Sermons Pine Lake Covenant Church

If you were to brainstorm the top 5 stressors in your life right now, what would make the list? Finances? Work/employment? Relationships? Family/parenting? We live in a culture that is wrapped in stress and anxiety, yet Paul’s charge at the end of Philippians is to ‘not be anxious about anything.’ These words seem improbable, even impossible when we consider our circumstances, yet Paul offers a simple framework to be continually filled with joy even in the presence of anxiety. The post JoyFULL Presence appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

In a job interview, you might get the question, “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?” So, no matter whether you have been following Jesus for 5 minutes or 5 decades, “Where do you see yourself in 5 years as a disciple of Jesus?” Join us as we gain clarity from Paul’s words of encouragement to the people in Philippi. The post JoyFULL Pursuit appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

Confidence can be a tricky thing. It takes time to build and is tested constantly by the world around us. But does your confidence sometimes feel like a house of cards built on a shaky foundation? Join us as we learn the joyFULL confidence found not in what we do or accomplish, but by the singular pursuit of knowing and being known by God. The post JoyFULL Confidence appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

A joyful attitude is centered in participating in God’s kingdom mission, together. When we accept this open invitation to participation, we discover the absolute joy and fulfillment of being coworkers in our Father’s vineyard, and we then rejoice in what He rejoices in… we rejoice together! But, what can steal our joyful attitude? Envy. Envy is a vacuum pump on joy. How can we guard against this? Let’s find out! The post JoyFULL Attitude appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

Humility is not about being lowly and self-deprecating. It’s about who we are and whose we are. As we see ourselves as God sees us and act out of that humble place, we will experience the joy of loving others as God loves them and the joy of God using us to build His Kingdom. The post Humble Joy appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

Do you ever think about what comes next as followers of Jesus? How does the joy we find in the life to come impact our lives today? Join us in understanding how our future joy is lived in our present lives. The post JoyFULL Response appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

Rejoicing is an outward expression of a JoyFULL heart. It is a natural outflow that cannot be contained. We are called to be people who rejoice, but what are we rejoicing about? Join us this week as we seek to be people who rejoice because we are JoyFULL people. The post JoyFULL Rejoice appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

Did you know that each year a report is generated on the happiest places in the world? Some rate companies and some rate countries. But no company or country stays on top of the happiness rankings. As Christians, we’re not seeking after happiness, but after joy. Joy isn’t something that we find, it is something we receive as a gift. Join us as we learn how to be disciples who are JoyFULL in the Lord and live JoyFULL lives. The post Choose Joy appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

This week is Confirmation Sunday! Come celebrate all that God has done and continues to do in the life of a student who has journeyed through the confirmation experience this year. This is not only a huge step in this student’s faith journey, but an opportunity to celebrate God’s faithfulness as a church. See you Sunday! The post Confirmation Sunday appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

God has wired us to be a community of friends, but what does that look like? How does our spiritual friendship look any different than the friendship culture describes? Join us as we explore what it looks like to be friends who follow Jesus. The post Friendship Part 2 appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

The truth is friendship across all ages is at an all-time low. We have fewer friends, and spend less time with the friends we have. So what does friendship have to do with Jesus? Join us as we learn God’s intention for our connected relationships with each other. The post Why Can’t We Be Friends? appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

When we hear the word “conflict,” some of us head for the hills, and others face it head on. Conflict has the power to disconnect us when we allow it to drive a wedge between us, but it doesn’t have to be this way for us as followers of Jesus. Join us as we learn to navigate conflict Jesus’ way so that we can be reconnected again! The post How Do I Navigate Conflict? appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

How do you know who to trust? How do you learn to trust? What happens when trust is broken? This weekend we will see what Jesus has to say about the trust He puts in us and the trust we give to others. The post Trust appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

How do you react when people want so much from you? Jesus always had a crowd seeking after him, wanting something from him. His reaction to them tells us why people not only sought him out, but knew there was something different about him than other religious leaders. So what made him different? It was the posture of his heart towards people. Join us as we learn to reconnect with others, by leading with empathy and compassion. The post Empathy and Compassion appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

It doesn’t take much to realize that our world is hurting, and often times this pain stems from broken relationships that leave us disconnected from one another. And yet, Jesus spoke extensively about relationships and embodied a simple model for healthy living. This week we begin a new series called ‘Disconnected’ by exploring the relational framework Jesus offered of “The 3, 12, & 72.” The post The 3, 12 & 72 appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

Discipleship is often a response to who God is and his character. So what does it look like to reflect God’s faithfulness to us? Join us as we explore how a shift in our heart changes everything when it comes to our faithfulness to God and one another. The post Get To appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

We are so excited to gather with you for Easter Sunday services at 9AM* & 11AM on April 9! Whether you’re connecting with us in person or right here online, we can’t wait to celebrate the hope of Jesus’ resurrection together! (*The 9AM service will be livestreamed online and then remain available for subsequent viewing.) The post In the Same Way appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

Prayer is our lifeline, but when we say “Amen” at the close of prayer, it doesn’t mean we’re finished or the conversation is over. It also doesn’t mean we’re going to be given everything we’ve just prayed about. Join us this Sunday as we celebrate Palm Sunday and look closer at the disciples’ expectations on that day compared to our own expectations in prayer. The post Amen appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

Does it seem odd that Jesus ends his teaching on prayer with temptation and the evil one? Jesus, though, is onto something that we often miss. If we pattern our prayers after Jesus, he knows the way of finding and following Him is a narrow road with many temptations and distractions. Join us as we learn to pray and live like Jesus. The post Deliver Us appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

This Sunday we continue our series, Lifeline, walking through the Lord’s Prayer, with the opportunity to hear from Pastor Christopher Sure, Executive Director of Pine Lake Academy in Kodera, Kenya. Pastor Mark will be preaching alongside Pastor Christopher as they share stories of the power of forgiveness as an integral part of following Jesus. The post Forgive Us, As We Forgive Others appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.