ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church

ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church: El Paso, TX
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Watch & listen to the sermons, teachings & evangelism of ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church in El Paso, Texas: Where the Word of God alone reigns—the Word of God for all our faith & life. We strive to be Biblical, reformed, historic, confessional, loving, prayerful, discerning Christians who evangelize, stand firm in & earnestly contend for, the Christian faith & the Gospel, the power of God unto salvation from sin & wrath (Rom 1:16, 5:9) by God’s grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, to the glory of God alone, based on the ultimate authority of Scripture alone, “looking for the blessed hope & glorious appearing of our great God & Savior Jesus Christ” through the “grace of the Lord Jesus, the love of God the Father, & the fellowship of the Holy Spirit.” Join us on Sundays at 10am: 4712 Montana, El Paso, TX 79903. https://thorncrowncovenant.church

  1. Sep 20

    Do Not Lose What We Have Gained | 2 John 8

    Lord's Day: September 20, 2026  Preacher: Carlos Montijo  Series: Second John  Topic: Heaven  Scripture: 2 John 8–9; Revelation 9:11; 1 Thessalonians 5:21–22; 1 Timothy 3:14–15; Matthew 5:13–16; Psalm 127:1–2; 2 Thessalonians 1:5–10; Mark 10:28–31; James 3:1; 1 Corinthians 3:6–15; Romans 14:12; 2 Corinthians 5:10–11; 1 John 2:1; Luke 17:7–10; Revelation 3:17–18; 21:12, 14; Psalm 119:89; Luke 10:19–20 See to yourselves, that you do not lose what we accomplished, but that you may receive a full reward. 2 John 8 I.  Does this loss and reward refer primarily to an immediate context in this life, or a future context in the next life? Both? II. What is the reward that this letter refers to? Losing and gaining rewards “When Protestants Err on the Side of Rome: John Piper, ‘Final Salvation,’ and the Decline and Fall of Sola Fide at the Last Day (Part I),” The Scripturalist, May 6, 2018, https://thorncrownministries.com/blog/2018/5/6/john-piper-final-salvation-and-the-decline-and-fall-of-sola-fide-part-i “When Protestants Err on the Side of Rome: John Piper, ‘Final Salvation,’ and the Decline and Fall of Sola Fide at the Last Day (Part II),” The Scripturalist, September 16, 2018, https://thorncrownministries.com/blog/2018/9/16/john-piper-final-salvation-and-the-decline-and-fall-of-sola-fide-part-ii Gordon Clark: “The rewards here are not said to be merited by the hard labor, for after we have done all that is commanded we are still unprofitable servants; but grace apportions the rewards to the work.” (First Corinthians: A Contemporary Commentary, Trinity Paper, 29, 2nd edition (The Trinity Foundation, 1991) ) III. God’s Gracious Rewards for Good Works—Rightly Understood A false view of rewards can stem from false views of other foundational doctrines. We must rebuke these false, antichrist deceptions, which make men delusional into thinking that they are better than they really are. Contact us: web: ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church ThornCrownMinistries.com call/text: (915) 843-8088 email: ThornCrownCovenantBChurch@gmail.com Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc. LSBible.org and 316publishing.com

  2. Sep 13

    Oppose Those Who Oppose the Truth | 2 John 7-9

    Lord's Day: September 13, 2026  Preacher: Carlos Montijo  Series: Second John  Topic: Discernment  Scripture: 2 John 7–11; Hebrews 5:13–14; Titus 1:9-11; 1 John 1:10; 1 Timothy 1:12–16; Hosea 4:6; 2 Timothy 2:24–26; Titus 1:10, 16; Proverbs 18:13, 17; John 7:51; Matthew 23:2–3; 1 Corinthians 14:37–38; Psalm 18:30; Revelation 19:11; 1 Timothy 4:16; 1 Corinthians 10:1–13 2 John 7–9 It is far easier to be deceived than to discern “They must be silenced” (Titus 1:11) I.  Studying the deceivers and antichrists in Scripture reveals the destructive, pervasive, temporal and eternal consequences of false teaching Antichrist errors manifest themselves in various ways: Doctrinally, Morally, Spiritually What is false teaching that contradicts the teaching of Christ? Immature believers, Repentance II. We must discern not only false teaching, but false behavior Religious hypocrites Righteous Judgement, The Documentary: EXposed - The Truth Behind EX Ministries | G. Craige Lewis and ABC by EX Members, 2026, 46:16, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfst0oZ2rkc Righteous Judgement, EXposed: The Truth Behind EX Ministries | G. Craige Lewis and ABC  |  The Documentary  | Part 2, 2026, 55:52, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1EGn9fUeb0 John W. Robbins, “Why Heretics Win Battles,” The Trinity Review (Unicoi, TN), nos. 243–244 (June 2005), https://www.trinityfoundation.org/journal.php?id=207 John W. Robbins, “The Virtue of Name-Calling,” The Trinity Review (Unicoi, TN), no. 7 (October 1979), https://www.trinityfoundation.org/journal.php?id=8 III. Lessons Learned Be careful who you trust, especially if you do not personally know them Examine all sides, discern evidence biblically and judge righteously The opposing side must be careful to not sin by distorting, misrepresenting, slandering, libel, reviling, etc. Do not throw the baby out with the bathwater Scripture alone is the ultimate, final, infallible standard of truth Necessity of biblical church standards and discipline, especially when a man claims to have some special message or authority from God Lookout for warning signs, inconsistencies, patterns, compromise People can and will let you down, but God is always Faithful and True Must humble ourselves, guard ourselves, our life and doctrine Join us on Sundays for worship at 10:00am: ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church 4712 Montana Ave El Paso, Texas 79903 Contact us at: web: ThornCrownCovenant.Church call/text: (915) 843-8088 email: ThornCrownCovenantBChurch@gmail.com Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc. LSBible.org and 316publishing.com

