Covenant of Grace Atlanta - Sermons

To turn away from Christ would leave us in isolation with only our pockmarked and lightless selves, yet seeing the hope of the resurrected Christ at work as our High Priest covers our days with radiance.

What does it mean for Jesus to be a better priest?

Does it ever look like His hand has stopped working? We can wait well because of God’s promise.

The author of Hebrews has a solemn warning for those in the church: bear fruit. Grow from the care you're given or beware the result of neglecting God's grace.

There's nothing wrong with spiritual milk - unless that's your whole diet. Solid food is for the mature.

Jesus didn’t serve from a distance but entered fully into our condition.

When the lie comes that there is no way out of the pressure of temptation, that you are bound to give in, or that relief will only come through indulgence, look to Christ; He is there to provide sufficient help for every trial.

If we are not actively pursuing rest, then fatigue, fear, complaint, and hardness can overtake us, like those in the wilderness who could no longer see God’s grace and goodness though He had worked miracles before their eyes.

“Do you love me?” It’s a question that exposes and heals all at once; love, not performance, is the foundation of Christian obedience.

We followed Jesus into the wilderness—not to learn willpower, but to witness the kind of freedom that only comes from being full of the Father’s love.

A clearer path to self-examination is to move away from vague or fear-driven doubts and hypotheticals and instead ask real, biblically grounded questions.

​We are constantly faced with the need to choose where our hope rests. And so there comes a need to measure all things in our lives by Christ—to “consider Jesus”.

Jesus guides us through life, death, and beyond, not only as our leader but as our brother.

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.