Sermons Pine Lake Covenant Church

This week we look at John 4:4-42 and the way Jesus welcomed and served someone society overlooked. In His encounter with the Samaritan woman, Jesus shows us that the kingdom is not built on status, position, or title, but on humility, compassion, and servant-hearted love. As we focus on Jesus serving the marginalized, we’ll ask a challenging question: How do we put down our titles so we can welcome and serve the marginalized like Jesus did? Join us as we […] The post Marginalized appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

This week in Towels over Titles, we’ll reflect on the heart of Jesus for the next generation. In John 13, Jesus kneels to wash His disciples’ feet, revealing a kingdom shaped not by power or position, but by humble love. In Mark 10:13–16, He opens His arms to children when others tried to keep them away, reminding us that His heart is always turned toward those the world may overlook. As His people, we are invited to continue His story […] The post Next Generation appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

This week in Towels over Titles, we’re looking at Judas—a disciple close enough to Jesus to share the table, yet willing to trade Him away for a price. In John 13:1–17, Jesus does something shocking: He takes the lowest place, wraps a towel around His waist, and washes feet—even with betrayal in the room. The post The Judases appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

For Discipleship Sunday, we’re gathering as one church family—from ages 3 to 103—to practice discipleship the way it often happens best: in conversation, in wondering, and in processing together. In John 13, Jesus doesn’t give a lecture—He gives a living picture. This week’s theme is Jesus washing the feet of His friends—the people closest to Him. He kneels down, wraps a towel around His waist, and serves them with humble, hands-on love. Then He invites them into the meaning: “I have set you an example… […] The post Friends appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

In John 13, on the night Jesus could have demanded honor, He instead wrapped Himself in a towel and washed dusty feet. The King chose the posture of a servant, turning a shocking moment into a lasting model: “Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.” This wasn’t a one-time object lesson—it was a blueprint for discipleship. Join us as we explore what it means to follow Jesus, not by chasing titles, but […] The post The Invisible appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

This week we step into Jesus’ vision of peacemaking, not as passivity, not as avoidance, but as something alive and moving; like a river. Peace is not a stagnant pond, it flows through hard ground and reshapes landscapes. God invites us to become active participants in his peacemaking: engaging healing and reconciliation in our relationships, our church, communities and in the world that is longing for restoration. The post Peacemakers appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

Most of us know what it feels like to live split—pulled between what we want, what people expect, and what we know God is asking of us. In Matthew 5:8, Jesus names a better way: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” Not perfect hearts—whole hearts. We’re talking about how the good life is an undivided life, and how a pure heart doesn’t just “behave better,” it sees better—God in full, not in part. We’ll look […] The post Pure in Heart appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

Discipleship Sunday is designed to be hands-on and multigenerational—full of participation, questions, curiosity, and conversation. As we continue our series, “The Beatitudes” (Matthew 5:2–10), we’ll focus on Matthew 5:7 and the gift (and challenge) of mercy. We’ll name the weight we carry when we don’t offer mercy to others, and when we’re slow to accept the mercy God offers us for our sin. The post Mercy appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

In Matthew 5:6, Jesus says the blessed—the ones living the truly good life—are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. That’s not mild interest; it’s a deep ache to live aligned with God. And when righteousness becomes your appetite, you start to realize something: the good life has a cost. Following Jesus means choosing His way over the easy way, His truth over the popular way, His love over the selfish way. The post Righteousness appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

This weekend in our Beatitudes series, we’ll lean into Jesus’ promise in Matthew 5:5: “Blessed are the meek…” Meekness isn’t weakness—it’s strength under control, a life that chooses surrender over self-protection and God’s purposes over personal power. Jesus shows us what it looks like to carry real authority with real humility, serving others instead of demanding our own way. Come discover how meekness reshapes everyday life—how we can serve instead of striving, release the need for recognition or control, and trust God to fight the […] The post Meek appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