  3. Sep 6

    Beware of Deceivers & Antichrists | 2 John 7

    Lord's Day: September 6, 2026  Preacher: Carlos Montijo  Series: Second John  Topic: Discernment  Scripture: 2 John 7; John 1:1, 14; 1 Corinthians 15:3–5; Matthew 24:24–25; Luke 16:8; Galatians 2:4; Jude 4; 1 Corinthians 2:2; Titus 1:9–11; Acts 20:27–31; 1 John 2:4, 9, 11, 15–19, 22–23, 26; 4:1–6; Philippians 3:2–3; 2 Timothy 3:8–9 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist. 2 John 7 The Law & Gospel of Love (From the Other Love Chapter) | 1 John 4:7-10, First John, ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church, July 20, 2025, mp3, https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/sermon/2025-07-20/the-law-gospel-of-love-from-the-other-love-chapter-1-john-4:7-10 I.  The Deceiver & the Antichrist There are wicked people, satanic antichrist deceivers, who are on a mission to destroy the church and the faith of believers—eternal consequences, mess with God’s people II. These are doctrines of first importance, gospel importance Incarnation of Christ, He became truly Man, to suffer, bleed, and die, to propitiate—to satisfy the wrath of God on behalf of His believing ones. It is far too easy in our day for people to be deceived, even God’s people can often suffer from being too disconnected and detached from Scripture John W. Robbins, “Why Heretics Win Battles,” The Trinity Review (Unicoi, TN), nos. 243–244 (June 2005), https://www.trinityfoundation.org/journal.php?id=207 John W. Robbins, “Theonomic Schizophrenia,” The Trinity Review (Unicoi, TN), no. 84a (February 1992), https://www.trinityfoundation.org/journal.php?id=69 Scripture depicts believers as vulnerable sheep, and false teachers as savage wolves, dogs, serpents, vipers III. Is anyone warning us? Are pastors warning against dangerous, diverse threats? What is the biblical purpose of preaching? Titus 1:9–11, etc. You cannot preach Christ without preaching against Antichrist Join us on Sundays for worship at 10:00am: ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church 4712 Montana Ave El Paso, Texas 79903 Contact us at: web: ThornCrownCovenant.Church call/text: (915) 843-8088 email: ThornCrownCovenantBChurch@gmail.com Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc. LSBible.org and 316publishing.com

  4. Aug 30

    The Commandment of God vs the Deception of Antichrist | 2 John 4-7

    Lord's Day: August 30, 2026  Preacher: Carlos Montijo  Series: Second John  Topic: The Law  Scripture: 2 John 1–7; 2 Thessalonians 1:3; John 17:3; 20:31; 1 John 5:20; 1 Corinthians 13:6; 3 John 3, 7–8; 1 John 2:7, 10; Leviticus 19:17–18; Deuteronomy 5:31–6:25; Matthew 5:17–20 4I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we received commandment from the Father. 5Now I ask you, lady, not as though I were writing to you a new commandment, but the one which we have had from the beginning, that we love one another. 6And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it. 2 John 4–6 Consult good commentaries, exegetical, semi-technical I.  The Law of Love, the Commandment of Charity Pietists like Philipp Jakob Spener (1635-1705), claim that the apostle John’s primary emphasis in his writings was more on practice than on doctrine, more on love than on knowledge Pietism teaches and promotes emotionalism, irrationalism, pragmatism: flawed piety, misguided piety, false piety II. What do all of John’s writings truly emphasize? Truth is always primary, according to God, not secondary: W. Gary Crampton, “A Call for Christian Rationality,” The Trinity Review (Unicoi, TN), no. 190a (June 2001), https://www.trinityfoundation.org/journal.php?id=120. III. What does it mean, that have we received commandment from the Father, from the beginning, to love one another? Leviticus 19:17–18, Hebrew Israelites Central matters of truth, love, obedience, of the Old Covenant people of God, and the New Covenant people of God—law and gospel See Love in Word, Deed & Truth—by Faith | 1 John 3:16-18, First John, ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church, April 27, 2025, mp3, https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/sermon/2025-04-27/love-in-word-deed-truth-by-faith-1-john-3:16-18. Join us on Sundays for worship at 10:00am: ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church 4712 Montana Ave El Paso, Texas 79903 Contact us at: web: ThornCrownCovenant.Church call/text: (915) 843-8088 email: ThornCrownCovenantBChurch@gmail.com Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc. LSBible.org and 316publishing.com

