Church Archives

Gregg Harris (My Dad) on Educational Options (May 9, 2008) - This week I posted a video of comments I made to our church about the importance of maintaining unity in the gospel even when we choose to educate our children differently. I've been encouraged by the feedback I've gotten... ( Keep Reading » )

Gospel Unity Among Educational "Camps" (May 3, 2008) - Last Sunday our church had a Members Meeting. We do these twice a year. They're a chance for the pastors to update the church on new initiatives, welcome new members and in some cases bring issues of church discipline before... ( Keep Reading » )

The Fearful-Psalm 56 (April 2, 2008) - This past Sunday I preached on fear in the first message in our series, Psalms: Real Help for Real People. This is the video that introduced the message: I preached from Psalm 56 which says, "When I am afraid, I... ( Keep Reading » )

Top 10 Hymns (March 26, 2008) - At our church we sing many different songs in many different musical styles. We sing a good number of hymns. But this year we'd like to deepen our appreciation and love for some great hymns. So in the coming year... ( Keep Reading » )

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (March 21, 2008) - If you live in the area I'd love to have you join us for our Youth Ministry's production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, a Broadway musical based on the biblical story of Joseph. Today our pastoral team... ( Keep Reading » )

Psalms: Real Help for Real People (March 18, 2008) - We're starting a 12-part series in the book of Psalms at Covenant Life that I'm really excited about. This video was created by David Altrogge and Mike Hartnett of Vinegar Hill Pictures to promote the series. I think they did... ( Keep Reading » )

Week of Prayer (March 6, 2008) - Twice a year our church has what we call the Week of Prayer, a special time we set aside to focus on the priority of prayer. One of my favorite features of the week is our prayer room, open... ( Keep Reading » )

The Preacher's Authority (February 5, 2008) - From Wayne Grudem's Bible Doctrine:Throughout the history of the church the greatest preachers have been those who have recognized that they have no authority in themselves, and have seen their task as being to explain the words of Scripture and... ( Keep Reading » )

Weeping With Those Who Weep (January 17, 2008) - I wanted to share this article that Jon Smith recently posted on the New Attitude blog. Jon is a friend and fellow pastor who serves on the singles team at our church. Jon writes from his experience of losing... ( Keep Reading » )

All We Like Sheep (December 24, 2007) - For Christmas Eve I gave a brief message from Isaiah 53:6 that says,"All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us... ( Keep Reading » )

Jerry Bridges' New iPod (November 18, 2007) - Today our church was blessed to have Jerry Bridges preach. This godly, faithful man is best known for his books like The Pursuit of Holiness and The Discipline of Grace. He's also an outstanding Bible teacher who has served... ( Keep Reading » )

Relativizing God's Word (November 16, 2007) - In his recent article entitled, "The Feminization of the Ministry—A Milestone in Britain," Al Mohler comments on the increasing ordinations of female priests by the Church of England. His article points to an even more concerning trend—that of playing "interpretive... ( Keep Reading » )

Why Join a Church? (November 6, 2007) - Sunday at Covenant Life we welcomed about 120 new members who have joined us over the past six months. These men and women completed our 10-week Starting Point class where they learned about our doctrinal convictions and participated in small... ( Keep Reading » )

A Baptism Testimony: Susan Alexander (October 19, 2007) - It's been a little while since I posted one of these, but I never tire of celebrating the effect of the Gospel in the lives of those in my church. Here is the testimony shared by a young lady... ( Keep Reading » )

Praying for Myanmar (October 7, 2007) - Today our church is praying for the nation of Myanmar (formerly known as "Burma"). David, a Myanma pastor, will be helping me lead the time of intercession. Myanmar is about the size of the state of Texas, but is... ( Keep Reading » )

From Death to Life (October 2, 2007) - A couple Sundays ago, a couple named Tom and Michelle Herbert were baptized during our Sunday meeting. Their testimony is a display of God's transforming grace: And as if this testimony weren't powerful enough, here's an epilogue to the story... ( Keep Reading » )

A Baptism Testimony: Lauren Barnes (September 19, 2007) - Here is another testimony of a lady baptized in our church:I was saved when I was 19. It was the summer after my first year at college. Before that time, I had spent all of my teen years in... ( Keep Reading » )

A Baptism Testimony: Jessica Tucker (September 14, 2007) - Recently our church concluded a sermon series on the sacraments. The motivation for this study was to grow in our understanding, appreciation and right practice of Baptism and the Lord's Supper. Over the past two years as our pastoral... ( Keep Reading » )