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Terry Virgo Here December 10 and 11
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Terry Virgo will be with us here at Covenant Life for services on Sunday, December 11, and he will also teach on Saturday evening, December 10, at 6:30 p.m.
Terry’s theme in teaching will be the work of the Holy Spirit, drawing from his book, The Spirit Filled Church. We hope that you will join us.
Terry Virgo is based at Church of Christ the King, Brighton, UK, and is the founder of Newfrontiers, a worldwide family of churches together on a mission to establish the kingdom of God by restoring the church, making disciples, training leaders and planting churches. He and his team serve nearly 700 churches across 60 countries.
A well-known Bible teacher, Terry speaks at conferences internationally and hosts the annual Together on a Mission conference in the UK, which draws thousands of delegates from around the world.
Terry has written several books, including The Spirit Filled Church, God’s Lavish Grace, God Knows You’re Human, The Tide is Turning and No Well-Worn Paths, which is his biography.
September 26 2011 at 3:17 pm
J.D. Greear Here October 9
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This Sunday, October 9, we are pleased to have guest teacher J.D. Greear with us here at Covenant Life.
J.D. is the lead pastor of Summit Church, in Raleigh, N.C. He did his doctoral work in Christian and Islamic theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C., and has authored Breaking the Islam Code
J.D. lives in Raleigh with his wife Veronica and their four children.
July 12 2011 at 1:12 pm
The Father’s Discipline
0 CommentsJoshua preached on Sunday morning from Hebrews 12:1-11, titling his message “The Father’s Discipline.” Audio and an outline are available in the Resource Library.
As Covenant Life Church is walking through what is surely one of its most difficult challenges, Joshua sought to help us interpret from God’s Word what is taking place. He taught that God disciplines us because he loves us, that his discipline hurts, and that we must be trained by it. He encouraged us all to welcome and invite the good discipline of the Lord in our lives as his sons and daughters.
In his conclusion, Joshua shared a poignant illustration from Charles Spurgeon:
A child had a little garden in which she planted many flowers, but they never grew. She put them in, as she thought tenderly and carefully, but they would not live. She sowed seeds and they sprang up; but very soon they withered away. So she ran to her father’s gardener, and when he came to look at it, he said, “I will make it a nice garden for you, that you may grow whatever you want.” He fetched a pick, and when the little child saw the terrible pick, she was afraid for her little garden. The gardener struck his tool into the ground and began to make the earth heave and shake for his pickaxe had caught the edge of a huge stone which underplayed almost all the little plot of ground. All the little flowers were turned out of their places and the garden spoiled for a season so that the little maid wept much. He told her he would make it a fair garden yet, and so he did, for having removed that stone which had prevented all the plants from striking root he soon filled the ground with flowers which lived and flourished.
Just so, the Lord has come, and has turned up all the soil of your present comfort to get rid of some big stone that was at the bottom of all your spiritual prosperity, and would not let your soul flourish. Do not weep with the child, but be comforted by the blessed results and thank your Father’s tender hand!
May 30 2011 at 10:19 am
Randy Newman: Bringing the Gospel Home
1 CommentsRandy Newman will speak at Covenant Life on June 5 for the second Sunday in a row. Randy is an author and teacher who has been on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ since 1980. Read more about him in our last blog post.
Randy’s message for June 5 will revolve around his most recent book, Bringing the Gospel Home: Witnessing to Family Members, Close Friends, and Others Who Know You Well.
Randy’s message for May 29 was derived from his book, Questioning Evangelism: Engaging People’s Hearts the Way Jesus Did,
We are eager for everyone to grow through reading Randy’s books and grateful to have him come and teach these two important messages back to back.
May 17 2011 at 5:58 pm
Randy Newman on Evangelism
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Author and teacher Randy Newman will speak here at Covenant Life on two consecutive Sundays: May 29 and June 5. Randy has been on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ since 1980 and has spoken on college campuses, at the Pentagon, in churches, and in various academic settings. He is based in the D.C. area and recently spoke to the Singles Ministry here at Covenant Life. Randy says that his writing “has opened doors to teach the Bible and to train people in communicating their faith in dialogical and respectful ways.”
Randy’s message for May 29 will be derived from his book, Questioning Evangelism: Engaging People’s Hearts the Way Jesus Did.
On June 5, his message will revolve around his more recent book, Bringing the Gospel Home: Witnessing to Family Members, Close Friends, and Others Who Know You Well.
We are excited to hear Randy teach and to see how the church will grow through exposure to his books. They are a great resource; please look for them in the church bookstore.
March 7 2011 at 11:40 am
C.J. Mahaney: “When Someone Doubts”
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It will be our joy to have C.J. Mahaney with us on Sunday, March 13, preaching from Jude, verses 22 and 23: “And have mercy on those who doubt; save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh.”
C.J. Mahaney leads Sovereign Grace Ministries in its mission to establish and support local churches. After 27 years of pastoring Covenant Life Church in Gaithersburg, Maryland, C.J. handed the senior pastor role to Joshua Harris on September 18, 2004, allowing C.J. to devote his full attention to Sovereign Grace. He serves on the Council of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals and on the board of The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.
C.J.‘s books include Humility: True Greatness; Living the Cross-Centered Life; and Sex, Romance, and the Glory of God. He is the editor of Worldliness and Why Small Groups?, and has coauthored other books in Sovereign Grace Ministries’ Pursuit of Godliness series.
C.J. and his wife, Carolyn, have three married daughters and one son. They make their home in Gaithersburg, Md.