CLF Conversations

CLF Conversations

By Covenant Life FellowshipSociety & CultureReligion & SpiritualityChristianityEducationSelf-ImprovementPhilosophy
Download on the App Store

CLF Conversations episodes

  • One Flesh. Two Sinners. Part 2

    🌍 Key Topics Covered

    • Abuse and pastoral care
    • Separation and safety
    • Remarriage after divorce
    • Divorce before conversion
    • Restoration and reconciliation
    • Repentance and forgiveness
    • Church care for divorced believers
    • Gospel hope

    💬 Discussion Highlights

    Truth and grace belong together.
    Safety and protection matter.
    God's grace reaches past failures.
    Remarriage questions require careful biblical study.
    The gospel offers hope for every broken story.
    Faithfulness today matters.

    📖 Scripture References

    Psalm 11:5
    Ephesians 5:25
    1 Corinthians 7:11,17
    Romans 8:1
    Romans 15:7
    Luke 18:27
    2 Corinthians 5:17
    1 Timothy 1:15
    1 John 1:9

    📌 Takeaway Questions

    How can the church better care for hurting marriages?
    Am I trusting God's grace for past failures?
    How can I pursue faithfulness in my current season of life?
    Do I view divorced believers through the lens of the gospel?
    Where do I need God's healing and restoration?

    🎙️ Stay Connected

    Thanks for listening to CLF Conversations, the podcast of Covenant Life Fellowship in Roseburg, Oregon.

    For sermons, articles, event information, and more resources to help you follow Christ, visit:

    Covenant Life Fellowship

    As always—

    Worship. Fellowship. Grow. & Serve.

    We'll see you next time on CLF Conversations—where we grow in Christ one conversation at a time. 🎙️

    33 min
  • One Flesh. Two Sinners. Part 1

    🎙️ Episode Summary

    In Part One of this discussion, Perry and Pastor Dave explore God's design for marriage and why Scripture treats divorce so seriously.
    Beginning in Genesis and moving through the teachings of Jesus and Paul, they discuss covenant faithfulness, adultery, abandonment, and the biblical foundations that shape Christian views of divorce.
    Before considering difficult exceptions, Christians must first understand God's beautiful design for lifelong covenant marriage.

    🌍 Key Topics Covered

    • God's design for marriage
    • Marriage as covenant
    • Why divorce matters
    • Jesus' teaching on divorce
    • Sexual immorality as grounds for divorce
    • Abandonment by an unbelieving spouse
    • Church care for struggling marriages

    💬 Discussion Highlights

    Marriage reflects God's covenant love.
    Divorce is never God's design.
    Jesus points us back to creation.
    Biblical exceptions do not diminish God's ideal.
    Healthy churches help hurting marriages before crisis arrives.

    📖 Scripture References

    Genesis 2:24
    Malachi 2:14–16
    Mark 10:2–12
    Matthew 19:3–9
    Exodus 20:14
    1 Corinthians 7:12–15
    Galatians 6:2

    📌 Takeaway Questions

    Do I view marriage primarily as a covenant or a contract?
    How does God's faithfulness shape my understanding of marriage?
    Am I pursuing reconciliation and forgiveness in difficult relationships?
    How can our church better support struggling marriages?

    As always—

    Worship. Fellowship. Grow. & Serve.
    We'll see you next time on CLF Conversations—where we grow in Christ one conversation at a time. 🎙️

    🎙️ Stay Connected

    Thanks for listening to CLF Conversations, the podcast of Covenant Life Fellowship in Roseburg, Oregon.

    For sermons, articles, event information, and more resources to help you follow Christ, visit:

    Covenant Life Fellowship

    As always—

    Worship. Fellowship. Grow. & Serve.

    We'll see you next time on CLF Conversations—where we grow in Christ one conversation at a time. 🎙️

    31 min
  • What Still Counts?

    🎙️ Episode Summary

    In this episode of CLF Conversations, Perry and Pastor Dave unpack one of the most confusing questions for many Christians: what parts of the Old Testament Law still apply today?
    By exploring the categories of moral, ceremonial, and civil law, they show how Jesus fulfills the Law and reshapes how believers relate to it.
    Rather than discarding the Law—or being crushed by it—Christians are invited to see it through the lens of Christ: fulfilled, clarified, and written on the heart.
    Because in the end—
    The Law doesn’t lead us to rule-keeping…
    It leads us to Jesus.

    🌍 Key Topics Covered

    • Fulfillment of the Law in Christ
    • Moral vs. ceremonial vs. civil law
    • The Law of Christ
    • Obedience and grace
    • Legalism vs. lawlessness
    • Reading the Old Testament as a Christian

    💬 Discussion Highlights

    The Law wasn’t abolished—it was completed in Christ.
    Not all laws apply the same way, but all reveal God.
    Obedience flows from salvation, not toward it.
    The Law points forward—the gospel fulfills.
    We don’t ignore the Law—we read it through Jesus.

