CLF Conversations

By Covenant Life Fellowship

Welcome to CLF Conversations: A Covenant Life Fellowship Podcast, where pastors and members of CLF explore the practical applications of the Gospel in everyday life—even in the mundane. Whether you're... more

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May 01, 2026 Hugs, Shrugs, and Coffee Mugs - Part 2
🎙️ Episode Summary
In this episode of CLF Conversations, Perry and Pastor Dave explore what it truly means to be merciful—and how it differs from what we might call “unholy sympathy.”
The discussion addresses how misplaced compassion can actually hinder repentance, short-circuit God’s discipline, and keep people from real transformation.
Rather than calling Christians to be less compassionate, this episode calls us to a deeper, more biblical mercy—one that is rooted in truth and aligned with God’s purposes.
Because in the end, mercy isn’t just about making people feel better—
it’s about helping them be made new.
🌍 Key Topics Covered
• Mercy vs. enablement
• The danger of “unholy sympathy”
• God’s use of discipline and consequences
• Compassion rooted in truth
• Speaking hard truth in love
• Restoration vs. avoidance
• Aligning with God’s work in others
💬 Discussion Highlights
We don’t just show compassion—compassion shapes outcomes.
The question isn’t just “Am I kind?” but “Am I faithful?”
Unholy sympathy prioritizes comfort over transformation.
God’s discipline is an expression of His love.
True mercy moves toward healing—not just relief.
📖 Scripture References
Matthew 5:7
John 1:14
Proverbs 27:6
Hebrews 12:6
John 8:11
Ephesians 4:15
Galatians 6:1
Romans 12:9
Proverbs 4:23
📌 Takeaway Questions
Am I practicing true mercy—or avoiding hard truth?
Where might I be enabling instead of helping?
Do I trust God’s process of discipline and growth?
How can I better reflect both grace and truth?
🔗 Stay Connected
Subscribe to CLF Conversations wherever you listen.
For sermons and resources, visit:
clfroseburg.com
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21min
April 24, 2026 Hugs, Shrugs, and Coffee Mugs
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35min
April 10, 2026 Beholding vs. Scrolling (Part 2)
🎙️ Episode Summary
In this episode of CLF Conversations, Perry and Pastor Dave explore how technology and social media are shaping our attention—and ultimately our hearts.
The conversation addresses how digital habits form us, why distraction is a serious spiritual issue, and how social media can subtly influence our identity, desires, and thinking.
Ultimately, Scripture calls believers to something deeper than constant scrolling:
a life of beholding Christ.
Because we are always being formed—
and what we consistently behold will shape who we become.
🌍 Key Topics Covered
• How technology disciples us
• The formative power of social media
• Distraction and spiritual life
• Comparison and identity
• Beholding Christ vs. constant scrolling
• Stewarding attention intentionally
• Practical ways to fight digital distraction
💬 Discussion Highlights
We are always being discipled—by something.
What we consume shapes what we love.
Distraction is not neutral—it affects our spiritual life.
We become like what we behold.
Attention is a spiritual discipline.
📖 Scripture References
Romans 12:2
Psalm 1:2
Psalm 46:10
2 Corinthians 3:18
2 Corinthians 10:12
1 Corinthians 6:12
Philippians 4:8
Ephesians 5:15–16
Colossians 3:2
📌 Takeaway Questions
What is shaping me more right now—Scripture or my screen?
Where is most of my attention going each day?
What habits need to change so I can better behold Christ?
Am I using technology… or being used by it?
🔗 Stay Connected
Subscribe to CLF Conversations wherever you listen.
For sermons and resources, visit:
clfroseburg.com
Worship. Fellowship. Grow. & Serve.
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30min
April 03, 2026 Beholding vs. Scrolling (Part 1)
🎙️ Episode Summary
In this episode of CLF Conversations, Perry and Pastor Dave explore how technology and social media are shaping our attention—and ultimately our hearts.
The conversation addresses how digital habits form us, why distraction is a serious spiritual issue, and how social media can subtly influence our identity, desires, and thinking.
Ultimately, Scripture calls believers to something deeper than constant scrolling:
a life of beholding Christ.
Because we are always being formed—
and what we consistently behold will shape who we become.
🌍 Key Topics Covered
• How technology disciples us
• The formative power of social media
• Distraction and spiritual life
• Comparison and identity
• Beholding Christ vs. constant scrolling
• Stewarding attention intentionally
• Practical ways to fight digital distraction
💬 Discussion Highlights
We are always being discipled—by something.
What we consume shapes what we love.
Distraction is not neutral—it affects our spiritual life.
We become like what we behold.
Attention is a spiritual discipline.
📖 Scripture References
Romans 12:2
Psalm 1:2
Psalm 46:10
2 Corinthians 3:18
2 Corinthians 10:12
1 Corinthians 6:12
Philippians 4:8
Ephesians 5:15–16
Colossians 3:2
📌 Takeaway Questions
What is shaping me more right now—Scripture or my screen?
Where is most of my attention going each day?
What habits need to change so I can better behold Christ?
Am I using technology… or being used by it?
🔗 Stay Connected
Subscribe to CLF Conversations wherever you listen.
For sermons and resources, visit:
clfroseburg.com
Worship. Fellowship. Grow. & Serve.
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34min
March 27, 2026 Church Would Be Great… If It Weren’t for People (part 2)
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30min
March 20, 2026 Church Would Be Great… If It Weren’t for People (Part 1)
🎙️ Episode Summary
