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Sermons on Suffering

Trials Reveal God’s Strength

Covenant Life Fellowship
Covenant Life Fellowship
Trials Reveal God’s Strength
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In this powerful sermon, we explore how God uses trials to reveal our weaknesses, ultimately making us dependent on His strength.

Big Idea: God uses trials to reveal and create our weaknesses, which makes us dependent on His strength.

Sermon Outline:

A Case Study in Contrasts (vs. 1-6)

Human Weakness and Trials (vs. 7-10)

Learning to Be Content in Trials

Join us as we delve into 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 and uncover the profound truths about God’s strength in our times of weakness.

Trials for the Glory of God

Covenant Life Fellowship
Covenant Life Fellowship
Trials for the Glory of God
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In this powerful sermon, we delve into John 11 to uncover the profound truth that trials, though difficult and painful, are used by God for His glory. Discover how God works in us, through us, and even apart from us during our most challenging times. Join us as we explore the big idea that our struggles are not in vain but serve a greater purpose in God’s divine plan.

Maturity Through Suffering

Covenant Life Fellowship
Covenant Life Fellowship
Maturity Through Suffering
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Big Idea: As we grow to cherish Christian maturity to the degree that God cherishes it, we can embrace the very trials that He leads us through and find joy in them.

Welcome to our study on “Maturity Through Suffering” based on James 1:2-12. Join us as we delve into the profound message of finding joy in trials and understanding how our faith and character are refined through suffering.

Removing Egypt from Their Hearts

Covenant Life Fellowship
Covenant Life Fellowship
Removing Egypt from Their Hearts
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Big Idea: One reason trials occur in our lives is to remove “Egypt” from our hearts, prune us, and refine our faith.

In this sermon based on Numbers 11, we explore the profound lesson that trials and challenges in our lives are often tools used by God to “remove Egypt from our hearts.” Just as the Israelites faced difficulties in the wilderness after leaving Egypt, we too encounter various hardships. These trials are not without purpose. They serve to prune us, refine our faith, and draw us closer to God. Join us as we delve into the scripture, understand the significance of these spiritual journeys, and learn how to embrace the transformation that God intends for us through our trials.

Guarded by God and Refined by Trials

Covenant Life Fellowship
Covenant Life Fellowship
Guarded by God and Refined by Trials
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Join us for an inspiring sermon on 1 Peter 1:3-9 where we explore how God uses the furnace of this life to refine us and help us glorify Jesus in this life and the next. Discover the living hope, enduring faith, and inexpressible joy that come from trusting in Christ amidst trials.

Finding Purpose in God’s Kingdom

Covenant Life Fellowship
Covenant Life Fellowship
Finding Purpose in God's Kingdom
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Overview Welcome to our latest sermon, “Finding Purpose in God’s Kingdom,” where we dive deep into 1 Peter 4:10-11 to understand how God has uniquely equipped each of us with spiritual gifts. In this message, we explore the journey of discovering, growing, and utilizing these gifts to glorify God and serve others.

I Cry Out

Covenant Life Fellowship
Covenant Life Fellowship
I Cry Out
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The psalmist cries out to God in deep distress and sorrow. Throughout the psalm, the writer describes his feelings of isolation, abandonment, and overwhelming affliction. He continually seeks God, mentioning his constant prayer and seeking the Lord’s attention. The tone is desperate, as the writer portrays himself as being among the dead and forgotten. This psalm offers an honest expression of deep anguish and serves as a reminder that it is okay to bring our raw emotions before God. It represents the real human experience of feeling distant from God, even when seeking Him earnestly.

How Long, O Lord?

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Covenant Life Fellowship
How Long, O Lord?
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No matter how bleak the situation, or how distant God may seem, we can always turn to Him and find reassurance in His promises. The key is to shift our focus from the size of our problems to the vastness of God’s love and grace.

A Throne with No End

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Covenant Life Fellowship
A Throne with No End
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Psalm 102 acknowledges the fleeting and fragile nature of human existence but finds comfort and hope in the eternal nature of God. The psalmist’s distress leads them to cry out to God, who remains constant amidst the temporal challenges of life. Ultimately, the psalm points to a future restoration and a renewed hope in God’s enduring faithfulness.

Beauty, Pain, and EVERYTHING in Between

Covenant Life Fellowship
Covenant Life Fellowship
Beauty, Pain, and EVERYTHING in Between
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Psalm 27 is a well-known psalm attributed to King David, and it expresses his trust in God’s protection and deliverance. It beautifully captures the theme of finding strength and solace in God’s presence amidst the trials and challenges of life.

The Tough Journey to Joy

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Covenant Life Fellowship
The Tough Journey to Joy
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Josh Montague explores the book of Habakkuk to remind us that all should rejoice and take joy in the God of our salvation.

Vengeance is Mine

Covenant Life Fellowship
Covenant Life Fellowship
Vengeance is Mine
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Pastor Dave York discusses Nahum 1-3 to reveal that God is a jealous and loving God. He will always work for His people. He will always execute justice on His enemies.

Suffering and the Sovereignty of God

Covenant Life Fellowship
Covenant Life Fellowship
Suffering and the Sovereignty of God
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Overview Robert Sidlo helps look at how suffering and the Sovereignty of God. As a Christian, NOTHING will influence your ability to deal with suffering more than your humble submission to, and firm confidence in, your loving Father’s sovereignty over every detail of your life.

Born to a Living Hope

Covenant Life Fellowship
Covenant Life Fellowship
Born to a Living Hope
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Perry Sorensen will be reading from 1 Peter 1:3-9 while guiding us to see this big idea: Because of the victory of Christ, we have a living hope that allows us to worship in every season of life.

Prepare for Glory

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Covenant Life Fellowship
Prepare for Glory
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Pastor Dave York continues the sermon series with reading from 1 Peter 1:3-9. Here he will direct us seeing this big idea: Because we’re children of God, God uses the furnace of this life to prepare us for the next.