Centennial Covenant Church

May 31, 2020

Rebecka Sutton

Rebecka Sutton will be continuing our sermon series, Be The Body. She is talking about the power of resurrection life in the midst of a broken world filled with death. Here is what Rebecka shares:

We are called to be the "body of Christ". The church of Corinth struggled to understand their identity in Christ. In his letters, Paul instructs them on what it means to be a community anchored in Christ - the church. If their identity is as one belonging to Christ, then they must believe accurately and behave properly to reflect their CHRISTian identity. In both 1st Corinthians and 2nd Corinthians, Paul addresses their confusion regarding the resurrection. At the center of his argument is the truth of Christ's resurrection - we do not worship a dead Christ, but the living Jesus. As the body of Christ, we are called to promote the living, resurrected Christ! What does this mean for us during these uncertain times? As our society continues to demonstrate the power of evil and death, how do we, as the body of Christ, promote resurrection and life?

June 7, 2020

Jon Hardin

What does it mean to be the body of Christ? It means a lot of things, including that we proclaim Christ and his resurrection, we persevere through difficulty, and we contextualize God’s love to our world. This Sunday, Jon Hardin will be preaching. He’s talking about generosity and its place in our shared life as Christ’s body. God intends us to be generous in order to care for others.

June 14, 2020

Pastor Karl Helvig

This is a phrase widely used and deeply important in the Evangelical Covenant Church. It captures the vision of scripture for the actions every follower of Christ needs to be taking against racism. Racial righteousness has been a deep commitment of the ECC for decades and its significance is only highlighted by the changes and increased awareness sweeping our country over the weeks since George Floyd’s death. May we not only continue, but commit ourselves even more deeply to seeing God’s vision for humanity and allowing that to truly shape our lives and actions.