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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.
January 2 2011 at 2:01 pm
Prayer for Japan
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Missionary, Michael Oh, will be with us on Sunday, January 9, to give a brief update on his work in Japan and lead us in prayer for the nation’s 125 million people.
Bio
Dr. Michael Oh is president and founder of Christ Bible Seminary in Nagoya, Japan, and father of four daughters, Hannah, Mikaela, Eowyn, and Elliot and a son, Michael Jr.
In 1998-99 Michael and his wife Pearl served as short-term missionaries with Mission to the World during which time they planted Chita Zion Presbyterian Church. After that term Michael completed a Master’s degree in East Asian Studies on a Regional Studies scholarship at Harvard University with a concentration in Japanese anthropology and sociology. Michael and his family moved back to Japan in January of 2004 before founding Christ Bible Seminary in April 2005.
Christ Bible Seminary is the fastest growing seminary in Japan making an impact among young Christians seeking a renewed vision for the next generation of Christianity in Japan. The ministry of Christ Bible Seminary also includes a sizable new church plant, All Nations Fellowship, lay training, and a contemporary worship event for young people called Heart and Soul which is the largest regular meeting of young Christians in Nagoya. Michael is a PCA Teaching Elder in the Philadelphia Presbytery and the youngest member of the executive leadership of the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization.
Japan Overview
To inform your prayers for Japan, check out the helpful links below from the Nagoya Theological Seminary website:
• Introduction
• National Overview
• Historical Overview
• People, Culture and Society
• Religion
• History of Christianity in Japan
Pray…
• That God would take one of the most secular nations in the world and turn it into a nation that loves and fears God.
• That economic shocks and fear of the future will cause many to look to Christ.
• That the Lord would raise up pastors who are more passionate about Christ than material success.
• That God would richly bless Michael Oh and his ministry in Japan.
November 19 2010 at 7:27 pm
Tullian Tchividjian, Our Guest on November 28
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Pastor Tullian Tchividjian will preach here at Covenant Life in both services on Sunday, November 28. His Scripture text will be Colossians 1:9-14, and his title, “Jesus + Nothing = Everything.”
Tullian’s full name is (get ready…) William Graham Tullian Tchividjian (pronounced cha-ví-jin). He is a Florida native, the pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, a visiting professor of theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, and a grandson of Billy and Ruth Graham. Yep, Billy Graham’s grandson is coming to preach at Covenant Life!
A graduate of Columbia International University (philosophy) and Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Tullian is the author of Do I Know God? Finding Certainty in Life’s Most Important Relationship
When he is not reading, studying, preaching or writing, he enjoys being with people and relaxing with his wife Kim and their three kids, Gabe, Nate and Genna. Tullian loves the beach, exercise, and when he has time, surfing.
Tullian’s favorite authors include C.S. Lewis, J.I. Packer, Francis Schaeffer, and Jonathan Edwards.
November 5 2010 at 12:00 pm
Tim Kerr Will Preach on November 14
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Tim Kerr, senior pastor of Sovereign Grace Church Toronto will continue our series, “Desperate: Living Aware of Our Need for Jesus,” as he preaches here at Covenant Life Church in both services on Sunday, November 14. His message from John 14:12-14 will ask: “Can I as a Christian experience the power of Christ in my daily life? Is this only theoretical ... or is it really possible? What exactly is the relationship between prayer and the power of God?”
If you’ve been visiting Covenant Life or are considering checking us out for the first time, we would be delighted to have you join us.
Tim’s Bio
Although he was born in Canada, Tim Kerr has spent more than half of his life in Asia. Tim’s family moved from Canada to India when he was a year old and lived there for the next 10 years. Tim has many fond childhood memories of living in places like Calcutta and Bangalore. When he reached his high school years, the family returned to Canada.
During college, Tim met his sweetheart Joanne, who had grown up in the Toronto district known as “Little Italy.” After wedding and graduating from college, Tim and Joanne spent 12 years in Japan where Tim was involved in starting new churches. In 2000, the Kerr family moved back to Canada, and Tim pursued mentoring men one-on-one as a full time vocation for the next five years.
Tim has been the pastor of Sovereign Grace Church Toronto since its beginning in the summer of 2004. He and Joanne have four children, ages 13-19.
September 27 2010 at 7:32 pm
Kevin DeYoung Will Preach on October 3
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Pastor and author Kevin DeYoung will be with us at Covenant Life on Sunday, October 3, preaching from the first chapter of Leviticus. In his message Kevin will outline the sacrificial themes of Leviticus, pointing out how the book can be practical in its potential application, inspiring in its call to holiness, and rich in its foreshadowing of the Lord Jesus Christ. This look at Leviticus should provide a fresh perspective on some foundational gospel truths.
Kevin DeYoung is the Senior Pastor at University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Mich., across the street from Michigan State University. He serves on the board of RCA Integrity, a renewal group within the Reformed Church in America. He is the co-author of Why We’re Not Emergent: By Two Guys Who Should Be and Why We Love the Church: In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion, and the author of Just Do Something: How to Make a Decision Without Dreams, Visions, Fleeces, Open Doors, Random Bible Verses, Casting Lots, Liver Shivers, Writing in the Sky, etc.
September 7 2010 at 11:24 am
Dr. Russell Moore On Adoption
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Join us on Sunday, September 19, as Dr. Russell Moore of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary comes to teach on our adoption as children of God, and our call from God to care for orphans.
Dr. Moore summarizes his upcoming message in this way: “Not every Christian is called to adopt. But every Christian is called to care for widows and orphans in their distress (Jas. 1:27) As we see our own adoption in Christ, we learn to embrace our Father God’s heart for the fatherless. And as we care for the world’s orphans, the more we will see the radical glory of what God has done for us in the gospel.”
Bio
Russell D. Moore is the Senior Vice President for Academic Administration and Dean of the School of Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. The grandson of a Mississippi Baptist preacher, Dr. Moore is also a preaching pastor at Highview Baptist Church in Louisville, where he ministers weekly. Dr. Moore writes and speaks frequently on topics ranging from the Kingdom of God to the mission of adoption to a theology of country music. He is a senior editor of Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity and also blogs regularly at Moore to the Point. Dr. Moore’s latest book is Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches, and he is working on the forthcoming, Tempted and Tried: Temptation and the Triumph of Christ. He and his wife Maria have four sons: Benjamin, Timothy, Samuel, and Jonah.