Covenant Life Christian Church Podcasts: Eric Hensley

The Message of the Cross

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:16:00 -0800

What does the “Cross of Christ” mean to you? What is the “Message of the Cross” to you? These are the questions we are going to begin to answer over the next few weeks as we are approaching the season where we acknowledge the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Oswald Chambers said, “All heaven is interested in the cross of Christ, all hell terribly afraid of it, while men are the only beings who more or less ignore its meaning.” John Macarthur said, “Here is why all the central truths of the gospel focus on the cross: It reveals how heinous our sin is. It shows the intensity of God’s wrath against sin. It reveals the great love of God in paying such a high price for redemption. But it also serves as a fitting metaphor for the cost of following Christ. Jesus himself spoke repeatedly of the cross in those terms.” 1 Corinthians 1:18: "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." Whenever we lose sight of the Cross in our Christian living, we lose the power of our salvation. We must return again and again to the cross of Jesus Christ if we are to have the power of God in our Christian living, our Christian service, our Christian ministry.

A Heart that Remembers His Grace - Taylor Hartman

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:11:00 -0800

Jesus' teachings show us that He truly cares about those who follow Him having a clear understanding of biblical forgiveness. Listen as we discover the process that Jesus teaches us in order to learn to release offenses from others and forgive from our hearts.

The Cries of the Afflicted

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:56:00 -0800

Have you ever wondered if God really hears your cries in the times of trials, stress and affliction? Well, today I want to show you that when you cry out to God, He hears your cries. CH Spurgeon said, “We may expect answers to prayer, and should not be easy without them any more than we should be if we had written a letter to a friend upon important business, and had received no reply...” There are many of you here today going through various trials and afflictions and you are wondering if God even hears what you are saying and asking Him. Andrew Murray said, “Beware in your prayers, above everything else, of limiting God, not only by unbelief, but by fancying that you know what He can do. Expect unexpected things, “above all that we ask or think.” Each time, before you Intercede, be quiet first, and worship God in His glory. Think of what He can do, and how He delights to hear the prayers of His redeemed people. Think of your place and privilege in Christ, and expect great things!” Psalms 50:15 NKJ Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me."

Basic Obedience - Gabe Saldivar

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:42:00 -0800

This message is a topic very basic to Christianity: Obedience to God's commandments. This is an area we all have to resolve at in our life. There will be varying degrees as we mature in Christ. Our desire is as you hear these words you will be inspired from biblical counsel to walk this life out in obedience to Christ.

Biblical Love - Part 3

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:14:00 -0800

What does true love look like? What is real love? What is the right kind of love you should be looking for? These are all powerful questions that each one of us, male and female, young and old alike have asked in our life at one time or another. We all are looking for real and true love but what is that? It was once said that “God has given us people to love and things to use, not people to use and things to love.” Jonathan Edwards said, “There are people who love those who agree with them and admire them, but have no time for those who oppose and dislike them. A Christian’s love must be universal!” Loving others in a biblical manner involves your thoughts, words, and actions and is a sign of being a disciple of Christ. Loving others biblically is dependent on your commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ and is not dependent on people, circumstances, or your feelings. Part 3 of Biblical Love.

The Heart of Anger - Part 3

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:10:00 -0800

Part 3 in the series on anger.

Biblical Love - Part 2

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:28:00 -0800

The Heart of Anger - Part 2

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:25:00 -0800

Part 2 in the series on anger.

Biblical Love - Part 1

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:40:00 -0800

The Heart of Anger - Part 1

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:35:00 -0800

Part 1 in the series on anger.

Deuteronomy - Part 4: The Song of Moses

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:23:00 -0800

This message is about the song of testimony which God gave Moses to teach the children of Israel.

Indifference is an Enemy to Change - Gabe Saldivar

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:18:00 -0800

This is a message about an enemy that is destructive to our walk in Christ: indifference.

