And perhaps what the Lord is telling to some of us and will bring to mind in this year, when you don’t know what to do, is say, “Sure you do. You can pray and you can sing.” Whether you like to sing or you sing well, you can turn to the psalter, you can […]
2 Chronicles
Abijah: A Well-Timed Cry
Let’s pray one more time. Blessed Lord, who caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning, grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which You have given us in our saviour Jesus Christ, […]
Ahaziah and Athaliah
Let’s pray together. Our Father, that is indeed the cry of the redeemed soul. All I have is Christ. Hallelujah, Jesus is my life. O Lord, we feel very keenly this morning the words of the apostles when they said to your beloved Son, where else shall I go for You alone have the words […]
Amaziah: Not With a Whole Heart
It’s always a joy to be with you saints here at Christ Covenant. If you would take your Bibles in your hands and turn with me to 2 Chronicles, chapter 25. I love it that your pastor is working through this section of the history of God’s people with you. It’s a portion of Scripture […]
Asa: Grumpy Old Men
So let’s pray. Dear heavenly Father, we thank You for Your Word, we thank You for your love, for your instruction, for Your rebuke, for Your grace, for Your truth. Give us now ears to listen, that we may be edified and that our sins may be mortified. In the name of Christ we pray. […]
Hezekiah: Consecrate Yourself
It is a joy to sing and worship with you all, and now it is my great privilege to bring the Word of the Lord to you from 2 Chronicles. You’ll want to turn there, I think. 2 Chronicles, chapter 29, and we’ll be reading just a few verses, but looking at several chapters. Before […]
Jehoram: Good Riddance
It’s a joy and a privilege to be back here at Christ Covenant. When I asked Kevin DeYoung to come and speak for me, we have, in the summer months we don’t have adult Sunday schools, we have a series of lectures on either side of our two services and we wanted Kevin to come […]
Jehoshaphat: Word, World, and Worship
Intro to guest preacher by Pastor Lawrence: It’s my privilege this morning to introduce you to the first of several guest preachers that we’ll have this summer. Blair Smith is hardly a stranger to our congregation. In fact, his precious family worshiped here at Christ Covenant, his wife Lisa and their four children, aged 6, […]
Joash: The Dangers of Remaining in the Shadow of Another
Good morning, Christ Covenant. It’s good to be with you this morning and to be able to continue our study in the kings in the period of time when in the Old Testament Israel was a divided kingdom, Israel to the north with its capital Samaria, Judah to the south and its capital Jerusalem, and […]
Josiah and His Kin: How to Pray for Your Church
Our Father in heaven, we come in the name of Jesus, asking, pleading, begging, that You would speak. There is no famine more severe than the famine of hearing the Word of the Lord. Make our heads firm and our hearts soft, O Lord, and gives us ears to hear and speak. In Christ we […]
Jotham and Ahaz: A Tale of Two Kings
Good morning. If you have your Bibles, let’s take them and turn to 2 Chronicles, chapter 27 and 28. It’s a privilege to lead you in worship this morning and the preaching of God’s Word. It’s wonderful to see so many faces out there that look so much more familiar than last time, and so […]