http://www.christcov.com We are a church plant of the Presbyterian Church in America longing to see a new church started in Culpeper, VA. Thank you for you interest in our teaching content. en We are a church plant of the Presbyterian Church in America longing to see a new church started in Culpeper, VA. Thank you for you interest in our teaching content. Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church no Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church Sermons pastor@christcov.com ℗ & © 2010 Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church 720 John the Baptist is leaving the stage and Jesus is entering. Before he goes, John gives the credentials of the Christ. Then at Jesus' baptism we see the Holy Spirit and Father's approval of Jesus, the Son. http://www.christcov.com/sermon/passing-the-baton http://www.christcov.com/mediafiles/passing-the-baton.mp3 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:47:32 GMT Joe Holland The Gospel of Luke: Help My Unbelief boasting,christ,john_exit,jesus_entry,trinity 46:58 We have now left the birth narratives behind. Now we enter into the public ministries of both Jesus and John. But before Luke gets to Jesus, he wants us to see how John the Baptist has prepared the way for the Christ. How do you prepare for God coming http://www.christcov.com/sermon/the-voice http://www.christcov.com/mediafiles/the-voice.mp3 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:37:54 GMT Joe Holland The Gospel of Luke: Help My Unbelief jesus,john_the_baptist,wilderness,public_ministry,preparation,coming_messiah 31:30 This passage is the only one in the gospels that chronicles Jesus' life as a young boy. In it we see a prelude to Jesus' public ministry as he comes to terms with his unique relationship to God his Father. http://www.christcov.com/sermon/the-boy-jesus http://www.christcov.com/mediafiles/the-boy-jesus.mp3 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:39:10 GMT Joe Holland The Gospel of Luke: Help My Unbelief jesus,childhood,temple,jerusalem,mary,joseph,father_god 33:56 Following Jesus' birth a stream of prophecies issue forth concerning his role in redeeming his people. In this passage, Simeon and Anna add their praise and prophecy to God for the birth of this Christ. http://www.christcov.com/sermon/simeon-and-anna http://www.christcov.com/mediafiles/simeon-and-anna.mp3 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:49:58 GMT Joe Holland The Gospel of Luke: Help My Unbelief salvation,birth,gospel,israel,consolation,christ 30:41 This is the seventh sermon in our series on the gospel of Luke. We turn our eyes away briefly from the manger to look at the first people invited to the birth of the Christ—a group of shepherds. http://www.christcov.com/sermon/glory-and-grit http://www.christcov.com/mediafiles/glory-and-grit.mp3 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:56:44 GMT Joe Holland The Gospel of Luke: Help My Unbelief shepherds,nativity,jesus,birth,angels 46:23 God is about the display of his glory in the world. In this particular passage we witness the birth of Jesus, the God-man. Through that humble birth and the circumstances surrounding it God shows his absolute control over creation and his worthiness to be worshiped. http://www.christcov.com/sermon/sovereign-glory-on-display http://www.christcov.com/mediafiles/sovereign-glory-on-display.mp3 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:31:07 GMT Joe Holland The Gospel of Luke: Help My Unbelief jesus,birth,nativity,luke,sovereign_glory 40:40 This is our fifth sermon in our series on the gospel of Luke. When you're curious about the truths of Christianity, where do you turn? What is the answer to your questions? In our text, Zechariah provides an awesome example in his theologically rich song, the Benedictus. http://www.christcov.com/sermon/uncorked http://www.christcov.com/mediafiles/uncorked.mp3 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:12:19 GMT Joe Holland The Gospel of Luke: Help My Unbelief doubt,song,benedictus,zechariah,jesus 38:08 This week we consider together Luke 1:39-55. When people come into gracious contact with Jesus they respond with reflexive worship. This particular passage shows John the Baptist, Elizabeth, and Mary responding to Jesus with worship. What leads you to worship? http://www.christcov.com/sermon/the-worship-of-god-in-utero http://www.christcov.com/mediafiles/the-worship-of-god-in-utero.mp3 