Covenant of Grace Atlanta - Sermons

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.

Two things allow division to destroy the church: unprofitable distractions and unwillingness to address difficult people.

God regenerates his people by grace. From that washing and renewal, we bring peace, wisdom, and love to a world that desperately needs them.

Life in God's Kingdom does not negate life in these earthly kingdoms. It does, however, change the way we relate to government and neighbors.

Grace pushes us forward and glory pulls us from up ahead. All the gift of God and all towards Christlikeness.

What God calls us to is purposeful. Through our lives, a picture of the gospel is drawn for the world to see.

Christ has not left us alone. For salvation, for life, for godliness - we are not alone.

The gospel makes us fit for good works. If we lack them, we may be adding something more to the gospel and settling for something less.

Christ gave his church elders: not just teachers but "father-like" shepherds and examples to the church.

Jesus pursues sinners, heals us, and helps us understand the world. And in all, his power is on display.

God cannot lie. He has been true to his word from before all time. He is faithful today. His promises beyond time and into eternity will all be kept.

All around us and all in us is change. How does an unchangeable God change us?

"The faith" includes knowledge of the truth and the godliness that accords from it. The faith Paul wants Titus to proclaim saves and changes lives.

Life by faith looks down, out, and up. From each perspective it puts its trust in God.

Righteousness and mercy meet in Christ. How can the righteous, still sinners as they are, live? By faith in him.

Truth is truth. But truth in song touches the heart and memory as deeply as the mind.

Let us choose to live not for the fleeting glories of this world, but for the enduring kingdom of Christ.

Not by feelings, circumstances, cleverness, or works; the righteous live by faith.

The righteous will live by faith. Yet so much of what we want is antithetical to that calling.

The portrait of the Proverbs 31 woman can seem daunting – an impossible standard of perfection. But when we see it illustrated through Ruth's story, it becomes more approachable, more human.

When we embrace hesed love, putting others before ourselves, God works through us in remarkable ways.

What becomes of your name when the cost to love proves too much? The story of Ruth and Boaz, set against the backdrop of God's redemptive plan, reminds us that individual acts of hesed are part of a greater narrative. Each time we choose sacrificial love over self-interest, we're participating in God's work of restoration and redemption in the world.

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

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

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

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.

Growth in Christlikeness will involve patience and endurance in trials.