ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church

Lord's Day: April 20 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo    Series: Seasoned with Grace   Topic: Resurrection    Scripture: John 20:1–31, 1 Timothy 4:1–6, Exodus 12:25–27, John 1:29, Jude 1:5, Acts 20:7, 1 Corinthians 15:1–19, Luke 24:8–27, Romans 4:23–25, Romans 5:9–10, 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18, Matthew 27:51–5...

Lord's Day: April 13 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John   Topic:   The Christian Life   Scripture: 1 John 3:13–16, John 15:18–25, Hebrews 3:12–13, Romans 1:16, John 10:27–30, Ephesians 1:13–14, Philippians 2:12–13, Hebrews 11:6, 1 John 2:19, John 5:24, Galatians 5:6, Hebrews 12:24 13 Do not marvel, brothers, if...

Lord's Day: April 6 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John   Topic: Assurance   Scripture: 1 John 3:10–12, Isaiah 46:8–11, Genesis 4:4–14, Jude 1:10–13, Hebrews 11:4, Luke 11:49–50, 1 Kings 18:20–46, 2 Kings 2:11, Hebrews 12:24, 1 Timothy 2:2, Romans 12:1–3, Romans 15:4–6 I.  Concluding Cain and reprobat...

Lord's Day: March 30 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John    Topic: Of Man   Scripture: 1 John 3:10–15, Psalm 1:1–6, Genesis 4:1–24, Genesis 37:3–4, Hebrews 11:4, Matthew 15:18–19, Matthew 5:21–22, John 7:7, Luke 11:46–52, Revelation 19:15, 2 Thessalonians 1:8–9, Isaiah 45:6–7 I.  This is th...

Lord's Day: March 23 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John    Topic: Of Man   Scripture: 1 John 3:10–15, Matthew 3:7–8, Titus 2:11–15, Proverbs 28:18, Genesis 4:1–11, Proverbs 3:9–12, Hebrews 9:22, Hebrews 11:4, James 1:13–15, 1 Corinthians 10:5–13 I.  Previously, we left off with John the apostle expoun...

Lord's Day: March 16 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John    Topic: The Christian Life   Scripture:  1 John 3:9–11, 1 Peter 1:23, 2 Corinthians 5:17, 1 John 4:8, Psalm 5:5, Psalm 7:11, Romans 13:8–10, Romans 5:8, Romans 6:1 I.  The beloved apostle continues expounding for us the black and white, good and evil, light and darknes...

Lord's Day: March 9 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John   Topic: Spiritual Warfare   Scripture: 1 John 3:7–8, 2 Timothy 2:15, Galatians 3:11, Habakkuk 2:4, John 8:44, Genesis 3:4–7, 1 John 4:3, Acts 10:34–43, Romans 16:19–20 I.  Biblical commentators often disagree on how to outline this chapter, and most of this letter, bec...

Lord's Day: March 2 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John Topic: The Christian Life Scripture: 1 John 3:4–8, Romans 7:7, Romans 6:1–2, Hebrews 12:2, Romans 13:8–10, John 14:21–24, Matthew 24:36–40, Galatians 5:14, James 2:8, 1 Corinthians 13:6, 1 Corinthians 2:16 I.  Today’s sermon will build on the foundation that was laid...

Lord's Day:  Feb 23, 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John Topic: Sin Scripture: 1 John 3:4–6, Romans 5:1–6, 1 Corinthians 15:1–3, Romans 3:19–20, Romans 1:18–25, Romans 1:32, 1 John 1:8–9, 1 Thessalonians 5:22, Psalm 119:11 I.  1 John 3:4-6 4 Everyone who does sin also does lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. 5 And you...

Lord's Day:  Feb 16, 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John Topic: Adoption Scripture: 1 John 3:1–3, 1 John 2:23–24, Romans 8:29–32, Hebrews 12:5–11, 1 John 1:9, John 1:17, Galatians 4:4–7, Matthew 7:7–12 I.  As the letter progresses, these crescendos keep compounding, keep building up into something glorious! Into a glori...

Lord's Day:  Feb  9, 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John Topic: Adoption Scripture: 1 John 2:29– 3:3, Hebrews 5:13–14, 1 Corinthians 13:12, Matthew 5:48, John 17:3, John 15:18–19, Galatians 1:10 1 See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we would be called children of God [this great gift of God’s adoptive love!] ; and...

Lord's Day:  Feb  2, 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo Series: First John   Topic:  Law & Gospel Distinction   Scripture: 1 John 2:27–29, 1 John 2:1, 1 John 3:7, Matthew 7:17–20, 1 John 3:18, James 2:17–18, 1 John 3:2–3, John 5:24–25 27 And as for you, the anointing whom you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need fo...

