Sermons Pine Lake Covenant Church

“Give us this day our daily bread.” Just seven simple words, yet embedded deep within the veins of these words we discover a sacred, divine visitation to our hearts. This life-altering prayer is a lifeline; it rescues us. From what? For what? Into what? With whom? Let’s find out as we learn together this Sunday! The post Daily Bread appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

Prayer is an invitation. So what are we inviting God into when we pray for His will to be done? What are we inviting ourselves into when we ask for His will to be done? Join us as we understand how God’s will is done here in Sammamish as it is in Heaven. The post Thy Kingdom Come appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

Prayer is the most powerful practice in the life of a disciple of Jesus, but it is also one of the most difficult for many of us. We don’t know what we should pray, how we should pray, how much to talk, how much to listen, or how frequently we ought to pray; which then causes us not to pray. Prayer is our lifeline in our relationship with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Join us as we build on […] The post Our Father appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

Followers of Jesus desire to be led by the Holy Spirit, but what are we being led to do? Well, the Holy Spirit has given us gifts that we are supposed to use to serve the body of Christ. Join us as we seek to understand the gifts the Spirit has given us and his intention for the gifts he gives. The post Gifts of the Spirit appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

Have you ever picked a piece of fruit off a tree, then bit into it only to find it’s rotten? This week we’ll talk about not just hearing and discerning the Holy Spirit, but learning to bear fruit! Come and learn with us how the Spirit bears fruit in our lives. The post Fruit of the Spirit appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

To discern the voice of the Holy Spirit, we must recognize his voice. We know God is speaking, but often the deceptive voices of lies and shame mask the Spirit. Join us as we learn together to discern the voice of truth. The post Discerning the Spirit appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

Have you ever heard God’s voice? For many of us this is not a common occurrence, and yet God is speaking constantly. Join us for more stories of how the Holy Spirit continues to move among us as we center ourselves on one simple question: how is God communicating to us today? The post Hearing the Spirit appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

At the exact moment the disciples didn’t know what the next step was, Jesus entered the room and breathed on them the Holy Spirit. From there the movement of the Kingdom exploded because of how they lived through the power of the Spirit. Come as we learn to live through the same power. The post Living by the Spirit appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

As we learn to engage in a relationship with the Holy Spirit, we must be born of the Holy Spirit. Don’t know what that means? Join us as Jesus helps us understand the first step in a new relationship with the Holy Spirit. The post Born of the Spirit appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

The arrival of the Spirit marked the launch of the church, the expansion of the kingdom, and the empowerment of the disciples to share the good news with the world. As a church, we proclaim our dependence on the Holy Spirit, but what does that mean for us as individual followers of Jesus and as a church? Join us as we learn to be people who open ourselves up to the work of the Spirit in and through us. The post The Forgotten God appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

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Jesus came as Immanuel, God with us, not to just be with us in the valleys, wilderness, and storms. He came to remind us that our God has always been with us. Jesus’ last words to his disciples comforted them that he would be with them always. Join us as we find and follow a God who is with us always. The post Always appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

When life’s experiences come thick and fast, we can easily feel overwhelmed and lose our bearings. These storms of life will come, yet Jesus promises to be with us while also bringing peace in the middle of the storm. Join us on Sunday as we continue to explore a life of Jesus with us. The post In the Storms appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

We may not have much contact with the wild these days, but we all have circumstances that isolate us, make us doubt, and cause us to fear. Join us as we explore Jesus’ experience in the wilderness and learn together how God is truly Immanuel, God with us, in the wilderness. The post Stewards of the Wilderness appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

“And He will be called Immanuel, God with us.” At the core of our beliefs lies the truth that our God is not a distant and disassociated God, but one who desires to draw near to us. Join us as we experience our God as one who is with us in the valleys, wilderness, and in the storms of life. Do not be afraid, for He is Immanuel. The post In the Valleys appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

Jesus has numbered our days, hours, and minutes. Every moment is a gift, so what does God want with our time? Come as we learn together how to live generously with our time for the Glory of the Father. The post Time appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

Everyone is gifted with talents. As disciples of Jesus, what does it mean to live lives of generosity in how we invest our talents? Do we use them in the church only? Do we use them out of the church? What if we don’t know what our talents are? Join us as we learn together how to live generous lives. The post Talents appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

Our generosity is not an opportunity to prove our love for Jesus, but an opportunity for God to show us his love and faithful care for us. Join us as we explore how God invites us into a life of generosity with our treasure. The post Treasure appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

This week, we begin a 4-week journey considering the ways God calls us to a life of generosity. Discipleship to Jesus is oftentimes difficult to quantify. However, the Parable of the Talents offers a story to help us answer a foundational question: how does Jesus reshape the way we view our Return on Investment as part of the Kingdom of God? The post ROI in the KOG appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

We talk a lot about what it means to be a disciple, but sometimes we forget who we are disciples of. Join us as we talk about the implications of taking our eyes off Jesus, or putting someone else at the center of our discipleship. The post Jesus at the Center appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.