Covenant Grace Church

This is the first in a 4 part Advent series. To Us A Son Is Given: Jesus, the Son of Eve highlights the problem of the fall of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. From that very bleak beginning God gave a priceless promise that there would be a Son coming who would bring the ultimate solution and reverse the curse of sin. This message was preached by Pastor Gabe Medina on December 3, 2023.

Did you know there is a great cloud of witnesses who have run the race of faith before us? They are there to provide an example of God's faithfulness and to cheer us on. Let's be encouraged to lay aside every weight and sin, to run with endurance and to look to Christ. He will help us; He understands and He's in control. This message was preached by Pastor Gabe Medina on November 26, 2023.

Such soul-feeding truth is found in this passage, one complete picture of what it means to live by faith. God delivers us by faith and allows us to suffer by faith. Suffering doesn't mean your faith has failed. Rather, God sustains us through suffering by faith. We have no better example of this that in our Savior, the Lord Jesus. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on November 19, 2023.

Do you ever feel afraid, confused, overwhelmed by sin & shame? There is a faith that overcomes our fears, overcomes our confusion, and overcomes our sin and shame. It is found in Christ alone. Remember that our God is a God of surprising deliverances. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on November 12, 2023.

What are three temptations that threaten to pull us away from Christ? The fear of man, the pleasures of sin, and the treasures of this world. How did Moses face these fears and how did faith overcome them? This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on November 5, 2023.

What does the cross of Jesus Christ mean? What did the reformers regain regarding the gospel? There are five images of atonement that were everyday words in the 1st Century: Propitiation, Justification, Redemption, Adoption and Christus Victor which should impact our every day lives. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on October 29, 2023.

God tests us to reveal and refine our hearts, and when severe trials come, they often make God's promises seem impossible. Abraham passed the ultimate test of offering Isaac because he saw God's faithfulness over and over again, and he believed that God was even able to raise the dead to fulfill his promises. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on October 22, 2023.

Though God often waits a long time to fulfill His promises, He always overdelivers. Remember as you wait, God promises to forgive all your sins, to live in and through you, to never leave you, to always hear you, to meet your every need, to return for you, to resurrect and restore all you've lost, and to cause everything that happens to you to work for your ultimate good. Consider Him faithful who has promises us these things. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on October 15, 2023.

What does faith look like? Faith finds joy in sacrifice. Faith finds fellowship with God. Faith finds deliverance from judgment. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on October 8, 2023.

What is faith? Faith is a certain trust in God that He will fulfill all He has promised to us. It is an empty hand that takes hold of a faithful, all-sufficient God. Our faith grows as we dwell on the nature and character of God as He is revealed in His word. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on October 1, 2023.

The author of Hebrews gives his 4th warning about the danger of leaving Jesus, the wrongness of leaving Jesus and the hope we'd leave behind if we walk away from Jesus. Rather than leaving, we have need of endurance so that we might receive what He has promised to those who are His. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on September 24, 2023.

How can we fulfill the command to encourage one another within the community of faith? We must learn to build friendships. In the context of friendship within the body of Christ we are able to share our spiritual gifts with one another and love and care for each other as we ought. This message was preached by Pastor Gabe Medina on September 17, 2023.

Would you like a humble confidence to live your life for and before the Lord? Then look to Jesus who “by a single offering… has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified” Hebrews 10:14. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on September 3, 2023.

What can wash away my sins? Nothing but the blood of Jesus. Hebrews 9 reveals that the blood of Christ frees us from the penalty of the Law, forgives our sins, and readies us for Christ's return. This message was preached by Pastor Josh White on August 27, 2023.

Why did God command Israel to build a tabernacle (and later a temple) and why we don't have one anymore? Hebrews 9 helps us to understand that Jesus is better because he went into the better tabernacle to offer the better sacrifice once for all. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on August 20, 2023.

Jesus is not only a better high priest, but He also brings a better covenant. The New Covenant promises a better life, new intimacy with God as our Father, and a new confidence with God based on Christ's finished work on the cross. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on August 13, 2023.