Deuteronomy - Part 3: The Heart and the Law

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:13:00 -0800

And what I want to take you through today is a contrast between the Law and the Gospel…Samuel Bolton said, “The Law sends us to the gospel for our justification; the Gospel sends us to the Law to frame our way of life… Christ has freed us from the manner of our obedience, but not from the matter of our obedience…” C.H. Spurgeon said, “The Law stirs the mud at the bottom of the pool and proves how foul the waters are…” Deut speaks to the condition of our hearts… it always has. But what happened was man ritualized the Law of God, and began to perform its ceremonies without faith… Man has always had the tendency and capacity to take the wonderful things of God and trivialize them or ritualize them and make the shallow and empty… We take His Word and we take away from it or we add to it… we stop saying things that God explicitly said and we say things that God didn’t say… God has always desired for the heart of man to be impacted by His Law… Kind of like us today as we grow further away from our salvation experience… When the burdens of sin were lifted from our hearts and Christ became real to our hearts… We prayed and felt the cool refreshing presence of the Lord; and illumination happened every time we would open up His Word… We delighted in His presence and He delighted for us to be in His presence… But then somehow something begins to shift, life goes on, responsibilities are assumed and going to church, praying and reading become just a routine of our life… but our hearts are truly not in it.

The Cross: A Stumbling Block - Taylor Hartman

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:05:00 -0800

A Message on 1st Corinthians 1:22-24. Paul tells us that the cross was a stumbling block to the Jewish religion of Christ's day. Join us as we look into the cause and effect of this biblical truth and how it applies to our lives today.

A God Centered Life

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:14:00 -0800

In this message you will see how both the Old Testament and the New Testament show us that we are to live a life with God being the center of it. As Christians we are not to be self-centered or others-centerd, all of our blessings and provision and security comes from us being God centered in everything we do.

Regeneration Required

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:10:00 -0800

This message is a study in Hebrews 6: 1-2.

A Call to Children

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:50:00 -0800

Children are supposed to be a blessing. Children are supposed to be a joy. Children are supposed to be a blessing from the Lord to grace our lives with fulfillment and meaning and happiness and satisfaction. They are given for our joy and yet sometimes they turn out to be heartbreak upon heartbreak upon heartbreak. But in today’s thinking children are a burden, and those who praise the thought of having children must be ridiculed, berated, and even silenced. You must ask yourself what is behind this behavior. After all, there are two things in this life that is 100% verifiable and true. We all started out as babies; And we all our going to die. death mortality is 100%. Now we have new arguments in our culture that says that having babies hurts the economy because it limits women from expressing their independence and liberation from the home by serving in the workforce. In this message learn about the importance placed upon children in the Word of God.

The Reform of the Soul

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:45:00 -0800

Have you ever found it difficult to change yourself? Have you ever been so thoroughly exasperated by the soul searching and by the fleeting answers to making something inherently wrong inside of you more Christ like? In Psalms 51 as we address the question of how we reform our soul… The Word of God gives us a mandate to “work out” our own salvation. It is each of our responsibility before Christ to let the Word reach into the very depths of our soul. Philippians 2:12 NKJ Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

Vision Message 2010 - Part 2

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:26:00 -0800

Covenant Life Christian Church Vision message for 2010: “A year of Reforms.”

Remembering God in 2009

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:19:00 -0800

What was 2009 like for you? Did it turn out the way you thought it would? Did you accomplish everything you set your mind to do at the end of 2008? Did you make some mistakes you wish you wouldn’t have made? Did you live this past year to the fullest, or did you coast this year as any other year? All these are good contemplations of the heart to consider as we enter into another year… Your life is lived by design not default. If you don’t plan your life you will live your life at the easiest level. This coming year, live your life in God’s plan which He has prepared beforehand that we should walk in it. Ephesians 2:10 NKJ “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them…” The bible teaches us that we should live circumspectly, with awareness, vigilantly and watchfully. In this teaching at the closing of 2009 you will get a fresh heart for the year 2010.

Vision Message 2010

Thur, 31 Dec 2009 17:09:00 -0800

Covenant Life Christian Church Vision message for 2010: “A year of Reforms.”

The Magnificant (Mary's Song)

Thur, 31 Dec 2009 17:09:00 -0800

In this message you will discover through Mary’s Song, what is the Christmas Spirit.

Taylor Hartman

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:18:00 -0800

Message by Taylor Hartman - Wednesday Night, December 16, 2009.

The Savior Born of a Virgin

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:34:00 -0800

Waiting... - Gabe Saldivar

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:31:00 -0800

A study on Abraham and his waiting upon the Lord.

The Warnings of God

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:27:00 -0800

Have you ever felt the hand of God upon you as a heavy warning? Have you ever had unexpected circumstances rise up in your life that you felt were a warning from God? Have you ever had your friends speak to you as though God was speaking through them concerning things going on in your life, and you know your friends didn't have natural knowledge about those things?

Building a Foundation in Your Home for a Great Family

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:21:00 -0800