Covenant Church

"As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem." Luke 9:51As we enter into a new sermon series that will lead us to Easter...the trial, the beating, the crucifixion, the grave, and the empty tomb we fix our eyes on Jesus, who with determination and focus, went to Jerusalem to fully accomplish all He came to do. Along this journey He will...

As we close this sermon series we are challenged with a simple but powerful principle from Paul's word to the people of Corinth. "Remember this, whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously." 2 Cor. 9:6The principle looks something like this:- We live intentionally and generously, trusting in God's supply. (Sowing)- God...

In part 2 of his Wrestling with Finances series, Branson shared three principles related to the purpose of money from a parable in Luke 16. This story of the shrewd manager teaches us that money is a tool we are to use to build relationships that will last in eternity, money is a test that can reveal where our heart dwells, and money is a trademark that shows what we really serve. Money is not goo...

A steward is not the owner but rather the manager of what has been entrusted to him/her by the owner. From Scripture we understand that God is the owner of all things and we are His stewards, called to manage His creation well. As stewards, we are to manage all that has been entrusted to us in such a way as to bring the most honor to God and to grow and advance His Kingdom. When we understand this...

Over the past few weeks Pastor Branson has led us through a message series called Killing Kryptonite, which highlights the destructive power of idolatry within the church. While we may not be casting idols out of gold to worship, we frequently choose to turn from God's Word and make a way for ourselves that we can shape and control as we see fit. This is idolatry and it is destructive in our...

In this weekend's sermon we looked at a story from the Old Testament that is probably familiar to many. In Exodus 32 we find the Israelite people quickly becoming impatient with God and deciding to take matters into their own hands, even after they have seen Him do great things for them. When they decide that God isn't accommodating their desires the people of Israel decide to fashion an...

Part 2 of the Killing Kryptonite series is all about the power of unity among the Body of Christ. Jesus' prayer for all his disciples in John 17:21-22 was that they would be unified as one, just as he, the Father and the Spirit are one, so that the world might believe. There is great power in unity among believers, but it can be weakened, if not destroyed by our sin and disobedience. Self-cen...

n part 1 of his new sermon series, Killing Kryptonite, Pastor Branson shared three powerful promises from John 14:12-14, as well as three spiritual principles for accessing and applying the power of these principles in our lives. As followers of Jesus Christ, we can stand on the truth from Romans 8:11 that tells us the same "Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you." A...

"But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times." Micah 5:2In part 3 of the Dilly! series we stopped to answer the question "Why Bethlehem?". It was no remarkable place for the Son of God to be born. It was small and certainly not the ce...

We often begin the story of Jesus with an angel visiting Mary, but his story goes back much farther than that. In Part 2 of the Dilly! series Pastor Branson walked us though a part of Jesus' story in Matthew 1:1-17 that we often breeze past. This passage lists the genealogy of Jesus, and it is a most remarkable list indeed! Among other things, this list highlights three very remarkable things...

We began the Christmas sermon series and it is remarkable! In fact, it is Most Remarkable! The word dilly actually means "most remarkable", and while many products want to tout themselves as being remarkable, we know there is only One who is Most Remarkable, and his name is Jesus! Although there are many things that are most remarkable about Jesus, Pastor Branson shared three in part 1 o...

The theme of Redemption runs throughout the book of Ruth, and this final chapter in the story is no exception. As we close out her story we see Boaz live into his role as Ruth's kinsman redeemer by marrying her and caring for both her and her mother-in-law Naomi. Pastor Branson shared that two great blessings came to Ruth and Naomi from this redemptive act: a renewed life, and a lasting legac...

Pastor Branson continued his theme of "Two" in our walk through the book of Ruth this week. As we go deeper into the story of Ruth and Boaz, we see two people who have made a decision to live with intentional righteousness. We see this in how they care for and show respect to those around them and to one another. Ruth and Boaz give us two great examples of how to intentionally live in su...

This week, Pastor Branson focuses in on two key words from the book of Ruth that describe Boaz but ultimately describe God and point to Jesus our kinsman-redeemer.

In part two of Ruth the Moabite Pastor Branson talks about the characteristics of Ruth and Boaz that we should imitate.