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  1. 3d ago

    He Must Increase

    He Must Increase John the Baptist embodied the whole Old Testament only to point away from himself. "He must increase, but I must decrease" wasn't resignation; it was joy. This week we look at what it means to find contentment not in our own increase, but in Christ’s, and why that pattern of decrease has always been the path to glory.  Outline The man: John, the Old Testament embodied The text: he must increase, I must decrease The calling: decrease, that he may increase Discussion Questions John found joy, not resentment, in decreasing so Christ could increase (v. 29). Where do you struggle most to celebrate someone else's increase over your own?  "A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven" (v. 27). How would resting in that truth change the way you hold your gifts, role, or position in life?  Verse 36 moves from belief to obedience — dead faith stops at belief, but living faith walks. Where is there a gap between what you believe and how you're actually living?  The sermon traces self-denial through family, church, and community as the shape of the Christian life. Where is God calling you to decrease this season so someone else can increase?

  2. Jul 5

    The Light Still Shines

    Fireworks light up the sky for a night. This Sunday we look at the Light that has been shining for 2,000 years and has never been overcome. "The Light Still Shines," John 3:16–21. Bring a friend! Sermon Discussion Questions: 1. This series has repeatedly distinguished between knowing about Jesus and truly knowing him. Nicodemus knew the Scriptures better than anyone and was still in the dark. Where do you see that gap in your own life, and what would it look like to close it? 2. When someone we love walks away from Jesus, we reach for explanations: parenting, church hurt, politics, divorce. Why do you think we prefer those explanations to the diagnosis Jesus gives in John 3:19? How does misdiagnosing the sickness lead us to offer the wrong cures? 3. What areas of your life have you quietly labeled “off limits” to the light of Scripture — anger, greed, bitterness, how you treat your spouse, an unwillingness to forgive? What would it look like, practically, to bring one of those areas into the light this week? 4. “The same light that exposes us is the light that saves us.” Have you experienced a time when the exposure of your sin turned out to be a mercy? When the light shines on your sin now, are you more often grieved by the darkness or defending it? 5. Verse 21 says the one who “does what is true comes to the light.” How does Nicodemus’s journey — from coming by night in John 3 to coming publicly to the cross in John 19 — give you hope for the people you are praying for? How should it shape the way you pray for children and grandchildren who are not following Jesus?

  3. Jun 28

    You Must Be Born Again

    Jesus has a very interesting conversation with a man named Nicodemus. He’s a good man, moral, upright, loves God and the Scriptures as best we can tell. He’s a spiritual leader of his people. But what Jesus will say to him in this passage is that it’s not enough. What Nicodemus needs, what all of us need, is the one thing we cannot provide or produce for ourselves. We need to be born again.  Sermon Outline: I. The Need for the New Birth II. The Marvel of the New Birth III. The Maker of the New Birth Sermon Discussion Questions: 1. How do you feel about the fact that Jesus sees through surface-level religiosity and moral effort? In what areas of your life are you tempted to present God with performance rather than your actual self? 2. Jesus tells Nicodemus, one of the most respected religious men in all of Judaism, that he needs to be born again. Why would this be an offensive message to someone like Nicodemus? Who might be offended by this message today? 3. The new birth is something God produces. How does this change the way you think about your own salvation? Does it produce humility, relief, gratitude, or something else in you? Why? 4. God uses “means of grace” like prayer, fasting, Scripture reading, preaching) as places where the Spirit frequently blows. Which of these are you most neglecting right now? What would it look like to be more intentional about putting yourself in the path of the Spirit? 5. Where in your life right now are you still looking to yourself for something only Christ can provide? What would it mean practically to look to him instead?

  4. Jun 21

    Zeal for the Father’s House

    In this passage, Jesus is going to clear the way to God. Even more, he’s going to show us that he himself is the way to God because he is the temple. Sermon Outline: I. What Jesus Does II. What Jesus Claims III. What Jesus Is Sermon Discussion Questions: 1. Have you ever had an experience of going through the motions of worship at church, in prayer, in your quiet time, and coming away feeling like you never actually connected with God? What tends to get in the way for you? 2. What legitimate things in your life might be displacing worship? What might Jesus want to clear out of your temple to make more room for genuine encounter with God? 3. What are you most zealous about right now? How does your passion for Jesus and his church compare to the other things that consume your energy and attention? 4. What does it tell us about faith that even the disciples who walked with Jesus were often confused about what he was doing?

