All sin separates us from God. Some sins—pride, envy, wrath, sloth, greed, lust, gluttony—can destroy us. Jesus gives us virtues that overcome these vices.

This 8-week series examines the Seven Deadly Sins not to shame, but to reveal our need for grace. Each week shows how these sins infiltrate life, harm relationships, and distance us from God—and how Jesus provides the way out. The final week focuses on virtue and victorious life in Christ.

The concept of the "deadly sins" goes all the way back to Aristotle, but the Christian perception originated in the fourth century with a group known as the "desert fathers." These men, seeking freedom from the corruption of the world, committed to a hermitic life in the desert of Africa (mostly Egypt). But when they arrived in the desert, they discovered the corruption had followed them there! Out of this experience came the understanding that sin isn't primarily "out there" but "in here." And today, you and I have 1700 years of experienced shoulders to stand on as we fight these tendencies in our own souls. These men discovered the depth of their own sin in the desert, and in that same place they also discovered that the power of the Gospel could lead them into lives of virtue and victory.

Let’s listen in…

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Glittering Vices by Rebecca DeYoung and other recommended reading for this series

• Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant

• Timothy George: “4 Groups of Sin” 1) immorality 2) idolatry 3) animosity 4) Intemperance

• Download the free study guide, complete transcript, and show notes here.

• Scripture References: Galatians 5, verses 15-26; Romans 7; Hebrews

• Find out more about Covenant Church at ⁠covenantexperience.com

Looking toward our future, we should ask ourselves these questions: Who are we becoming? What are we going to accomplish? And what is God calling us to leave behind for the next generation?

As we think about 10 years from now, how do we measure success? By a church’s preparation for the future and stewardship of its resources. Let’s listen in…

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Message series coming 1/18/26: “Lethal: 7 Deadly Sins”

• 40 Days of Prayer & Fasting

• Song by Wayne Watson “For Such a Time as This”

• Download the free study guide, complete transcript, and show notes here.

• Scripture References: Matthew 25, verses 1, 14-30; Revelation 21, verse 8; Psalm 24, verse 1

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We learn in the book of Habakkuk that God’s promises require patience, that everything comes back to faith, and that joy can transcend our circumstances. When everything is stripped away in your life and God doesn’t fix your difficulties, will He still be enough? Let’s listen in…

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Find a free study guide, show notes, & complete transcript here

• Scripture References: Habakkuk chapter 2, verses 2-4 & chapter 3, verses 17-19; Genesis 18, verse 14; Isaiah 6, verse 8; 1 Kings 18, verse 21; Joshua 24, verse 15; Matthew 16, verse 15; Luke 6, verse 46; John 21, verses 15–17; Mark 8, verse 36; Lamentations 3, verses 25-26; Romans 1, verse 17; Galatians 3, verse 11; Hebrews 10, verse 38; Philippians 4, verses 10-13; Psalm 73, verses 25-26; Isaiah 40, verses 30-31

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In today’s message, we look at the book of Habbakuk and about the difficult subject of when God doesn’t make sense. In the uncomfortable seasons of life, while we wait, God wants us to turn to Him and dig deeper into relationship with Him. Let’s listen in…

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Find a free study guide, show notes, & complete transcript here

• Scripture References: Habakkuk chapter 1, verse 1 – chapter 2, verse 1; Psalm 46

• Find out more about Covenant Church at ⁠covenantexperience.com

As we look at the book of Galatians in the Bible, we ask ourselves why do we celebrate Christmas? We celebrate because we are adopted children of God, we have been set free from sin, and because of what Jesus has done! Let’s listen in to this Christmas Eve message…

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Pax Romana; Koine language; Roman Roads

• Download the free study guide, complete transcript, and show notes here.

