The Virtuous Church Sunday, November 3rd, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Proverbs 31:10-31 10Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. 11The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, So that he shall have no need of spoil. 12She will do him good and not evil All the days of her life. 13She seeketh wool, and…

The Virtuous Woman – Part 3 Sunday, October 27th, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Proverbs 31:10-31 10Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. 11The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, So that he shall have no need of spoil. 12She will do him good and not evil All the days of her life. 13She seeketh w…

The Virtuous Woman – Part 2 Sunday, October 20th, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Proverbs 31:10-31 10Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. 11The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, So that he shall have no need of spoil. 12She will do him good and not evil All the days of her life. 13She seeketh w…

The Virtuous Woman – Part 1 Sunday, October 13th, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Proverbs 31:10-31 10Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. 11The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, So that he shall have no need of spoil. 12She will do him good and not evil All the days of her life. 13She seeketh w…

The Apostolic Mission Sunday, September 22nd, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 16:15-20 15And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 17And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my nam…

He Is Risen Sunday, September 15th, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 16:1-14 1And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. 2And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of t…

Buried Alive Sunday, September 8th, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 15:40–47 40There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome; 41(Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with…

Wisdom, Truth, and Silence Sunday, September 1st, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 15:16–39 16And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band. 17And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head, 18And began to salute him, Hail, King of th…

Pax Romana Sunday, August 18th, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 15:1–15 1And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate. 2And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering s…

The Supreme Court of Heaven Sunday, August 11th, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 14:53-72 53And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes. 54And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warme…

The Sword & The Cross Sunday, August 4th, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 14:43-52 43 And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. 44 And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoe…

The Spirit Is Willing Sunday, July 28th, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 14:26-42 26 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives. 27 And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. 28 But after th…

Spirit, Flesh, and Divinity Sunday, July 21st, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 14:26-42 26 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives. 27 And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. 28 But af…

A New Year’s Meal Sunday, July 14th, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 14:12-25 12 And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover? 13 And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into t…

The Fragrance of Love Sunday, July 7th, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 14:1-11 After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. 2 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people. 3 A…

How Excellent Thy Name Sunday, June 23rd, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Psalm 8:1-9 To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. 1 O Lord our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth! Who hast set thy glory above the heavens. 2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength Because of thine enemie…

This Generation Shall Not Pass Sunday, May 12th, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 13:24-37 24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, 25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. 26 And then shall they see the Son of man…

The Gathering of the Elect Sunday, April 28th, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 13:24-31 24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, 25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. 26 And then shall they see the Son of man c…

The Coming of the Son of Man Sunday, April 21st, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 13:24-31 24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, 25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. 26 And then shall they see the Son of man…

Remember Lot’s Wife Sunday, April 14th, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 13:14-23 14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains: 15 And let him that is on the housetop not g…

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The Abomination of Desolation Sunday, April 7th, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 13:14-23 14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains: 15 And let him that is on the house…

Seeing and Believing Easter Sunday, March 31st, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA John 20:24-31 24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put m…

Before The Great Tribulation – Part 2 (Mark 13:5-13) Sunday, March 17th, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 13:1-13 And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here! 2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not…

Before The Great Tribulation – Part 1 Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 13:1-13 And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here! 2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one sto…

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Why We Work Sunday, February 25th, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 6But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. 7Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a c…

The Generous Marriage Sunday, February 11th, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Proverbs 11:22-31 (NKJV) 22 As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout, So is a lovely woman who lacks discretion. 23 The desire of the righteous is only good, But the expectation of the wicked is wrath. 24 There is one who scatters, yet increases more; And there is …

On Church Discipline Sunday, February 4th, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Hebrews 12:1-14 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the author…

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David’s Lord Sunday, January 28th, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 12:28-44 28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? 29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The L…

The Architecture of Reality: Sacred Time & Sacred Place in Holy Scripture Lesson 6 – As Knowledge in the Knower and the Beloved in the Lover Review of Lesson 5 Last time we were together, we started working on this question, “In what sense is God inside of us?” And we spent a good half hour studying all the ways God is not and cannot be inside of u…

Because Ye Know Not the Scriptures Sunday, January 21st, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 12:18–27 18 Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying, 19 Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should …

The State of the Church 2024 Sunday, January 14th, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Proverbs 16:2-9 2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But the Lord weigheth the spirits. 3 Commit thy works unto the Lord, And thy thoughts shall be established. 4 The Lord hath made all things for himself: Yea, even the wicked for the day of…

The Architecture of Reality: Sacred Time & Sacred Place in Holy Scripture Lesson 5 – The Mode of God’s Indwelling Prayer Father, we thank you for your indwelling presence, and that you are closer to us than we are to ourselves. We praise you for this knowledge that is too wonderful for us, and so high that we cannot attain it. And so we ask for hel…

Render to Caesar Sunday, January 7th, 2024 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 12:13-17 13 And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words. 14 And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but te…

Lord of the Vineyard Sunday, December 31st, 2023 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 12:1–12 1And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winevat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. 2And at the season he sent t…

The Fourfold Advent of Our Lord Sunday, December 24th, 2023 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Psalm 50:2-3 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. 3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence… Prayer O Father, we praise you for your infinite wisdom. We thank you for making good on your promise to send a savior to crush th…

The Christ of Christmas Sunday, December 24th, 2023 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA John 1:1-5, 14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was t…

Review of Lesson 3 We are in the middle of giving a theological account for how the Bible makes us to say that “God is present.” And the reason we are doing this is because we are trying to understand the significance and meaning of the Tabernacle and Temple. And because both of these physical structures are symbols of God’s presence, we want to ma…

By What Authority? Sunday, December 10th, 2023 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 11:27-33 27 And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders, 28 And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do the…

The Parable of the Fig Tree Sunday, December 3rd, 2023 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 11:12-26 12 And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry: 13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of fi…

The Sunday Before The World Was Reborn Sunday, November 26th, 2023 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 11:1-11 And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples, 2 And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered int…

The Son of Timaeus Sunday, November 19th, 2023 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 10:46-52 46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out…

The Architecture of Reality: Sacred Time & Sacred Place in Holy Scripture Lesson 3 – A Theology of God’s Presence: Common Presence Christ Covenant Church, Centralia, WA Prayer O Father, your Word says in Psalm 111:2 that, “The works of the Lord are great, studied by all who have pleasure in them.” And so we ask now that You would give us real pleas…

Dying to the Gift Sunday, November 12th, 2023 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 10:32-45 32 And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him, 33 Saying, Behold, we…

The Rich Young Ruler Sunday, November 5th, 2023 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 10:17-31 17 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? 18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, th…

Suffer the Little Children Sunday, October 29th, 2023 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA Mark 10:13-16 13 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. 14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forb…

The Architecture of Reality: Sacred Time & Sacred Place in Holy Scripture Lesson 2 – A Theology of God’s Presence Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 Christ Covenant Church, Centralia, WA Prayer Father, we thank you for this opportunity to contemplate the many ways in which you are present to us. We ask that you would purge us of thoughts unworthy of You…

On Divorce & Remarriage Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 Christ Covenant Church – Centralia, WA 1 Corinthians 7:8-24 8 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. 9 But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn. 10 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, L…