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. MAR 29

    Bearing Witness to the Truth | 1 John 5:6-8

    Lord's Day: March 29, 2026  Preacher: Carlos Montijo  Series: First John  Topic: Scripture  Scripture: 1 John 5:6–8; Romans 8:15–17; Psalm 31:5; Isaiah 65:15–16; John 14:5–6; Hebrews 6:18; Matthew 17:1–8; Luke 2:13–14; 12:57 6.... It is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is the truth. 7For there are three that bear witness: 8the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement. 1 John 5:6–8 I.  The Spirit of Truth What does it mean that the Spirit of God bears witness? II. The Spirit of God is the truth, and bears witness to nothing but the truth Psalm 31:5, Isaiah 65:15–16, John 14:5–6 III. The Johannine Comma (Comma Johanneum) 1 John 5:7–8 (NKJV) "7For there are three that bear witness [in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. 8And there are three that bear witness on earth]: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one.” Textual variants, textual criticism, King James Onlyism IV. Textual Support for the Johannine Comma Matthew 17:1-8 V. Is the Johannine Comma authentic? 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

  2. MAR 22

    The One Who Came by Water & Blood | 1 John 5:6

    Lord's Day: March 22, 2026  Preacher: Carlos Montijo  Series: First John  Topic: Christ  Scripture: 1 John 5:6; Matthew 16:16; 2 Peter 3:17–18; John 1:1–4, 14–15; 1 Timothy 1:15; Galatians 4:4–5; John 3:16; 1 John 4:14; John 19:32–37; Mark 1:9–11; 10:45; 1 Corinthians 2:8; 15:47; John 3:13; Leviticus 17:10–11, 14; Hebrews 9:17–28; Acts 20:28; Ephesians 1:7–10 This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood. It is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is the truth. 1 John 5:6 I.  The One who came… "Familiarity breeds contempt" II. Water and blood? III. What is the significance of Jesus coming by water and blood? Gnosticism, Cerinthus, Docetists Athanasius, On the Incarnation "cross and circulatory speech" IV. Not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood The importance of blood Without blood, you cannot live V. Does God have blood? 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. MAR 15

    Believing in the Son of God | 1 John 5:5

    Lord's Day: March 15, 2026  Preacher: Carlos Montijo  Series: First John  Topic: Union with Christ  Scripture: 1 John 5:5; John 17:3; 1 Timothy 5:25; John 14:28; Matthew 28:17; John 9:35–39; Matthew 16:13–17; John 5:17–24; 19:7; Hebrews 13:8–9; Titus 2:13; 1 John 1:3; 5:20 5Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? 1 John 5:5 "Faith” is not just a verb—it is also a noun. I.  What does it mean to believe that Jesus is the Son of God? The Apostle John emphasizes believing, receiving, knowing, confessing, seeing, abiding over 100 times in this letter. John 17:3 II. How is Jesus the Son of God? Arianism, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism Matthew 28:17, John 9:35-39 III. What saith the Scripture? Matthew 16:13–17; John 5:17–24, 19:7 IV. One of the primary subjects of John’s entire letter... Icthus: "Ἰησοῦς Χρῑστός Θεοῦ Uἱός Σωτήρ", "Jesus Christ, God's Son, Savior" 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. MAR 8

    Victorious Faith in Our Overcoming Faith | 1 John 5:4-5

    Lord's Day: March 8, 2026  Preacher: Carlos Montijo  Series: First John  Topic: Doctrines of Grace  Scripture: 1 John 5:4–5; Jude 3; Hebrews 5:12; Romans 12:1; Psalm 9:10; Acts 20:27; Ephesians 2:8; 1 Peter 5:10; Jude 13; Genesis 49:4; Ephesians 4:14; Matthew 11:7; 2 Peter 2:1; Zechariah 4:6; John 18:33–37; Romans 8:37–39; 2 Corinthians 2:14–17; Deuteronomy 6:4; 2 Thessalonians 2:11–12; Revelation 19:11–15; 1:15; Colossians 1:21–23; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Ephesians 3:14–21 4For everything that has been born of God overcomes the world; and this is the overcoming that has overcome the world—our faith. 5Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? 1 John 5:4–5 I.  What is this “faith” that overcomes the world? Personal faith? Or the faith? Body of divinity? Thomas Watson: "The second proposition is, that the way for Christians to be settled—is to be well grounded. "If you continue grounded and settled" (Colossians 1:23). The Greek word for grounded is a metaphor which alludes to a building that has the foundation well laid. So Christians should be grounded in the essential points of true religion, and have their foundation well laid." II. Overcoming by believing that Jesus is the Son of God. Verb tenses are important in the Bible, to maintain proper balance and distinction of the law and the gospel, to avoid confusing primary doctrines, such as distinguishing justification (one time act) and sanctification (progressive, ongoing). III. How do we overcome the world? IV. Not by might…not by sight… Zechariah 4:6, John 18:33-37, 2 Corinthians 2:14-17, 2 Thessalonians 2:11–12, Revelation 19:11–15 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. MAR 1