In this episode of CLF Conversations, Perry and Pastor Dave tackle the real questions that arise from the Better Together series.
The conversation explores why church life can sometimes feel messy, how Christians should handle conflict, why slander is dangerous, and what it really means to love, forgive, and bear one another’s burdens.
Ultimately, the New Testament shows that Christian community isn’t optional—it’s part of God’s design for spiritual growth and gospel witness.
While life together can be challenging, it’s also one of the primary ways God shapes believers into the image of Christ.
🌍 Key Topics Covered
• Why church life can feel messy
• Handling conflict between believers
• The danger of slander and careless speech
• Biblical hospitality and welcome
• Bearing one another’s burdens
• Encouragement and spiritual growth in community
• Why Christians should not isolate themselves
• The gospel displayed through church unity
💬 Discussion Highlights
Church life is messy because believers are still growing.
Reconciliation is the biblical response to conflict.
Slander destroys unity and dishonors God.
Christian welcome reflects the grace we’ve received in Christ.
The church displays the gospel through love and unity.
📖 Scripture References
John 13:34–35
Romans 15:7
Galatians 6:2
Hebrews 10:24–25
Colossians 3:13
James 4:11
Matthew 18:15
Ephesians 4:15
📌 Takeaway Questions
Am I actively loving and serving the people in my church?
Do I handle conflict biblically or avoid it?
Am I using my words to build up or tear down?
How can I better bear the burdens of others?
🔗 Stay Connected
Subscribe to CLF Conversations wherever you listen.
For sermons and resources, visit:
clfroseburg.com
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49min
March 13, 2026 If God Is Good… Why Does Life Hurt?
Episode Summary
In this episode of CLF Conversations, Perry and Pastor Dave tackle one of the hardest questions people ask: Why does God allow suffering?
The conversation explores the origin of suffering in the fall, why suffering is not always punishment, how God uses suffering to shape believers, and how tragedies—from war to unjust deaths—fit within God’s sovereign plan.
Ultimately, Scripture reminds us that while suffering is real and painful, it is not meaningless and it is not permanent.
Because of Christ, believers have hope that one day suffering itself will be defeated.
🌍 Key Topics Covered
• The origin of suffering in a fallen world
• Why suffering is not always punishment
• God’s sovereignty in tragedy
• How God uses suffering to shape believers
• The Christian response to injustice and violence
• Hope in Christ’s final restoration
💬 Discussion Highlights
Suffering exists because the world is fallen.
Not all suffering is punishment.
God often uses suffering to refine faith.
The cross shows that God can redeem even the worst evil.
The Christian hope is not escape from suffering—but victory over it.
📖 Scripture References
Romans 5:12
Romans 5:3–4
Romans 8:28
John 9:3
John 16:33
James 4:1
Hebrews 4:15
Revelation 21:4
2 Corinthians 4:17
📌 Takeaway Questions
How do I respond when suffering enters my life?
Do I trust that God can work through painful circumstances?
Am I remembering the eternal hope promised in Christ?
How can I comfort others who are suffering?
🔗 Stay Connected
Subscribe to CLF Conversations wherever you listen.
For sermons and resources, visit clfroseburg.com
Worship. Fellowship. Grow. & Serve.
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46min
March 06, 2026 The Nations Rage
🎙️ Episode Summary
In this episode of CLF Conversations, Perry and Pastor Dave discuss the escalating tensions involving Israel, Iran, and the United States and explore how Christians should think about global conflict. Rather than responding with fear or speculation, believers are called to anchor their perspective in Scripture. The conversation covers God’s sovereignty over nations, the role of modern Israel in biblical theology, Jesus’ teaching about wars, and the Christian call to prayer and peace. Ultimately, the episode reminds listeners that while nations rage, Christ reigns.
🌍 Key Topics Covered
God’s sovereignty over world events
Modern Israel and biblical theology
Jesus’ teaching on wars and rumors of wars
The Christian response to global conflict
Why believers should pray for leaders and nations
Hope in Christ’s unshakable kingdom
💬 Discussion Highlights
The news may look chaotic—but heaven is not.
Modern geopolitics must be interpreted through Scripture.
Wars reveal the brokenness of the world—but not the timetable of the end.
Christians resist panic by remembering God’s sovereignty.
Our ultimate allegiance is to Christ’s kingdom.
📖 Scripture References
Psalm 103:19
Proverbs 21:1
Galatians 3:28–29
Matthew 24:6
1 Timothy 2:1–2
Psalm 2:1
Psalm 46:1–2
📌 Takeaway Questions
When I see global conflict, do I respond with fear or faith?
Am I praying for world leaders and nations?
Do I trust that God rules over history—even when it looks chaotic?
Is my hope rooted in political stability or Christ’s kingdom?
🔗 Stay Connected
Subscribe to CLF Conversations wherever you listen.
For sermons and resources, visit clfroseburg.com.
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39min
February 27, 2026Fine, I'll Ask
🎙️ Episode Summary
In this episode of CLF Conversations, Perry and Pastor Dave answer candid follow-up questions to the Shared Values series. They explore what “gospel-centered” really means, why continuationism is a shared value, how elder leadership functions, biblical submission in marriage, the realities of church planting, and how unity can be preserved in a growing church of sinners. The conversation clarifies convictions while keeping the gospel central.
🌍 Key Topics Covered
What gospel-centered actually means