  5. Jun 14

    Water Into Wine

    In this passage, we encounter a wedding that has run out of wine. This situation was not only sad, it had the potential to bring great shame and even legal trouble upon the groom’s family. But fortunately for them, Jesus was there. When the wine ran out, Jesus supplied a superabundance. And John tells us exactly why he chose to record this story. Join us to find out. Sermon Outline: I. The Joy that Runs Out II. The Joy that Costs III. The Joy that Never Ends Sermon Discussion Questions: 1. Where have you seen this happen when life was at its best and the joy still faded? What did you (or they) reach for to get the spark back? 2. What’s the difference between bringing a need to Jesus and leaving it in his hands versus telling him how to fix it? Is there an area right now where obeying Jesus doesn’t seem practical? 3. What does the sheer extravagance of this miracle tell you about Jesus? Where are you tempted to think of him as a God of bare minimums rather than abundance? 4. Why do you think Jesus connects the wine at this wedding to the cross? How does it change the way you read this miracle to know the joy it pictures cost him his blood? 5. What’s the difference between having your theology straight and trusting Jesus? Who in your life needs to hear that they can start following Jesus before they have it all figured out, and what would inviting them look like this week?

  6. Jun 7

    Come And See

    In this passage, we see dominos starting to fall in a chain reaction. It begins with John the Baptist pointing to Jesus as the Lamb of God. That leads to Andrew and another disciple following Jesus. That leads to an invitation to Peter coming to Jesus. Jesus invites Philip to follow him. Philip does, and then he invites Nathanael to come and see for himself. He does. Domino after domino fell, and they continue to fall. But essential to the whole process is someone extending the invitation to “Come and see.”  Sermon Outline: I. The Pattern of Witness II. The Practice of Witness III. The Power of Witness Sermon Discussion Questions: 1. Who was an Andrew in your own story, someone whose small act of witness led you toward Jesus? 2. If Jesus asked you today, “What are you seeking?”, what would be your honest answer today? How does that answer compare to what you say you’re looking for in following him?  3. When someone in your life pushes back on your invitation to Jesus, what is your instinct: to argue, to back down, or to invite? What makes “come and see” both humble and courageous? How can we invite people to come and see? 4. 40% of Christians say they don’t know anyone to invite to church. Is that true for you? If your social world is mostly other believers, what would it take to change that, and what’s holding you back? 5. How does the reality that Jesus is already at work in the lives of people around us before we say a word change the way you think about the pressure of inviting people to come and see?

  7. May 31

    Behold, The Lamb of God

    Many people have their own ideas about who Jesus is, but we want to derive our picture of him from what the Bible says. Who is Jesus according to the man God appointed to introduce him to the world?  Sermon Outline: I. The Lamb of God Who Takes Away Sin II. The Savior of Humanity We Cannot Manufacture III. The Son of God Who Demands a Response Sermon Discussion Questions: 1. What are some versions of Jesus you encounter in your own circles, whether in culture, on social media, or even in church, that fall short of the Jesus John introduces here? How do you help someone see the difference without coming across as harsh or dismissive? 2. For some of us who have been Christians a long time, we have forgotten how big a deal it is that Jesus takes our sin and guilt away. How can we stay (or become) freshly amazed by his grace?  3. True knowledge of Jesus is a gift God gives by his Spirit, not something we achieve through accumulated religious experience. How should this shape the way we pray for people who don’t yet believe? How does it relieve some of the pressure we put on ourselves when our conversations about Jesus don’t seem to work? 4. Who is one person in your life right now who needs to hear that Jesus is the Lamb who takes away sin? What is one specific, concrete way you could point them to Jesus this week?

  8. May 24

    I Am Not the Christ

    John the Baptist makes it clear that he is not the Christ. In a world driven by pride, John leads us down a very different path, a path marked by humility, as we look to the one Jesus Christ who humbled himself for prideful people like me and you.  Outline I. Confess: You are not the Christ II. Acknowledge: You have a role in the kingdom of God III. Proclaim: Jesus is the worthy Savior Sermon Questions 1)    Do you remember a time when you confessed that you are not the Christ? What did God use to show you this reality? 2)    John the Baptist lived a humble life that pointed to Jesus. The response he got from the religious leaders was the question, “Who are you?” Have you ever been asked that question? How would you respond today if you were asked that question?  3)    Why is it important to consistently remind ourselves that we are not the Christ? What happens when we don’t confess that he is the Christ? 4)    How does it impact you to think that Jesus, the worthy One, chose to take the job of a servant and wash the disciples’ feet? Have you ever had an experience where you were humbled by God’s graciousness to you by doing something for you that you didn’t deserve?  5)    How does this passage help you know Jesus more?

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    Covenant Church of Naples
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    2016 - 2026
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