Jesus is our better High Priest. Why? His character is better, His sacrifice is better and His appointment by God is better. Don't go back to broken cisterns. Look up to Jesus the better High Priest. This message was preached by Pastor Gabe Medina on August 6, 2023.

Jesus is a better priest because His priesthood actually accomplishes our cleansing, because it is the fulfillment of the promise from the Old Testament for a priest who would also be a King, and because His priesthood continues forever. And as our Great High Priest, Jesus always lives to make intercession for us (Hebrews 7:25). This message was preached by Erick Cobb on July 30, 2023.

Hebrews 7:1-10 looks at this mysterious man named Melchizedek, a priest and king who pops up suddenly in Genesis 14 and just as abruptly disappears. Who was he and how does he relate to Christ? This message was preached by Erick Cobb on July 23, 2023.

The author of Hebrews brings a sobering warning: Dullness to Christ is stunting and dangerous. But the good news is it is reversible if we simply call out to God and humbly seek Him. This message was preached by Erick Cobb on July 9, 2023.

Why is Jesus such a great High Priest? Because we need a better representative due to our great need. As our High Priest, Jesus is human and can sympathize with our weakness and deal gently with us when we are wayward. Jesus is humble and Jesus also learned obedience through what He suffered. This message was preached by Pastor Josh White on July 2, 2023.

Jesus is the better high priest not only because of where He is(seated at the right hand of God)or what He feels (sympathy for our weakness). Jesus is the better high priest because of what He gives… a throne of grace instead of judgment, and mercy and grace to help in our time of need. Let us draw near to this great high priest through prayer. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on June 25, 2023.

The word of God is living, active and sharper than a two-edged sword. It is personal, it is powerful, and it is piercing. It enable us to enter into rest with God. This message was preached by Pastor Gabe Medina on June 18, 2023.

“You have made us for Yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until we find our rest in You” (Augustine). What is the rest we desperately need? And how do we get this rest? This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on June 11, 2023.

Sin attacks the heart; sin lies to us; sin hardens us. What is the remedy? We are called to hold onto our original confidence in Christ even as Christ holds onto us and to encourage one another every day as we journey through this wilderness. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on June 4, 2023.

What actually happened on the day of Pentecost 50 days after Jesus ascended to the right hand of God? What does the giving of the Holy Spirit mean? And how should we respond to this great gift? This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on May 28, 2023.

How important is the Ascension of Christ? It was prophesied; it enabled Christ to sit down at the right hand of God on high and take his place as King. Because of that He was able to send His Spirit and power to transform His people. Because Christ ascended all His promises to His people are "yes" and "amen." This message was preached by Pastor Gabe Medina on May 21, 2023.

Consider Jesus! "Take ten looks at Jesus for every one look at yourself." He is the Apostle and High Priest of our confession... sent from God to mankind and ascended back to God on our behalf. In Christ we can confidently boast. He has given us a sure hope. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on May 14, 2023.

What should we think about humanity? Is it a good or a bad thing to be human? How can humans be made better? What hope is there for humanity? Be encouraged by God's answers to these questions from Hebrews 2. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on May 7, 2023.

Drifting away from Christ is easy and the danger is real. Don't respond to drifting by rowing harder. The remedy is the Gospel is great and it anchors us to the only One who is able to save us and keep us. Let's pay much closer attention to what we have heard from Christ, our anchor. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on April 30, 2023.

Hebrews is a book of wonder and warnings. In it we see Jesus is a word of provision, a word of Himself, a word of providence, a word of forgiveness and a word of our King. "In these last days He [God] has spoken to us by His Son." Are we listening? This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on April 16, 2023.

Have you experience the Shalom (peace) of God that comes from knowing that Jesus has been raised from the dead… a deep sense in the soul that there is nothing to fear? Christ's resurrection gives us peace with the truth, peace with God and peace with our future. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on April 9, 2023.

Isaiah 52-53 was written 700 years before Jesus' death and yet sounds like a detailed script of what happened on Good Friday. It's not just an account of what happened, but describes in detail the suffering... the meaning... and the victory. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on April 7, 2023.

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, humble, and mounted on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey (Zech. 9:9). Jesus is King over all events, over all of our expectations, and He is a King who deserves all of our worship. This message was preached by Pastor Josh White on April 2, 2023.

