Covenant of Grace Atlanta - Sermons

What melts away bitterness? A super-abundance of God's grace.

n a time of widespread unfaithfulness, Ruth and Boaz stand out as beacons of light, demonstrating what it means to trust in God and to extend kindness beyond what is required.

God orchestrated his world so that faithfulness offers peace, joy, and hope as a blessing regardless of what's happening to and around us.

Like Ruth, we endeavor to faithfully use what God has given us, no matter how small it may seem.

Following God isn't about playing it safe or maintaining the status quo. It's about being willing to leave everything behind for the sake of his kingdom.

Growth in Christlikeness will involve patience and endurance in trials.

Contentment and gratitude are not mere abstract ideals, but tangible fruits of the gospel working in our lives.

The secret to contentment is the same in times of want and in times of plenty: Christ. When we can fully desire the will of God, we can be fully content.

Is contentment something we manufacture within ourselves and press into service by our strength? Or is it a condition that comes to us from the grace of life with God?

Paul's closing thoughts, final instructions, and parting remarks for the Corinthians are far from "throw away" verses.

The resurrection takes both the bark and the bite out of death. How do we live in response?

The glories that we know now are seed glories – great, but nothing compared with what is to come. Since death’s sting has been taken away, we can both live well and die well.

The Christian worldview is shaped through the resurrection and its power, which validated Jesus’ identity, proved his sacrifice approved, and defeated death.

Christ died so that we could die with him. He was raised so that we can live with him. In the end, the Christian life really is that simple.

In the life of a God-honoring church, as an expression of love, each member engages and yields in an orderly manner, holding as their goal the building up and the service of their brothers and sisters in Christ.

As we pursue love as a congregation, how do we build up our children in worship?

The ethos with which Paul speaks about the church is that it is consistently and fundamentally a network, a “body,” of those who are responsible for one another.

Faith and hope are significant graces of God for our lives. But what are the implications of the fact that it's only love that never ends.

Love demands sacrifice. We either sacrifice others to our love of self or, by the Spirit, we learn a more excellent way.

In the body of Christ, there are no wasted parts. That's why we interact with love - deep is our belief of our need for one another.

All spiritual gifts are a grace from God. What are we supposed to be showing with and through any gifts God has given us? Grace!

The supper that you eat when taking communion at church - is it the Lord's? One way to tell is that you see your brothers and sisters in Christ as God himself sees them.

How we dress has always communicated something. Since the grace of the gospel impacts every area of life for the believer, we should not be surprised that Paul has things to say about such things.

It does not matter what we think is happening when we participate or support unbelievers, it matters what they think is happening.

To those who claim the name of Christ and sit at his table, whose satisfaction is in the wine of his blood and the bread of his flesh, our testimony is fullness and wholeness.