  5. Aug 23

    The Walk of Truth, the Obedience of Love | 2 John 1-6

    Lord's Day: August 23, 2026  Preacher: Carlos Montijo  Series: Second John  Topic: The Christian Life  Scripture: 2 John 1–6; 1 John 5:1; John 3:16; Mark 4:11–12; Matthew 11:25–27; John 1:11–17; 1 John 5:20; Psalm 135:6; 119:105; John 14:6; 11:9–10; 12:35–36; Matthew 15:7–9; Psalm 51:1–12, 17; 2 Peter 3:18 4I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we received commandment from the Father. 5Now I ask you, lady, not as though I were writing to you a new commandment, but the one which we have had from the beginning, that we love one another. 6And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it. 2 John 4–6 I.  The Elect Lady The chosen lady and her chosen children who walk in the truth Does God choose everyone in this special way? “All the knowers of the truth” II. Walking in truth, love, obedience—the Law of Love Are verses 4-6 Law or Gospel? One of the clearest passages in Scripture which teaches us that truth, love, obedience are inseparable and exclusive—cannot separate them from each other One of the Apostle John’s favorite words: peripateo, walk III. Transition from an emphasis on truth, knowing truth, to an emphasis on peripateo, walking in the truth This is in sharp contrast to religious hypocrites who say one thing and believe, do another. Pharisees. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Matt Walsh (Roman Catholic) documentary, What They DON’T Teach You About Martin Luther King Jr (2026) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih8y4KP3wyw For examples of professing Christians expressing racism and partiality in the church, see “Conference Media from the MLK50 Conference,” The Gospel Coalition, April 3, 2018, https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/conference/mlk50/. See the Reformed Baptist Catechisms, Questions on Repentance and Sanctification Join us on Sundays for worship at 10:00am: ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church 4712 Montana Ave El Paso, Texas 79903 Contact us at: web: ThornCrownCovenant.Church call/text: (915) 843-8088 email: ThornCrownCovenantBChurch@gmail.com Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc. LSBible.org and 316publishing.com

  6. Aug 16

    Love in Truth, Know the Truth, for the Sake of the Truth, in Truth & Love | 2 John 1-3

    Lord's Day: August 16, 2026  Preacher: Carlos Montijo  Series: Second John  Topic: Truth  Scripture: 2 John 1–4; Mark 3:17; 1 John 2:1; 2 John 13; 3 John 1; 2 John 8; 1 John 5:9–12, 20 1The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all who know the truth, 2for the sake of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever: 3Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 2 John 1–3 Gospel promises Context matters Who is “the elder”? Who are the “elect lady and her children”? Where are they? I.  Author, Recipients & Date II. Destination Mystery No clear reference to author or audience, or destination III. Style, Purpose & Content 2 John Follows 1 John closely in style, diction, content, common themes/contrasts, but with more localized focus Secessionist false teachers—antichrists, schismatics IV. 2 John contains similar contrasting themes found in 1 John CAWFS Discernment: doctrine, lifestyle V.  Love in Truth, Know the Truth, for the Sake of the Truth, in Truth & Love How many times does he mention truth? Join us on Sundays for worship at 10:00am: ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church 4712 Montana Ave El Paso, Texas 79903 Contact us at: web: ThornCrownCovenant.Church call/text: (915) 843-8088 email: ThornCrownCovenantBChurch@gmail.com Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc. LSBible.org and 316publishing.com