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:34:48 GMT Joe Holland The Gospel of Luke: Help My Unbelief worship,john_the_baptist,mary,elizabeth,jesus 53:34 This week we tackle Luke 1:26-38. This is the third sermon in our series on the Gospel of Luke. We'll particularly focus on the intense glory and profound humility that marked our Lord's entrance into this world. http://www.christcov.com/sermon/glory-and-humility http://www.christcov.com/mediafiles/glory-and-humility.mp3 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:53:16 GMT Joe Holland The Gospel of Luke: Help My Unbelief humility,glory,jesus,mary 47:46 This is the second sermon in our Luke series. In this sermon (Luke 1:5-25) we are introduced to Zechariah and Elizabeth, parents of John the Baptist. We take a hard look at how the gospel has both global and personal implications. http://www.christcov.com/sermon/preparation-and-doubt http://www.christcov.com/mediafiles/preparation-and-doubt.mp3 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:26:44 GMT Joe Holland The Gospel of Luke: Help My Unbelief doubt,assurance,luke,john_the_baptist,zecharaiah 42:05 This is our first sermon in our series entitled, "The Gospel of Luke: Help My Unbelief." In it, we are trying to answer questions like who is Luke and why did he write this historical narrative on the life of Jesus Christ. http://www.christcov.com/sermon/help-my-unbelief http://www.christcov.com/mediafiles/help-my-unbelief.mp3 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:40:49 GMT Joe Holland The Gospel of Luke: Help My Unbelief assurance,jesus,luke 39:40 This is the last sermon in our vision series entitled, "The Way Forward". For this twelfth and last sermon we'll look at the Great Commission. In it, Jesus is calling the church and all of her individual members to be missionaries to the communities that God has placed them in. http://www.christcov.com/sermon/great-commissionaries http://www.christcov.com/mediafiles/great-commissionaries.mp3 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:16:54 GMT Joe Holland The Way Forward missions,missionaries,great_commission 40:04 This is our second to last sermon in our vision series. This week we're considering the conversion of Zacchaues, the unlikeliest of men to become a follower of Christ. In this passage we're trying to answer the question, "Who are the lost?" http://www.christcov.com/sermon/why-did-jesus-go-to-all-that-trouble http://www.christcov.com/mediafiles/why-did-jesus-go-to-all-that-trouble.mp3 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:44:03 GMT Joe Holland The Way Forward spiritual_lost,jesus,zacchaeus,luke 41:04 This is our tenth week looking at the vision document of our church. This week we're taking a look at what Christians should do when they sin against one another. Or to put it another way, how does a community centered on Christ respond to sin? http://www.christcov.com/sermon/repentance-requisite-community http://www.christcov.com/mediafiles/repentance-requisite-community.mp3 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:07:30 GMT Joe Holland The Way Forward community,sin,christ,reconciliation 45:11 This is our ninth sermon working through the vision of our church plant. This week we'll consider how God designed the church to be a place where people from any and every background find peace with God and one another. We'll consider specifically how the people of God are metaphorically described as a building, the new temple of God. http://www.christcov.com/sermon/more-than-a-carpenter http://www.christcov.com/mediafiles/more-than-a-carpenter.mp3 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:01:45 GMT Joe Holland The Way Forward building,temple,christ,church,community,peace 41:09 In our eighth sermon in our vision series we take a look at Paul's instructions to a church struggling with prideful divisions. What is the answer to the problem of Church disunity? Only the cross of Christ. Only through the cross can there be absolute http://www.christcov.com/sermon/absolute-unity-through-intentional-diversity http://www.christcov.com/mediafiles/absolute-unity-through-intentional-unity.mp3 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:26:44 GMT Joe Holland The Way Forward church,cross,christ,unity 36:58 This week we take a break from our vision series to consider Jesus's profound invitation in John 7:37-39. Thirsty? Come to Christ and drink from