    Born of God for Victory | 1 John 5:4-5

    Lord's Day: March 1, 2026  Preacher: Carlos Montijo  Series: First John  Topic: Typology  Scripture: 1 John 5:1–5; John 3:16; 1:9, 12–13; 1 John 4:4–6; Philippians 1:6; 2 Timothy 4:2; Titus 1:9; 2:13; Exodus 12:50–51; Jude 5; Hebrews 3:14–19; Numbers 21:5–9; 1 Corinthians 10:9; John 3:14–15; Numbers 14:13–14; Isaiah 63:10–14; Romans 8:37–39 4For everything that has been born of God overcomes the world; and this is the overcoming that has overcome the world—our faith. 5Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? 1 John 5:4–5 I.  Why the word “everything” (pan, v. 4) instead of “everyone” (pas, v. 1)? II. This is partly why we seek to baptize only true believers who "have been born of God..." Westminster Larger Catechism (MESV), Q. 165. What is baptism?  A. Baptism is a sacrament of the new testament, in which Christ has ordained the washing with water in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, to be a sign and seal of ingrafting into himself, of remission of sins by his blood, and regeneration by his Spirit; of adoption, and resurrection to everlasting life; and by which the parties baptized are solemnly admitted into the visible church, and enter into an open and professed engagement to be wholly and only the Lord’s. III. What is this “world” that we believing conquerors overcome? First define key terms, otherwise you cannot make proper sense of the passage. Context is king. IV. Born of God…the Father Need to account more carefully for what both the Old and New Testaments reveal about Christ. The Chicago Statement on Biblical Hermeneutics, Article III. WE AFFIRM that the Person and work of Jesus Christ are the central focus of the entire Bible. WE DENY that any method of interpretation which rejects or obscures the Christ-centeredness of Scripture is correct. 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. FEB 22

    Unburdened by Love | 1 John 5:3

    Lord's Day: February 22, 2026  Preacher: Carlos Montijo  Series: First John  Topic: Law & Gospel Distinction  Scripture: 1 John 5:3; 4:10, 19; Ephesians 2:1–16; James 1:17; 2 Timothy 2:15; Romans 7:11–8:2; James 4:1–7; Romans 1:16–17; Matthew 11:25–30; Galatians 5:6; 1 Peter 5:6–7 3For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome. 1 John 5:3 Intricate, harmonious connection between love, faith, and obedience—on love visibly manifested and applied I.  His commandments are not burdensome. Why are God’s commandments not burdensome for believers? Because of God’s love. II. “Through many dangers, toils, and snares, I have already come…” If the law of God is not burdensome, then why do we still struggle with burdens? Romans 7:12-8:2 III. The source of quarrels and conflicts among you. James 4:1-7 IV. My burden is light. Matthew 11:25-30 1 Peter 5:6-7 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. FEB 15

