Covenant Community Church Indianapolis

If you have ever spent any time in the wilderness of life then you have probably spent time thinking about the promised land; that place where life will be better, more settled, easier. Life in the wilderness is exhausting. For every wilderness there is a promised land; and for every promised land there is a River Jordan that must be crossed. The only way across the river is through the river. In...

Today’s message will close out the Christmas season along with the start of a new year. It will also tie into our observance of the Lord’s Supper this morning. The story of the wise men chronicled in the Gospel of Matthew tells of the Magi long and dangerous travel to see the Christ child. From this morning’s text, Pastor Wallace will show us how to have wisdom in this new year as we look at how t...

Starting a new year brings hope; yet we need all the encouragement we can get because sometimes we set goals that can be kind of intimidating. However, God has a better way! In today’s message Pastor Wallace will show you from the Word of God how you can step your way into the new year with success. We will kick off a brand-new, four-part message series called “Winning Steps for the New Year.” Thi...

If you were to ask God for a sign, what kind of sign would you ask God? God gave some great signs to people who didn’t eve ask for a sign. In today’s message, Pastor Wallace shares with us the sign God choose to signify His coming to the earth: He choose a baby wrapped in cloths lying in a manger.” God gave the Jews a sign; but they weren’t expecting a baby in a manger. God gave them a sign and th...

Most have taken for granted Jesus’ nativity story as commonly related – that when Joseph and Mary arrived in Bethlehem there was no room in an inn, so Mary ended up giving birth to Jesus in a stable. However, a more realistic view of what occurred with Christ’s birth according to custom of the time is that the manger was in a house and not in a stable. As the text says: “there was no guest room av...

In today’s message, Pastor Wallace shares with us teachings from the Apostle Paul’s letter to the church at Colossae. Colossians 2:6-7 succinctly summarizes the message of this letter. In these two verses, Paul affirms the truth about Christ and exhorts believers to continue to live in Him. Gratitude is the proper response to and result of God’s grace at work in the believer’s life. The good news...

Today’s message is the final part of our six-part sermon series entitled: “How to Be Grateful.” The great Roman orator, Cicero, called gratitude “the mother of all virtues.” Hence, there is a sense in which if we can learn to be grateful, then we will take a huge step toward being godly as well. In his message, Pastor Wallace borrows insights from Rabbi Haskel Lookstein where he suggests that firs...

  As we continue our sermon series on “How To…,” we are going to study talks about Abraham’s faith. The Bible tells us that it was a strong faith. Would you like to be strong in the faith? In today’s message Pastor Wallace mentions five things that are true about Abraham’s faith that he wants to be true about your faith. First, strong faith is received as a gift of God; secondly, strong faith rele...

Today, many Americans are emotionally fatigued, physically drained, and spiritually defeated. And the reason is stress. Well, thank God, there is hope, and hope is on the way, and it is right from the pages of God’s Word in Isaiah 40, verses 28 thru 31. In today’s message, Pastor Wallace teaches us the problem of stress, the provision of God’s sufficiency, and the assurance of His promise. Now, th...

Greetings and welcome to the third part of our sermon series: “How To…” Today's message is “How to Work Out Your Own Salvation: Act the Miracle!” The “miracle” in view here is the activity of God in producing in our hearts and minds and wills the desire and power to obey His Word. The word “act” has in view what you and I do as a result of the miracle God has already performed in our hearts a...

Our second sermon in Pastor Wallace’s sermon series: “How To…” is focusing on “How to Run Like a Champion.” According to today’s Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2, if you are saved, you are a runner. You are in the race! There is a race for you to run and God wants you to be like a champion. In today’s message, Pastor Wallace shares with us how to run like a champion. He proffers five things from this pas...

Today, Pastor Wallace begins a new 5-part sermon series on “How To…” The most important thing that is needed when putting together something that needs to be assembled is almost always the instructions. For many items, we would not dare dream of trying to assemble the parts without the instructions. Yet may people try to put together their complex designed lives without asking, “Are there any inst...