Lord's Day:  Jan  26, 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo Series: First John Topic:  Means of Grace   Scripture: 1 John 2:27, 1 John 1:1, John 5:45–47, John 14:6, 1 Corinthians 14:20, 1 John 3:18–24, 2 Peter 1:3–4, Romans 3:4, Ephesians 4:4–16 27 And as for you, the anointing whom you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyon...

Lord's Day:  Jan  19, 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series:   First John Topic:  End Times   Scripture: 1 John 2:20–27, 2 Timothy 2:13, John 8:51, Psalm 27:1–2, 1 John 4:4, 1 Corinthians 14:8, Galatians 1:10, Hebrews 5:14, 2 Peter 3:18 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know.  21  I have not written to you bec...

Lord's Day: Jan 12, 2025 Preacher: Carlos Montijo Series: First John Topic: Doctrines of Grace Scripture: 1 John 2:20–26, 1 John 1:1–5, John 8:51, John 3:16, 2 Peter 3:14–18, 2 Corinthians 12:7–10 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know. 21 I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it, and because no lie is of...

Lord's Day: Jan 5, 2025 Preacher: Carlos Montijo Series: First John Topic: End Times Scripture: 1 John 2:18–24, 2 Corinthians 11:12–15, 2 John 1:7, Galatians 1:6–9, 2 Thessalonians 2:1–12, Daniel 7:8, Revelation 13:18 CORRECTION: I misspoke when I said that the highest blasphemy in Islam is to deny that God had a Son— what I meant was the opposite: the highest blasphe...

Lord's Day: Dec 29, 2024   Preacher: Carlos Montijo   Series: First John   Topic: End Times   Scripture: 1 John 2:18–23, John 10:27–28, James 2:26, Titus 1:16, 2 John 1:7, 1 John 4:1–3, 2 Corinthians 11:12–15, 2 Thessalonians 2:1–12 In the words of William Tyndale, the English Reformer whom God used to translate the Bible into English, and who was...

Lord's Day: Dec 22, 2024  Preacher: Carlos Montijo   Series: Seasoned with Grace   Topic: Christmas   Scripture: Galatians 4:1–6, Isaiah 9:6, Genesis 3:14–15, Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:18– 2:12, Luke 2:19–33, James 1:17–18, Romans 5:15–17 CORRECTIONS: I misspoke at around 00:14:00 when I said that God is not the Father. I meant to say that Jesus...

Lord's Day:  Dec 15, 2024   Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series:   First John   Topic:  Assurance   Scripture: 1 John 2:19–21, Acts 20:25–32, Revelation 2:1–3, 1 Corinthians 11:17–19, Mark 4:3–20, 2 Timothy 1:15–18, 2 Timothy 4:14–18, Matthew 16:13–17, Galatians 4:3–9 They went out from us, but they...

Lord's Day:  Dec 8, 2024   Preacher: Carlos Montijo   Series: First John   Topic: Law & Gospel Distinction   Scripture: 1 John 2:18–19, Jude 1:17–19, Acts 20:25–32, Titus 1:9, 2 Timothy 4:2, John 10:24–29 Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared. From this we kno...

Lord's Day: Dec 1, 2024  Preacher: Carlos Montijo   Series: First John   Topic: End Times   Scripture: 1 John 2:17–19, Ecclesiastes 12:13–14, Jude 1:17–19, 2 John 1:7, 1 John 4:1–3 And the world is passing away, and also its lusts, but the one who does the will of God abides forever. Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is...

Lord's Day: Nov 24, 2024  Preacher: Carlos Montijo Series: God Uses Luther's Flawed Pen... Topic: Reformation Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:15 ...but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth. 1 Timothy 3:15 We meet on Sundays for worship at 10:00am: ThornCro...

Lord's Day: Nov 17, 2024  Preacher: Carlos Montijo Series: God Uses Luther's Flawed Pen... Topic: Reformation Scripture: Mark 1:14–15 , Romans 1:16–17 Now after John had been delivered up into custody , Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” Mark 1:1...

Lord's Day: Nov 10, 2024  Preacher: Carlos Montijo Series: God Uses Luther's Flawed Pen... Topic: Reformation Scripture: Matthew 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 4:17 We meet on Sundays for worship at 10:00am: ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church 4712 Montana Ave El Paso, Texas 79903 Contact us at: web: ThornC...

Lord's Day: Nov 3, 2024  Preacher: Carlos Montijo Series: The Protestant Reformation Topic: Reformation Scripture: Galatians 2:14–16 But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before everyone, “If you, being a Jew, live like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how is it that you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews? “We...