Open-handed vs. shared convictions

Biblical marriage authority

Elder plurality and decision-making

Church planting strategy

Preserving unity amid growth
💬 Discussion Highlights
Slogans don’t define faithfulness—practice does.

Open-handed doesn’t mean optional.

Authority in marriage and church is cruciform.

Church planting requires preparation, not impulse.

Unity is fragile—but worth guarding.
📖 Scripture References
1 Corinthians 2:2
Galatians 1:6
Ephesians 5:22–25
Acts 20:28
Acts 13:2
Ephesians 4:3
Philippians 2:2
📌 Takeaway Questions
Is the gospel central in my life—or assumed?

Do I see authority as protection or threat?

Am I contributing to unity—or quietly eroding it?

Do I pray for future church plants?

Does my theology produce humility?
🎤 Sermon Mentioned: The Gift of Tongues
https://clfroseburg.com/sermons/the-gift-of-tongues/
🔗 Stay Connected
Subscribe to CLF Conversations wherever you listen.
For sermons and resources, visit clfroseburg.com.
Worship. Fellowship. Grow. & Serve.
See you next time on CLF Conversations, where we grow in Christ—one slightly uncomfortable question at a time.
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50min
February 20, 20267 Shared Values: United in Fellowship, Mission, and Governance
🎙️ Episode Summary
In this episode of CLF Conversations, Perry and Pastor Dave York continue the Shared Values series by exploring United in Fellowship, Mission, and Governance.
They discuss why unity among churches is more than symbolic, how the New Testament models vibrant interdependence, and why shared doctrine and accountability protect long-term faithfulness. From Jesus’ prayer in John 17 to the cooperative mission efforts in Acts and Galatians, this episode highlights the beauty and strength of gospel partnership.
🌍 Key Topics Covered
Jesus’ prayer for unity (John 17:20–21)
Interdependent churches in Acts
Shared doctrine and accountability
Fellowship that goes beyond affiliation
Why governance protects gospel health
Doing more together than apart
💬 Discussion Highlights
Unity is not optional—it’s prayed for by Christ Himself.
Fellowship must be relational, not merely organizational.
Governance is a gift, not a burden.
Interdependence strengthens doctrine and mission.
Healthy churches don’t isolate—they collaborate.
📖 Scripture References
John 17:20–21
Acts 16:4–5
1 Corinthians 11:16
Galatians 2:7–10
📌 Takeaway Questions
Do I see church unity as essential or optional?
How does interdependence strengthen our church?
Am I committed to both truth and fellowship?
How can I pray for other churches in our family of churches?
Does our unity reflect the prayer of Jesus?
🔗 Stay Connected
Subscribe to CLF Conversations wherever you listen to podcasts.
For sermons, resources, and ways to partner in gospel mission, visit clfroseburg.com.
Worship. Fellowship. Grow. & Serve.
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42min

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