Why do we love the church? We love the church because it is Christ's body. We are capable of healing deep wounds and caring for each part because we are united with each other in Christ through the Holy Spirit. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on March 26, 2023.

Why do we love the church? We love the church because it is the temple of God with Christ as the very Cornerstone and every believer a living stone aligned with Him. We are also a royal priesthood and a holy nation, beloved of God and called to proclaim His excellencies. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on March 19, 2023.

Why do we love the church? We love the church because the church is the household of God. The gospel is an adoption story. And we love the church because it is a pillar that holds up the truth for a lost world to see. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on March 12, 2023.

Why do we love the church? We love the church because God does. He calls the church His bride. He loves the church by giving Himself to her, by sanctifying her, and He loves the church as His own body. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on March 5, 2023.

The book of Esther never mentions God by name, yet His presence and purposes are all throughout this wondrous book. In our own lives we must remember that no matter how loud the silence is, God is working still. He is accomplishing His good purposes in our lives for His glory. This message was preached by Pastor Gabriel Medina on February 26, 2023.

"Jonah was learning a great theology in a most unusual college" (C.H. Spurgeon), the theology of grace. There are two ways to reject God's grace: open disobedience vs. hidden self-righteousness. Learn the lesson of Jonah: If we don't learn to give grace we will be hard pressed to enjoy the grace God has given us. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on February 19, 2023.

Ecclesiastes is realistic and honest about our lived experience. What we experience often seems futile. The preacher of Ecclesiastes, however, helps us pry our hope off of the fleeting things of this world and attach our hope to the Lord. This in turn causes us to look for the day when the vapor of this world is turned to glory at Christ's return. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on February 12, 2023.

What is our place in this world? We are exiles. God calls us to be in the world, not of the world, but clearly for the world. Though there are inherent dangers of assimilation and intimidation, we have the privilege of confidently bringing the gospel to this lost world until the Lord of glory returns. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on February 5, 2023.

In the book of Exodus we see God giving the grace of rescue, giving the Law that His people might live in gratitude, and giving sacrifices to remind them there will always be more grace when they fail. This is true freedom. In Christ we've been set free: we've been given a desire to do the right thing and through the power of the Spirit the ability to obey, to live as sons and daughters, not slaves. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on January 29, 2023.

All who are found in Christ receive the blessings of Abraham. We have reasons to take courage and to fear not. We have been chosen by God. He has not cast us off. He is with us. He is our God. He will strengthen us. He will help us. He will uphold us with His righteous right hand. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on January 22, 2023.

What do we do when we are overwhelmed by suffering? Job teaches us that an infinitely good and wise God is in control and that God invites us to worship in our weeping, to grieve in hope. Our God was not immune to sorrow and grief and so joins us in our suffering. Today He brings consolation but one day will bring restoration. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on January 15, 2023.

The Gospel not only forgives us from our sin, but also frees us from our sin. How can we learn to walk in the freedom Christ purchased for us? It's a learning process involving 1) solitude, 2) the Word, 3) prayer, 4) simplicity, 5) Sabbath, 6) service, and 7)gathering together. Look at Jesus' life and depend as He did on the Spirit's enabling power. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on January 8, 2023.

As Paul wraps up his letter to the Philippians, he encourages them and us to: 1. be concerned for others, 2. be content in Christ, and 3. be cared for by God. This message was preached by Pastor Gabe Medina on January 1, 2023.

Luke 2, the narrative of the birth of Jesus, is an invitation to come SEE what God has done, PONDER the power of God, the humility of God, the love of God, and to PRAISE Him. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on December 25, 2022.

Luke's passage reveals a shocking announcement to Mary that she, a young virgin, will bear the Son of God and the Savior of the world. But this is then followed by an even more shocking consent: “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” Mary's courageous faith is not simply to be admired but rather imitated. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on December 11, 2022.

If the genealogy in Matthew 1 is Jesus' resume, what kind of Messiah is He? He is an historical Messiah, a covenantal Messiah, a Gracious Messiah and a Redeeming Messiah. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on December 4, 2022.