Our text today from 2 Samuel 9 gives an interaction between David and Mephibosheth and the outcome is not what we expect. The story of Mephibosheth is our story because as an enemy of the King he was welcomed to the table. Enemies aren’t welcomed to the table, but we are as Christians. Because of sin we are all enemies of the King, but don’t miss God’s pursuing grace here in this text. In this mes...

We are a people who get excited about reaching a destination. We even get happy about planning our destinations and what we will do when we get there. However, there are those times in life when dreams are deferred, and plans are delayed. The question is how do you handle the “in between times?” In today’s message, Pastor Wallace teaches about how God led the Israelites on a different route than t...

In today’s message, Pastor Wallace shares with us the importance of church membership. In joining church, you make visible your commitment to Christ and His people. The truth of church membership is that every member of the church is called to overcome. Therefore, the way to live experience the victory of faith is to obey God. This is the victory that overcomes the storms of life, failure, setback...

Of all the things God calls us to do in life, none is important, or more difficult, than the call to wait. Maybe the hardest waiting is waiting upon God, particularly when you have taken one of God’s promises to heart. In today’s message, Pastor Wallace instructs in ways to survive the wait by providing insights from the life of David. God promised great things to David, and everything was falling...

Our message today is the last in our sermon series: “Turning Points in Life – Following Christ.” Our Scripture text describes how Jesus saw Peter, Andrew, James, and John with their boats and nets, and relatives, and said to them, “Follow Me.” They got up, left everything, and followed Him. This was the pivotal turning point in their lives. Pastor Wallace shares with us the fact that turning point...

As we continue with our sermon series “Turning Points in Life,” today we focus on “Taking a Chance and Living.” In this message we discover the exciting thing about turning points is the possibility that you could decide to change something – something about your life or situation. And, when you do, everything suddenly falls into place. Today, Pastor Wallace shares with us the story of four lepers...

As we continue with our sermon series “Turning Points in Life,” today we focus on “Making Difficult Decisions.” In this message we find that difficult decisions may require commitment based on love and faith. Life is full of turning points. Those occasions when you stand at the crossroad. Moments when you have to make a decision, and that decision will forever change your trajectory. The story of...

Today’s message in our “Turning Points in Life” Series is about ‘Praying for Others.’ One of the most powerful stories of prayer and recovery or restart is found in the book of Job. Nobody had to recover more than Job. Intercessory prayer was the sign of Job’s returning greatness. When Job’s soul began to expand itself in holy and loving prayer for his erring brethren, the heart of God showed itse...

All of us have had “turning points” in our lives, where the direction we were going suddenly changed, often dramatically. Turning points can be positive or negative – impacted by relationships, seasons of life events, or life-changing experiences. Today’s message on “REMEMBERING,” is the first of a five-part sermon series on “Turning Points in Life.” In our series, we will explore the stories of m...

Happy Father’s Day. In today’s message Pastor Wallace notes that although Father’s Day is a difficult day for some and a day of celebration for others; we all can celebrate and praise God for His great love. When it comes to a father’s love, the Scriptures have a lot to say, and they all point to the love of our Heavenly Father. The Scripture lesson teaches about what manner of God’s love is avail...

In the book of Psalms, the various psalmists face all of life’s vicissitudes. There are ups-and-downs, highs and lows, victory-and-defeat, joy-and-sorrow, doubt-and-confidence. But when you get to the end of the book of Psalms, the storms cease, the clouds lift, and the sun shines. And as darkness gives way to light, life’s ultimate priority comes into view. And this ultimate priority is stated wi...

Today is Pentecost Sunday, the Sunday we celebrate the church’s birthday. Pentecost marks the end of the Easter season. For Christians, it is a memorial of the day the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles in the form of fiery tongues, an even t that took place fifty days after the Resurrection of Jesus. In today’s message, Pastor Wallace reminds us that Pentecost is an event of both the past an...

According to Billboard’s Year-End of chart of the Top 100 Songs of 1965, No.1 was “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction” by The Rolling Stones. In today’s message, Pastor Wallace suggest that not much has changed today. There’s a desire and hunger at work that cannot be satisfied, gratified, or fulfilled. It’s the same hunger that Isaiah in chapter 55 wants the people to be attentive to. He wants them to f...