rivers of eternal life without end. http://www.christcov.com/sermon/rivers-from-your-gut http://www.christcov.com/mediafiles/rivers-from-your-gut.mp3 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:12:41 GMT Joe Holland Various spiritual_thirst,jesus,john 26:55 This is our seventh sermon from our series on the vision of our church. We are covering what is commonly called the regulative principle of worship. The Bible consistently teaches that God dictates what worship should look like so that the truth of the Bible, the gospel of Jesus Christ, is preserved and protected. http://www.christcov.com/sermon/worship-by-the-book http://www.christcov.com/mediafiles/worship-by-the-book.mp3 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:32:14 GMT Joe Holland The Way Forward worship,regulative_principle 37:38 This is our sixth sermon from our vision series entitled, "The Way Forward". This week we are considering Jesus's encounter with a Samaritan woman and what it teaches us about Christ-centered worship. http://www.christcov.com/sermon/worship-in-spirit-and-truth http://www.christcov.com/mediafiles/worship-in-spirit-and-truth.mp3 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:46:08 GMT Joe Holland The Way Forward worship,christ,john 36:47 This is our fifth sermon in our vision series. This week we are transitioning into the topic of "Worship". This sermon is going to look at what happened when Isaiah came face to face with God and what principles we can draw from his experience. http://www.christcov.com/sermon/worship-undone-forgiven-and-caught-up http://www.christcov.com/mediafiles/worship-undone-forgiven-and-caught-up.mp3 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:54:21 GMT Joe Holland The Way Forward worship,isaiah 32:57 This is our fourth week looking at the person and work of Jesus Christ. We consider this week the first chapter of Hebrews to see that no one has a resume like Jesus. He is preeminent over creation and redemption. He is better. http://www.christcov.com/sermon/jesus-is-better http://www.christcov.com/mediafiles/jesus-is-better.mp3 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:46:41 GMT Joe Holland The Way Forward jesus,hebrews 33:22 We are three sermons into our series on the vision of our church. This is the third of four sermons looking at the centrality of Jesus for all that we do. This week's sermon is from Colossians 1:15-23. We'll look at Jesus as the king of Creation, Redemption, and the Redeemed. http://www.christcov.com/sermon/the-king-of-creation-and-redemption http://www.christcov.com/mediafiles/the-king-of-creation-and-redemption.mp3 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:14:49 GMT Joe Holland The Way Forward colossians,jesus,gospel,grace 38:56 This is the second sermon in our series, The Way Forward. We are spending four weeks discussing the person and work of Jesus. This week we consider how Jesus reveals God to us. http://www.christcov.com/sermon/the-one-who-makes-god-known http://www.christcov.com/mediafiles/the-one-who-makes-god-known.mp3 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:02:23 GMT Joe Holland The Way Forward jesus,christ,vision 36:54 In this first sermon in our vision series we look at two discouraged disciples walking home on Easter afternoon. Jesus turns their discouragement into joy by showing them how the entire Bible centers on himself. (Luke 24:13-35) http://www.christcov.com/sermon/the-centrality-of-christ http://www.christcov.com/mediafiles/the-centrality-of-christ.mp3 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:46:41 GMT Joe Holland The Way Forward christ,luke 33:23 This a sermon that Joe preached at his previous church—First Presbyterian Church, Kosciusko. In this passage Paul is exalting God's unfailing commitment to perfect his people. http://www.christcov.com/sermon/he-will-surely-do-it http://www.christcov.com/mediafiles/holland1thess080527.mp3 Tue, 27 May 2008 14:32:44 GMT Joe Holland Various thessalonians,perseverance 41:29 This is a sermon that Joe preached at his former church—First Presbyterian Church, Kosciusko. In this passage Paul encourages the Thessalonian Christians that God has been at work growing their church. http://www.christcov.com/sermon/a-lesson-in-church-growth http://www.christcov.com/mediafiles/a-lesson-in-church-growth.mp3 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:33:50 GMT Joe Holland Various church_growth,thessalonians 31:12