT Bill Lindner Characters Around the Manger - Advent 2009 advent,gospel,joseph The Pilgrims were motivated by an abiding desire to reform their lives in light of God's Word. Their journey to Plymouth and survival of their first New England winter against all odds set the backdrop for their own time of Thanksgiving - a celebration that we carry on even today. They are an inspiring example of life lived with eyes fixed on Jesus. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/eyes-fixed-on-jesus-lessons-from-the-pilgrims http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/eyes-fixed-on-jesus.mp3 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:39:10 GMT Bill Lindner The Pilgrims were motivated by an abiding desire to reform their lives in light of God's Word. Their journey to Plymouth and survival of their first New England winter against all odds set the backdrop for their own time of Thanksgiving - a ... pilgrims,squanto,grace,faith,thanksgiving,native_americans Job finds realistic hope in the midst of his suffering by pursuing God's presence and in his startling glimpse of the resurrection: "You will long for the creature Your hands have made." http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/hope-in-the-midst-of-suffering http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/hope-in-the-midst-of-suffering.mp3 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:52:24 GMT Bill Lindner Job: Navigating the Storm of Suffering job,suffering,resurrection,hope Domestic violence is a pervasive problem in our society and churches. One out of four women will experience abuse from an intimate partner in the course of their life time. The heart-changing power of the Gospel can break this cycle. Women finding strength to step out of the cycle. Men finding freedom from the expression of anger. See how Paul was set free from legalistic heart that led him to persecute the church as a model for real freedom ni life. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/the-hurt-in-our-midst-domestic-violence http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/the-hurt-in-our-midst-domestic-violence.mp3 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:58:41 GMT Bill Lindner Domestic violence is a pervasive problem in our society and churches. One out of four women will experience abuse from an intimate partner in the course of their life time. The heart-changing power of the Gospel can break this cycle. Women finding ... domestic_violence,gospel,rihanna In the midst of his suffering, Job has 4 friends who travel to be with him. For seven days they sit together in silent sympathy. Job speaks from his pain, and his friends begin to speak. That is when they become "miserable comforters." Learn how not to further hurt people in pain. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/how-to-hurt-your-friends http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/how-to-hurt-your-friends.mp3 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:13:14 GMT Bill Lindner Job: Navigating the Storm of Suffering job,suffering,c.s._lewis,silence "Remove the benefits of his love for God, and Job will turn from God," says Job's cynical accuser. Suffering follows and puts this accusation to the test. While we cannot settle for simplistic answers to the question of why bad things happen to good people, we can find courage knowing that "Love Wins." http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/the-war-on-love http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/war-on-love.mp3 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:32:02 GMT Bill Lindner Job: Navigating the Storm of Suffering job,suffering,satan,cynicism,cross,jesus In the epic story of Job, we face the oldest question of humanity: Why do even the righteous suffer in this world? http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/the-big-question http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/the-big-question.mp3 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:02:59 GMT Bill Lindner Job: Navigating the Storm of Suffering job,suffering,c.s._lewis What does the younger brother expect o find when he returns home to his Father? An angry Dad, and rightly so. But something has changed. The expected anger has been transformed into love and acceptance. The anger of God, while qualitatively different than human anger is both real and important, for it undergirds the reality of justice. At the cross though, Jesus met the demands of holy justice, paid the price for human sin, and the deserved anger of God is transformed into love and acceptance. God is fearsome, but not feared, for the perfect love of the cross casts out all fear and punishment. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/grace-why-we-no-longer-fear-a-fearsome-god http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/grace-the-reason-we-no-longer-fear-a-fearsome-god.mp3 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:04:55 GMT Bill Lindner What does the younger brother expect o find when he returns home to his Father? An angry Dad, and rightly so. But something has changed. The expected anger has been transformed into love and acceptance. The anger of God, while qualitatively ... grace,fear_of_god,propitiation,justice Each son in the Parable of the Two Sons in Luke 15,shows us a different way to be alienated God: self-indulgence or self-righteousness. Understanding the self-righteousness of the Elder Brother helps us recognize the prevelance of those same attitudes in the church. Research compiled in the book "unChristian: What a New Generation Thinks About the Church and Why It Matters" further clarify the problem. The Father's love pursues Elder Brothers - even those in the church - and invites them into the Feast of Gospel Love. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/we-have-met-the-elder-brother-and-he-is-us http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/we-have-met-the-elder-brother-and-he-is-us.mp3 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:18:49 GMT Bill Lindner Each son in the Parable of the Two Sons in Luke 15,shows us a different way to be alienated God: self-indulgence or self-righteousness. Understanding the self-righteousness of the Elder Brother helps us recognize the prevelance of those same ... grace,prodigal,unchristian,elder_brother,alienated_from_god Everyone is serving something, but the Gospel is the invitation to trust and obey One who is loving and trustworthy. Obedience flows from whatever our heart has placed it's trust in. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/grace-and-obedience http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/grace-and-obedience.mp3 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:06:02 GMT Bill Lindner Everyone is serving something, but the Gospel is the invitation to trust and obey One who is loving and trustworthy. Obedience flows from whatever our heart has placed it's trust in. grace,obedience,trust,heart,tradition "There was a man with two sons. . ." begins Jesus as he tells this well-known and loved parable to a crowd of sinners and Pharisees. He then shows two sons who in their own way each only want their father for what he can give them. Jesus, Himself a Son, is our model of hope. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/the-tale-of-three-sons http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/the-tale-of-three-sons.mp3 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:13:39 GMT Bill Lindner "There was a man with two sons. . ." begins Jesus as he tells this well-known and loved parable to a crowd of sinners and Pharisees. He then shows two sons who in their own way each only want their father for what he can give them. ... prodigal,repentance,luke_15,self-righteous God makes wonderful and certain promises to His people, but these promises are pregnant with time, hardship and contradiction. They are meant to build Gospel-based trust into our hearts rather than serve as "holy credit cards" that get us what we want when we want it. God's promises don't keep us from hard times, they get us through hard times. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/gods-promises-pregnant-with-reality http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/gods-promises-pregnant-with-reality.mp3 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:52:42 GMT Bill Lindner God makes wonderful and certain promises to His people, but these promises are pregnant with time, hardship and contradiction. They are meant to build Gospel-based trust into our hearts rather than serve as "holy credit cards" that get us ... promises,patience,covenant We make idols of the heart whenever we think that our performance means God will do for us whatever we want. While we no longer make wooden statues, we will tithe to get God's prosperity or attend church in hopes that God will give us family stability. Instead, the Living God challenges our sin like no idol would, but also reaches out to us with grace like no god of our own making could. Sermon included Rob Bell's Nooma video: Lump. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/not-the-god-we-would-choose http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/not-the-god-we-would-choose.mp3 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:27:47 GMT Bill Lindner We make idols of the heart whenever we think that our performance means God will do for us whatever we want. While we no longer make wooden statues, we will tithe to get God's prosperity or attend church in hopes that God will give us family ... idols,trust,father,nooma Many believers have an understanding and experience of God's forgiveness, but only a vague idea about the blessing of being "the righteousness of God in Christ" that comes through grace. We can be set free from the "Performance See-Saw" when we understand that maturity comes by grace, just as our forgiveness does http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/the-exchanged-life http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/the-exchange-of-life.mp3 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:26:09 GMT Bill Lindner Many believers have an understanding and experience of God's forgiveness, but only a vague idea about the blessing of being "the righteousness of God in Christ" that comes through grace. We can be set free from the "Performance ... righteousness,substitution,ii_corinthians The Father has given us the Spirit of Adoption. Often we listen to the orphan voice in our hearts rather than the Spirit who cries out, "Daddy!." http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/little-orphan-christianity http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/little-orphan-christianity.mp3 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:28:25 GMT Bill Lindner The Father has given us the Spirit of Adoption. Often we listen to the orphan voice in our hearts rather than the Spirit who cries out, "Daddy!." adoption,romans,orphan There is something broken deep in our hearts. Pastor Bill uses an illustration of the hands: God's reaching hand, our withdrawn fist, our trembling hand, the Father's gripping hand of security - to show the reason for our fears - and the answer of the Gospel for them. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/our-fathers-right-hand http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/the-fathers-right-hand.mp3 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:46:50 GMT Bill Lindner There is something broken deep in our hearts. Pastor Bill uses an illustration of the hands: God's reaching hand, our withdrawn fist, our trembling hand, the Father's gripping hand of security - to show the reason for our fears - and the answer of ... fear,gospel,isaiah Get a Sample of Christ Covenant's ServantHeart Ministry. This message looks at Psalm 139 as the foundation of the idea of Personal Style or personality. The Father has uniquely made you and you will serve in His Kingdom best if you serve consistent with that. http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/servantheart-personal-style http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/servantheart-personal-style.mp3 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:27:50 GMT Bill Lindner Get a Sample of Christ Covenant's ServantHeart Ministry. This message looks at Psalm 139 as the foundation of the idea of Personal Style or personality. The Father has uniquely made you and you will serve in His Kingdom best if you serve consistent ... personal_style,servantheart,unique Do we obey God out of a desire to earn his love or out of confidence that he already loves us? http://www.sermoncloud.com/christ-covenant/because-he-laid-down-his-life http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2200/because-he-laid-down-his-life.mp3 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:59:36 GMT Bill Lindner Do we obey God out of a desire to earn his love or out of confidence that he already loves us?