Covenant Church RVA Sermons

The sermon teaches from Genesis 2:18–25 that marriage is a covenantal union designed and defined by God. It emphasizes that marriage is between one man and one woman, joined together by God, and meant to display His glory. Pastor Josh teaches that marriage is not merely a legal contract or cultural tradition, but a lifelong promise rooted in God’s design. Ultimately, earthly marriage points beyond...

This sermon focuses on Genesis 2:18–23 and teaches that biblical womanhood is essential to God’s design for humanity. Pastor Eric Josephsen teaches that women are equally valuable image-bearers of God, uniquely created to help fulfill humanity’s purpose alongside men. Pastor Eric emphasizes three main points: humanity needs women, God has a distinct role for women, and God has given women a glorio...

The sermon explores Genesis 2 and God’s design for manhood, emphasizing that a real man knows where he belongs: in the presence of God. Pastor Josh teaches that men are called to work, cultivate, and protect what God has entrusted to them for His glory and the good of others. The message also highlights that true manhood depends on trusting God’s Word rather than self-rule. Ultimately, Jesus is pr...

Pastor Josh teaches that God created Sabbath rest as a gift, and humanity’s deep rest is ultimately found in Christ. Because of sin, people live restless lives, but Jesus offers rest now for weary souls and eternal rest in the life to come. The message also encourages believers to practice regular rhythms of worship and rest as a reminder that they belong to God and are still journeying toward the...

Pastor Josh teaches in Genesis 1:26-28 that humanity is uniquely created in the image of God, giving every person inherent dignity, value, and purpose. It emphasizes that human beings—male and female—are designed by God to reflect His character, multiply His image, and steward creation faithfully. The message also points out that sin has distorted this calling, but through Jesus Christ, the perfec...

Pastor Josh introduces Genesis 1 as the opening of a larger story of redemption, emphasizing that the Bible is ultimately about God and points to Jesus from beginning to end.   It argues that the main question of Genesis is not modern debates about origins, but who made the world, how He made it, and why—namely, that the one true God created all things by His powerful Word, bringing order, beauty,...

Pastor Eric teaches that Christians live in a real spiritual battle and must not ignore the reality of the enemy or his schemes. Drawing from Ephesians 6:10-24, it calls believers to stand firm by relying on God’s strength and putting on the full armor of God, which is ultimately found in Christ.   The message emphasizes that victory is already secured through Jesus, so believers fight from victor...

The sermon teaches that Christians should approach their work in a Jesus-centered way—working respectfully, wholeheartedly, and cheerfully as service to Christ rather than merely to human employers. It explains the historical context of Ephesians 6 and shows how its principles apply to modern work relationships. Believers are reminded that all work has dignity, can glorify God, and is one way God...

Ephesians 6:1-4 teaches that families flourish under Christ’s lordship when children honor and obey their parents, parents lovingly and intentionally disciple their children, and everyone remembers the gospel of grace.   Obedience and discipline are shown as God’s wise design, not burdensome rules. Because all parents and children fail, the foundation of a healthy home is not perfection but forgiv...

Pastor Josh teaches from Ephesians 5:22–33 that marriage is designed by God to display the gospel—the relationship between Christ and His church. Wives are called to a voluntary posture of respect and submission to their own husbands, as unto the Lord. Husbands are called to Christlike love that is sacrificial, sanctifying (aimed at spiritual good), and tender, never harsh or abusive. The message...

In this sermon on Ephesians 5:1–21, Pastor Josh calls believers to imitate God as beloved children, with the Christian life described as a “walk.” He highlights three marks of that walk: walk in love (modeled after Christ’s sacrificial love), walk in light (turning from sin and living in what is good, right, and true), and walk in wisdom (redeeming the time and seeking God’s will). The sermon urge...

Pastor Eric teaches from Ephesians 4:17–32 that believers in Christ are not merely improved versions of their old selves but entirely new creations, called to live differently because they have been transformed by the gospel.   In the text, Paul warns that returning to old, futile ways of thinking is destructive to both personal faith and church unity, while the new life in Christ is constructive...

Pastor Josh teaches from Ephesians 4:7–16, that true church growth is not driven by consumer preferences or gimmicks, but by God’s design revealed in Scripture. Christ gives leaders to equip all believers to serve, so that the whole church grows together into spiritual maturity. Success is defined as becoming more like Jesus, not merely increasing attendance. Growth happens as the church speaks th...

Psalm 16 examines the anatomy of true faith—faith that trusts in God, submits to Him as Lord, and delights in Him above all else. It challenges listeners to move beyond mere belief about God to personal reliance on Him for refuge and salvation. The message points to Jesus’ resurrection as the ultimate fulfillment of Psalm 16 and the assurance of faith. Because Christ is risen, believers can face l...

Pastor Eric looks at Psalm 118 reveals God’s steadfast love (hesed) as the foundation of praise, deliverance, and salvation.   Framed around Palm Sunday, he shows how this psalm points forward to Jesus as the true King who secures salvation, not through military victory, but through suffering, sacrifice, and resurrection.   The message calls believers to trust God’s covenant love in distress and t...

Pastor Josh introduces a key question: Is Christianity about God’s grace or our obedience? In Ephesians 4: 1-6, Paul explains that true Christianity is both—God’s saving work and our response in faithful living. Paul urges believers to walk worthy of their calling through humility, gentleness, patience, and unity. This unity, already accomplished through the gospel, must be intentionally maintaine...

Pastor Josh continues in Ephesians 3:14–21 where Paul’s prayer highlights the need for both reverence and confidence as we approach God as Father. Paul prays that believers would be strengthened in their inner being and that Christ would make His home within them, transforming their hearts. He also prays that the church would grasp—both intellectually and experientially—the vast dimensions of Chri...

Pastor Josh continues in Ephesians 3:1-13 where Paul explains the mystery of Christ—that through the gospel, Jews and Gentiles are united as one family in Christ. He urges believers to see themselves as ministers of this message, called to proclaim the riches of Christ in every context. Paul’s own suffering serves as an example of embracing the cross for the good of others, trusting that God uses...

Ephesians 2:11–22 shows how the gospel not only reconciles individuals to God but also unites diverse people into one new family in Christ. Paul calls believers to remember their past separation, Christ’s work of bringing them near, and their new identity as citizens, family members, and living stones in God’s temple. Jesus Himself is our peace, destroying hostility and forming a unified church bu...

Pastor Josh introduces the ongoing series in Ephesians, focusing on Ephesians 2:1–10 as a powerful summary of the gospel. Pastor Josh explains that before Christ, people are spiritually dead, following the world, the flesh, and the devil, and are deserving of God’s wrath. But God, rich in mercy, makes believers alive with Christ, saving them by grace through faith. This grace leads to humility and...

Pastor Eric brings a message from Ephesians 1:15–23 that reminds believers that God wants them to know Him more deeply. The writer, Paul thanks God for the church’s faith and love, then prays that the Spirit would open their hearts to understand their hope, inheritance, and God’s resurrection power. This same power raised Jesus from the dead and now strengthens believers to live transformed lives....

Pastor Josh walks through Ephesians 1:3–14, highlighting how the Father chose us, the Son redeemed us, and the Spirit sealed us—unpacking adoption, redemption through Christ’s blood, and the Spirit as our guarantee. He calls the church to respond in heartfelt worship and praise for God’s sovereign, loving grace that secures our inheritance and shapes our lives.