On Discipleship Sundays, we gather as one church family—ages 1 to 103—to learn together and disciple one another, and this month we’ll learn together through Jesus’ first teaching, the sermon on the mount. Jesus is establishing his kingdom and it must have seemed so counter-cultural. Is his kingdom still counter for disciples today? What does it mean to mourn? How are we comforted? Our morning will be interactive and engaging: we’ll explore together, reflect together, and ask honest questions that […] The post Mourn appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

The Beatitudes… Jesus’ first teachings. The first words from your rabbi are important. They set the priority for his disciples to follow. Jesus’ teaching was counter to the culture of his day, and was a call for God’s people to return to their roots of being a people set apart. His kingdom would be an upside down one from the culture, then and for our culture today. In the new year, we return to the first teachings in order to […] The post Poor in Spirit appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

This Advent weekend, we step into the hill country with Mary and discover that joy doesn’t begin with getting our life together—it begins with Jesus drawing near. Luke 1:39–55 shows how joy leaks when “me” becomes the center: the more we stare at ourselves—our stress, our lack, our comparisons—the faster joy drains away. But God doesn’t lose me in the midst of we; He meets Mary and Elizabeth personally, and He ignites joy through Spirit-filled community and spoken blessing. Then […] The post Joy appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

Love is the heartbeat of Advent. This week, as we sit with John 3:16–17, we’ll trace the story of a God whose love is eternal (“chosen before the foundation of the world”), visible in Jesus—the Word made flesh, and receivable, a love so wide and long and high and deep that it can actually take root in our hearts. In a world starving for real love, Advent reminds us that God’s love is not abstract, distant, or fragile—it comes near, puts on flesh, and reaches […] The post Love appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

On our monthly Discipleship Sundays, we gather as one church family—ages 1 to 103—and this month we gather to explore the Advent theme of peace. Through the story of the shepherds in Luke 2:8–15, we’ll see how God speaks peace right into the middle of fear and uncertainty. Our morning will be interactive and engaging: we’ll explore together, reflect together, and ask honest questions that help us go deeper. Come ready to listen, share, and wonder: How does God bring peace […] The post Peace appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

This Advent, we begin a new series called Go Tell It, a journey into the good news worth sharing. In a world that often feels heavy and uncertain, the prophet Isaiah speaks a surprising word: “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light.” This week, we explore the theme of Hope—not as wishful thinking, but as the arrival of God’s light in the darkest places. Come discover how even in the darkest times, God gives us hope worth sharing—and how Advent invites […] The post Hope appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

At the last supper, Jesus ate a meal with his best friends. They shared many meals together, and this was no different than any of the others, except that it would be his last. Even then you can see Jesus gathering his friends together to share love words of encouragement and deeper trust in him. We are called to do what Jesus did. To sit down with people at a table and build community. Join us as we discover the […] The post Community appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

In a world where injustice separates and labels, Jesus meets a marginalized woman with dignity, truth, and grace. This encounter is more than a conversation about worship; it’s a confrontation with systems of exclusion and a picture of divine justice in action. Jesus doesn’t just talk about justice — he embodies it. He meets the one pushed to the margins and draws her to the center of God’s redeeming love. As disciples of Jesus, we are invited to do what he did: to cross […] The post Justice appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

God welcomes us, so we welcome others. This Sunday we’ll explore the radical, boundary-crossing hospitality of God—from Eden to Bethlehem to the great last banquet in heaven. Scripture reminds us that we were once strangers whom God welcomed home, and now we are sent to reflect His heart to those who are on the outside looking in. Come discover what it means to love strangers, open our tables, our lives, and our hearts… and to join Jesus, the Host of […] The post Hospitality appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

This Discipleship Sunday we’ll explore what it means to share in the compassion of Jesus—a compassion that sees, feels, and moves. In a world that often pushes the poor to the margins, Jesus brought them front and center. His compassion didn’t stop at sympathy—it led to action. Together, as a learning and discipling community, we’ll reflect on how we can see the poor among us, have compassion, and act through listening, advocacy, and presence. Join us as we share stories, […] The post Compassion for the Poor appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.