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Slideshow To Honor Faithful Servants
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At Member’s Meeting on April 25, this slideshow was shown to honor Care Group and Ministry leaders who have faithfully served at Covenant Life for 5, 10, 15 and 20 years. Enjoy!
April 27 2010 at 3:03 pm
Next Rancho 3M Work Trip Announced
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Another trip to continue work on the Rancho 3M baby home has been set for June 12-19. Once again, Grant Layman will lead a group of workers to take the construction process to the next step.
The primary tasks on this trip will involve electrical, plumbing, HVAC (ductwork installation) and painting. Costs for each participant will be in the $625-650 range.
To express your desire to be part of the trip, please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) by May 7.
April 27 2010 at 2:06 pm
Next Offers Opportunities To Serve
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Here’s word from Paul Medler, who is coordinating the Next conference:
Since the beginning, Next has relied on many faithful servants who give of their time and gifting. We are again looking for volunteers in the areas of check-in, ushers, and security, as well as those who will devote themselves to intercessory prayer before and/or during the conference.
Next 2010 will be held in Baltimore over Memorial Day weekend, May 28-31.
For more information, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
April 26 2010 at 5:00 am
Living Hope, Part 3
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Robin Boisvert taught us yesterday from 1 Peter 1:10-12, entitling his message, “Salvation Appreciation.” His was the third message in our series on 1 Peter with a focus on how we “are strengthened as we consider our privileged position as recipients of such a great salvation.”
Options for reviewing and applying the message:
• Listen online or download an MP3.
• Download the summary outline (in PDF format).
• Use the questions below for further reflection and application to your life:
1. Leighton-Thomas wrote, “Because the sufferings and glories of our Redeemer are the main subject of the Gospel, they should be much in our thinking.” How can a regular reflection on the sufferings and glories of Jesus strengthen your hope and encourage your faith?
2. Peter knew that the best way to encourage his fellow believers was to remind them of the gospel. How can considering the sufferings of Christ strengthen you through trial and adversity?
3. Robin taught us that the same glories (i.e., resurrection and ascension) that followed Christ’s sufferings await the Christian. How can considering the glories that await us in heaven strengthen you to persevere through trial and suffering?4. In his book Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan wrote, “Then [Christian] stood still awhile to look and wonder, for he was very surprised that the sight of the Cross should ease him of his burden…He looked, therefore, and looked again, even until springs in his head sent water flowing down his cheeks.” Do you ever take time to stand at the cross and the empty tomb and marvel at your great salvation? What do appreciate about your salvation? For what are you grateful?
5. Be intentional to set aside time to wonder at such a great salvation. Sing songs and read passages of Scripture that stir gratefulness and appreciation for all that Christ did and accomplished on your behalf.
April 19 2010 at 9:14 am
Living Hope, Part 2
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In the second installment of “Living Hope: The First Letter of Peter” I preached from 1 Peter 1:6-9 on the reality of suffering and how our living hope, Jesus, guards and keeps us.
Options for reviewing and applying the message:
• Listen online or download an MP3.
• Download the summary outline (in PDF format).
• Use the questions below for further reflection and application to your life:
1. Josh taught us that Christians are people whose hope is so real and powerful that it remains even in the face of various trials. When you face trials, what erodes your hope and tempts you to unbelief? How can the eternal perspectives of 1 Peter 1:3-5 rekindle your “living hope” and bolster your faith?
2. Josh shared that the grief of trials has an expiration date. How can a meditation on the joy of heaven sustain your hope and faith in the midst of suffering?
3. What is God’s purpose in trials (1 Peter 1:7)? (See also James 1:2-4, Heb. 12:10-11, Rom. 5:1-5; 8:28-29, 2 Cor. 4:16-18). Why is a “genuine” faith so critical when walking through suffering?4. In 1 Peter 1:8-9, Peter points those who are suffering back to Jesus. How can you turn to Jesus in the midst of your trials and tears to find hope and inexpressible joy in Him?
April 12 2010 at 5:00 am
Living. Hope. Part 1
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Yesterday we launched our new sermon series, “Living Hope: The First Letter of Peter.” I preached from 1 Peter 1:1-5, on the “past, present and future hope” we have because of Jesus Christ.
Options for reviewing and applying the message:
• Listen online or download an MP3.
• Download the summary outline (in PDF format).
• Use the questions below for further reflection and application to your life:
1. How can Peter’s greeting (1 Peter 1:1-2) impart hope and remind you of your identity in Christ Jesus?
2. Peter started his letter with an outburst of gratitude and praise (1 Peter 1:3a). What do you thank God for the loudest? What blessings lead you to an outburst of praise?
3. How have your past sins-—or the sins and wrongs others have done to you-—defined your identity and dampened your hope? How does the defining reality that you have been “born again …through the resurrection of Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 1:3a) rewrite your past and give you hope in the present?
4. Have you placed your hope in things that will eventually wear out, grow old or die? How does faith and hope in Christ’s life, death and resurrection strengthen and enliven your hope?
5. How often do you think of heaven? How can a reflection on the eternal joy and the inheritance that awaits you in heaven fill you with hope for both your present trials and your future glory?