Covenant of Grace Atlanta - Sermons

Just as Christ was perfected through suffering, so too are we being sanctified and perfected through our trials.

Hebrews 2:1-4 warns against neglecting the great salvation offered through Christ by emphasizing the danger of drifting away from faith.

The pursuit of holiness through repentance includes our first trust in Christ, saving repentance, and also the daily repentance of turning from sin in everyday challenges.

Hebrews 1:5-14 emphasizes the supremacy of Christ’s Sonship and Lordship, elevating Him above even the most awe-inspiring and magnificent beings in creation, such as the angels.

Not only should we see Christ as supreme, but we should find in that supremacy all the fullness of God’s revelation to us—He is the supreme word.

Just as gravity operates so consistently that we recognize it as a law, so too is the spiritual law that only the humble are near to the Lord.

This Psalm urges us to "run the play"—to follow the path of wisdom that discerns a dead end from afar, sparing us the need to learn through bitter experience.

We can hear about the goodness of God, read about it, or try to feel it more, but is experienced when we trust Him.

Blessed is the man who opens himself to God fully, for what he finds is a full pardon and thorough forgiveness.

When we're struggling with cynicism, fear, complaining, or indifference, the answer is to direct our minds towards the greatness of God.

Weeping may mark our lives, but those who call on the Lord for help will never be dismayed. Though our mourning may linger through long seasons, God’s faithfulness and healing will ultimately bring the mourner to dancing.

Paul urges us to be devoted to good works, seeing them as a passion, not just a duty.

Two things allow division to destroy the church: unprofitable distractions and unwillingness to address difficult people.

God regenerates his people by grace. From that washing and renewal, we bring peace, wisdom, and love to a world that desperately needs them.

Life in God's Kingdom does not negate life in these earthly kingdoms. It does, however, change the way we relate to government and neighbors.

Grace pushes us forward and glory pulls us from up ahead. All the gift of God and all towards Christlikeness.

What God calls us to is purposeful. Through our lives, a picture of the gospel is drawn for the world to see.

Christ has not left us alone. For salvation, for life, for godliness - we are not alone.

The gospel makes us fit for good works. If we lack them, we may be adding something more to the gospel and settling for something less.

Christ gave his church elders: not just teachers but "father-like" shepherds and examples to the church.

Jesus pursues sinners, heals us, and helps us understand the world. And in all, his power is on display.

God cannot lie. He has been true to his word from before all time. He is faithful today. His promises beyond time and into eternity will all be kept.

All around us and all in us is change. How does an unchangeable God change us?

"The faith" includes knowledge of the truth and the godliness that accords from it. The faith Paul wants Titus to proclaim saves and changes lives.

Life by faith looks down, out, and up. From each perspective it puts its trust in God.