    📖 Scripture References

    Matthew 5:17
    Matthew 22:37–39
    Colossians 2:17
    Deuteronomy 6:1
    John 14:15
    Galatians 6:2
    Romans 15:4
    Jeremiah 31:33
    Romans 6:14

    📌 Takeaway Questions

    Am I trying to earn what Christ has already fulfilled?
    Do I understand how the Law points to Jesus?
    Am I pursuing obedience from love—or obligation?
    How can I better read the Old Testament through the lens of Christ?

    🔗 Stay Connected

    Subscribe to CLF Conversations wherever you listen.
    For sermons and resources, visit:
    clfroseburg.com
    Worship. Fellowship. Grow. & Serve.

    🎙️ Stay Connected

    Thanks for listening to CLF Conversations, the podcast of Covenant Life Fellowship in Roseburg, Oregon.

    For sermons, articles, event information, and more resources to help you follow Christ, visit:

    Covenant Life Fellowship

    As always—

    Worship. Fellowship. Grow. & Serve.

    We'll see you next time on CLF Conversations—where we grow in Christ one conversation at a time. 🎙️

    42 min
  • 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

    Worship. Fellowship. Grow. & Serve.

    🎙️ Stay Connected

    Thanks for listening to CLF Conversations, the podcast of Covenant Life Fellowship in Roseburg, Oregon.

    For sermons, articles, event information, and more resources to help you follow Christ, visit:

    Covenant Life Fellowship

    As always—

    Worship. Fellowship. Grow. & Serve.

    We'll see you next time on CLF Conversations—where we grow in Christ one conversation at a time. 🎙️

    21 min
  • Hugs, Shrugs, and Coffee Mugs

    🎙️ Stay Connected

    Thanks for listening to CLF Conversations, the podcast of Covenant Life Fellowship in Roseburg, Oregon.

    For sermons, articles, event information, and more resources to help you follow Christ, visit:

    Covenant Life Fellowship

    As always—

    Worship. Fellowship. Grow. & Serve.

    We'll see you next time on CLF Conversations—where we grow in Christ one conversation at a time. 🎙️

    35 min
  • 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.

    🎙️ Stay Connected

    Thanks for listening to CLF Conversations, the podcast of Covenant Life Fellowship in Roseburg, Oregon.

    For sermons, articles, event information, and more resources to help you follow Christ, visit:

    Covenant Life Fellowship

    As always—

    Worship. Fellowship. Grow. & Serve.

    We'll see you next time on CLF Conversations—where we grow in Christ one conversation at a time. 🎙️

    30 min
  • 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.

    🎙️ Stay Connected

    Thanks for listening to CLF Conversations, the podcast of Covenant Life Fellowship in Roseburg, Oregon.

    For sermons, articles, event information, and more resources to help you follow Christ, visit:

    Covenant Life Fellowship

    As always—

    Worship. Fellowship. Grow. & Serve.

    We'll see you next time on CLF Conversations—where we grow in Christ one conversation at a time. 🎙️

    34 min
  • Church Would Be Great… If It Weren’t for People (part 2)

    🎙️ Stay Connected

    Thanks for listening to CLF Conversations, the podcast of Covenant Life Fellowship in Roseburg, Oregon.

    For sermons, articles, event information, and more resources to help you follow Christ, visit:

    Covenant Life Fellowship

    As always—

    Worship. Fellowship. Grow. & Serve.

    We'll see you next time on CLF Conversations—where we grow in Christ one conversation at a time. 🎙️

    30 min
  • 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

    Worship. Fellowship. Grow. & Serve.

    🎙️ Stay Connected

    Thanks for listening to CLF Conversations, the podcast of Covenant Life Fellowship in Roseburg, Oregon.

    For sermons, articles, event information, and more resources to help you follow Christ, visit:

    Covenant Life Fellowship

    As always—

    Worship. Fellowship. Grow. & Serve.

    We'll see you next time on CLF Conversations—where we grow in Christ one conversation at a time. 🎙️

    49 min
  • 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.

    🎙️ Stay Connected

    Thanks for listening to CLF Conversations, the podcast of Covenant Life Fellowship in Roseburg, Oregon.

    For sermons, articles, event information, and more resources to help you follow Christ, visit:

    Covenant Life Fellowship

    As always—

    Worship. Fellowship. Grow. & Serve.

    We'll see you next time on CLF Conversations—where we grow in Christ one conversation at a time. 🎙️

    46 min

About CLF Conversations

From the publisher's feed

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 navigating parenting, engaging with culture, or wrestling with the complexities of politics, we believe that the Gospel speaks into every aspect of life.

More shows like CLF Conversations

CLF Sermons by Covenant Life Fellowship

CLF Sermons

4 Listeners

The Charlie Kirk Show by Charlie Kirk

The Charlie Kirk Show

65,336 Listeners

Haunted Cosmos by Ben Garrett & Brian Sauvé

Haunted Cosmos

3,797 Listeners