• Scripture References: Galatians 4, verses 1-7; Galatians 1, verse 6 & 8; 2 Peter 4

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Today’s message points to the birth of Jesus and how it should awaken a passionate faith in believers. Three things about passionate faith: it begins with God’s passionate love for us, it does hard things, and it moves us to action. Let’s listen in…

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Find a free study guide, show notes, & complete transcript here

• Scripture References: Deuteronomy 6, verse 5; Luke 2, verses 10-11; John 3, verses 16-17; Luke 1, verses 34-38; Matthew 1, verses 24–25; Luke 2, verses 8–17

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The letter of Romans strengthened the ancient church, brought reformation to the dark ages, has brought hope for 2000 years, and can change your life! This is a special four part series that spans the year of 2025.

Today we are concluding this year-long study of the book of Romans. In these final verses, everything we're about to read is so fantastic, it's hard to believe it's true on a normal day. Let’s look at three questions embedded in three promises in chapter 16: 1) Do you believe God’s promise of reinforced faith? 2) Do you believe God’s promise of revelation that sustains? 3) Do you believe God’s promise of His coming glory?

Let’s listen in…

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Recommended reading for this series

• 40 Days of Prayer & Fasting

• Charlie Kirk

• Neopragmatism

• “Faith happens when the unexplainable meets the undeniable” quote by J.D. Greear

• Download the free study guide, complete transcript, and show notes here.

• Scripture References: Romans 16, verses 25-27; Romans 1, verse 1; Philippians 1, verse 6; Genesis 3, verse 15; Genesis 12; Romans 3, verse 23

• Find out more about Covenant Church at ⁠covenantexperience.com

The letter of Romans strengthened the ancient church, brought reformation to the dark ages, has brought hope for 2000 years, and can change your life! This is a special four part series that spans the year of 2025.

In Romans, Paul has been teaching us about the unity of the Body of Christ—not as uniformity, but as a recognition of our God-given differences, which can span everything from political affiliation to personal preferences. In chapter 16, Paul takes an interesting turn and reminds us that unity is never completely free of conflict. We often assume that peace means the absence of conflict, or that unity means we never disagree. But true unity takes work—pressing through conflict and handling it in the right way.

Let’s listen in…

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Recommended reading for this series

• Amanda Ripley’s book “High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out”

• Download the free study guide, complete transcript, and show notes here.

• Scripture References: Romans 16, verses 17-23; Titus 3, verse 10; Matthew 10, verse 16

• Find out more about Covenant Church at ⁠covenantexperience.com

The letter of Romans strengthened the ancient church, brought reformation to the dark ages, has brought hope for 2000 years, and can change your life!

As we near the end of the book of Romans, we look at what it means to love the body of Christ. Chapter 16 answers the question, “How does God use the entire body of Christ to spread the gospel?” The names in this chapter are the embodiment of who Jesus wants all of us to become - United, powerful, and an effective body of believers, who genuinely love each other. Three challanges for you: love your leaders, love each other, and love the world together. Let’s listen in…

This is a special four part series that spans the year of 2025.

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Recommended reading for this series

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• Stephen Neill, "Nothing is more notable than the anonymity of these early missionaries" ‍

• Tim Keller, Genesis 2, “not good for man to be alone”

• Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700–1760) was a key figure in the Moravian Church, who, with the quote "Preach the gospel, die and be forgotten”

• Download the free study guide, complete transcript, and show notes here.

• Scripture References: Romans 16, verses 1-16; John 17; Genesis 2

• Find out more about Covenant Church at ⁠covenantexperience.com

Guest speaker, Pastor Kevin Brown, brings a message that he prays will leave us encouraged, “rattle our cage”, and cause God to take up more residence in our heart. Everything that we have is borrowed, it all belongs to God and we steward it for Him. It’s not enough that we hear truth from pastors, leaders in the church, and small groups… we need to apply it to our lives. And that means we have to take action!

Pastor Kevin Brown is lead pastor and co-founder of the Perfecting Ministries. Let’s listen in…

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Find out more about Pastor Kevin Brown and The Perfecting Church

• Glocanet and KDSC

• Download the free complete transcript here.

• Scripture References: 2 Kings 6, verses 1-7; Psalm 24, verse 1; Ephesians 4; 1 Samuel 2, verse 30

• Find out more about Covenant Church at ⁠covenantexperience.com