  7. Aug 9

    Be on Guard Against Idols | 1 John 5:20-21

    Lord's Day: August 9, 2026  Preacher: Carlos Montijo  Series: First John  Topic: Sin  Scripture: 1 John 5:18–21; Jeremiah 17:9; Exodus 20:3–7; Deuteronomy 5:12; Colossians 3:5; Matthew 6:24; 1 Samuel 15:23; Genesis 3:5; Isaiah 14:13–14; Galatians 4:8–9; John 1:1; Romans 13:12; Ephesians 6:10–11; 2 John 9–11; 1 Timothy 6:20–21; 1 John 5:11 And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. Little children, guard yourselves from idols. 1 John 5:20-21 Concludes with an exhortation, two commands: to do something and not do something I.  Children, guard yourselves from idols. John Calvin: The fallen, sinful human heart (inner man) is an “idol factory,” and the “mind begets an idol, and the hand gives it birth." Belgic Confession, Article 22: The Righteousness of Faith II. What is an idol? Idolatry is a fundamental sin, root sin, major sin The Baptist Catechism, Q. 51-52 III. Idolatry is a pervasive sin Widespread sin, motivates many sins, encompasses several sins See Timothy F. Kauffman, “‘Getting Sanctification Done’: The Primacy of Narrative in Tim Keller’s Exegetical Method,” The Trinity Review (Unicoi, TN), no. 311 (June 2013), https://www.trinityfoundation.org/journal.php?id=293. For criticisms and refutations of Doug Wilson, see: https://thorncrownministries.com/search?q=wilson Thomas Manton: “Now self is the great idol of the world.” IV. How do we protect ourselves from idols? One of the most important gifts that God has given us, and to protect ourselves with—is understanding, knowledge, truth Jehovah’s Witnesses Ephesians 6:10–1, Romans 13:12  Abstain from false teaching—do not let false teaching/teachers into your home, church (2 John 9-11) Six S’s of Spiritual Deliverance & Combat Sermon series, Know Your Enemy: The World, the Flesh, the Devil: https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/series/know-your-enemy:-the-world-the-flesh-the-devil Join us on Sundays for worship at 10:00am: ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church 4712 Montana Ave El Paso, Texas 79903 Contact us at: web: ThornCrownCovenant.Church call/text: (915) 843-8088 email: ThornCrownCovenantBChurch@gmail.com Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc. LSBible.org and 316publishing.com

  8. Aug 2

    The God Who Gives Understanding | 1 John 5:20

    Lord's Day: August 2, 2026  Preacher: Carlos Montijo  Series: First John  Topic: Truth  Scripture: 1 John 5:18–20, 1; John 14:6; 1 John 5:6; Galatians 4:3–9; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Romans 4:22–25, 6–8; Luke 10:29; John 6:63; 17:1–3; 2 John 1–3; 1 John 2:23–25; Romans 1:16 And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. 1 John 5:20 Capstones the letter—profound emphasis on knowledge; God; His Son; what God has done for us, is doing; Incarnation; Union with Christ; Revelation, illumination; eternal life, vv. 18-20 I.  We know, that the Son of God has come… What does this understanding entail? Why else did the Son of God come? The beauty of Double Imputation R.L. Dabney, Systematic Theology: “to reckon or account to any one, is sometimes employed in the English Scriptures as the translation of bv'h;, logizomai, ellogew, and correctly. Of the former we have instances in Gen. 15:6; 38:15; 2 Sam. 19:19; of the next in Mark 15:28; Rom. 2:26; 4:5, etc.; Gal. 3:6, etc.; and of the last, in Rom. 5:13; Philem. 18.” II. The Son of God has come, to give us a double imputation Romans 4:22–25 Did Luther invent his doctrine of justification, imputation? What does God say? What did the ancient holy men of God speak and say? Romans 4:6–8 A righteousness extra nos III. Knowing God requires knowing true things about God John 17:1-3 To be in God is to be in Christ, and to be outside of Christ is to be outside of God One of the most important gifts that God has given us... Join us on Sundays for worship at 10:00am: ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church 4712 Montana Ave El Paso, Texas 79903 Contact us at: web: ThornCrownCovenant.Church call/text: (915) 843-8088 email: ThornCrownCovenantBChurch@gmail.com Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc. LSBible.org and 316publishing.com

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Watch & listen to the sermons, teachings & evangelism of ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church in El Paso, Texas: Where the Word of God alone reigns—the Word of God for all our faith & life. We strive to be Biblical, reformed, historic, confessional, loving, prayerful, discerning Christians who evangelize, stand firm in & earnestly contend for, the Christian faith & the Gospel, the power of God unto salvation from sin & wrath (Rom 1:16, 5:9) by God’s grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, to the glory of God alone, based on the ultimate authority of Scripture alone, “looking for the blessed hope & glorious appearing of our great God & Savior Jesus Christ” through the “grace of the Lord Jesus, the love of God the Father, & the fellowship of the Holy Spirit.” Join us on Sundays at 10am: 4712 Montana, El Paso, TX 79903. https://thorncrowncovenant.church

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