Covenant Podcast

God has designed us to be in community with others. Small groups are a great place for people to experience friendship, discipleship, and spiritual leadership.

This series is about defining the vision and mission of Covenant Church in Grove City. We will touch on the heart of God, the need in the city, and the role of the church global. However, we will also get specific about the way in which our church body has a mission to reach our city. The plan for reaching our city begins by being a place where people can come in order to Know God and start a relationship with Him.  We will be a church where people who have a relationship with Jesus are encouraged to Grow in Community with their brothers and sisters in Christ. As we grow, we will help people to Discover Purpose  as they begin to see that they too have a role to play in the story of reaching our city and within the church. Our hope is then to challenge and release people to go out and Make a Difference in their world as they help people to get to Know God.

Worship is essential to the Bible, which means it’s central to God and our relationship with Him. True worship happens in spirit and truth: it’s a deeply heartfelt expression of the worth we ascribe to God as He has revealed Himself truly. 

We are all created by God to worship. Everyone worships something. We should worship the only one worthy of worship, the one true creator God. 

Clarity & Confidence

John is commending those who pray for those they see in sin, but warning them that it might be too late for some to repent. Whether this refers to an unbeliever who has finally rejected God in their heart, or a believer who will be punished by physical death - the warning to stay away from sin is serious. 

John has given his testimony, and now presents a better testimony: the water, blood and Spirit. He wants us to believe that Jesus is the Son of God and received eternal life.

We are overcomers in this world through our faith in Jesus Christ. Don’t believe a lie that says you are anything other than victorious through Him.

I not only love people because I love God, but by loving God I demonstrate that I truly love people. When I obey his commandments, and show that they aren’t burdensome, this is an act of love toward others.

The love of God in me is evidence of God’s existence. That love sanctifies me, motivates evangelism, gives me confidence about my eternal life, and causes me to love others, even my enemies.