    To Be, or Not to Be, God-Breathed? | 2 Kings 17:13-14

    Lord's Day: February 15, 2026  Preacher: Carlos Montijo  Series: It Is Written: Scripture Alone  Topic: Authority  Scripture: 2 Kings 17:13–14; Nehemiah 8:1–8; Psalm 119:1; Matthew 23:1–3; Romans 3:2; Colossians 1:9–10; Psalm 19:7–8 13Yet Yahweh warned Israel and Judah by the hand of all His prophets and every seer, saying, “Turn from your evil ways and keep My commandments, My statutes according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by the hand of My slaves the prophets.” 14However, they did not listen, but stiffened their neck like their fathers, who did not believe in Yahweh their God. 2 Kings 17:13–14 The OT is full of the same synecdoches we saw in the NT that point to either a larger part of, or the whole of, the OT—the Law, the Prophets, the Law and the Prophets, etc. I.  To Be, or Not to Be, God-Breathed? That Is the Church’s Question II. The Jews, the Pharisees, and Josephus III. The Roman Catholic Church-State Pope Boniface VIII, Unam Sanctam: “…we declare, we proclaim, we define that it is absolutely necessary for salvation that every human creature be subject to the Roman Pontiff.”[1] The early church was highly varied and diverse, not monolithic, and in many ways was unlike any of the major denominations we see today. IV. The Roman Catholic Canon The first time that the Roman Catholic Church defined her canon of the Bible dogmatically—was during the Council of Trent (1546): "But if any one receive not, as sacred and canonical, these same books entire with all their parts, as they have been used to be read in the Catholic Church, and as they are contained in the old Latin vulgate edition; and knowingly and deliberately despise the traditions aforesaid; let him be anathema [eternally condemned].” V.  Eastern Orthodoxy: The Other “One True Church” & Her Bible(s) Russian Orthodox Catechism of Philaret (1782-1867) of Moscow (1830), "Examined and Approved by the Most Holy Governing Synod [of the Russian Orthodox Church], and Published for the Use of Schools, and of all Orthodox Christians, by Order of His Imperial Majesty," affirms the Protestant canon instead, contradicting the earlier 1672 Synod of Jerusalem. VI. The Russian Orthodox Canon of Scripture VII. The 1672 Council of Jerusalem “The 1672 Synod of Jerusalem…rejected any further attempts at reformulation [and reformation] of Orthodox teachings and strengthened Orthodox beliefs against both the Protestant Reformation and Catholicism. The Synod produced...the Confession of Dositheus (Patriarch of Jerusalem), in which point by point it refuted Cyril [Lucaris’] eighteen points. In addition, it added four catechetical style questions that defended the restriction of reading and study of Scripture to the priests, defended the role of tradition, as well as a lengthy defense of the veneration of icons and prayers to the saints [and defined the canon of Scripture to go against Protestantism].”[2] We meet 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 marked LSB are 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 [1] Unam Sanctam - Papal Encyclicals, Pope Boniface VIII (December 24, 1294 - October 11, 1303), 18 November 1302 . [2] ‘The Confession of Dositheus (The Eastern Orthodox Synod of Jerusalem of 1672)’, ed. by Dennis Bratcher, The Voice, .

  8. FEB 8

    It Is Written: The Only Infallible Authorities of God | Rom. 3:4, John 8:12-19

    Lord's Day: February 8, 2026  Preacher: Carlos Montijo  Series: It Is Written: Scripture Alone  Topic: Authority  Scripture: Romans 3:1–4, 9–20; John 9:34; Luke 6:39; Mark 7:13; 1 Timothy 3:15; Matthew 7:12, 29; John 8:12–19; Romans 8:16, 23–27, 34; John 1:1; 1 Thessalonians 2:2–13; 2 Thessalonians 2:15; Deuteronomy 18:9–14; 1 Timothy 2:5; 1 John 2:2; 5:6–9; 1 Corinthians 4:6–12; Romans 11:16–24; Titus 1:9 May it never be! Rather, let God be true and every man a liar, as it is written, “That You may be justified in Your words, And overcome when You are judged.” Romans 3:4 17“Even in your law it has been written that the witness of two men is true. 18“I am He who bears witness about Myself, and the Father who sent Me bears witness about Me.” John 8:17–18 There is no such thing as an infallible human authority, for all men and women are corrupted, fallen sinners, and liars. I.  What does infallible mean? Not capable of erring (making errors)—at all God-Breathed Scripture, Free Grace Broadcaster 239 (Chapel Library, 2017), https://www.chapellibrary.org/book/gbscfg/godbreathed-scripture. Some traditions dogmatically affirm that it is possible for some people to be infallible (the pope), or that some people lived on earth without ever committing any personal sin, even while still suffering the other effects of the fall (Eastern Orthodoxy). Romans 3:9-20 II. Of Fallible Men & Infallible Authorities John 8:12-19 We as believers and as the church of God already have, not one, not two, not three, but four infallible Authorities—God and His Word. III. Belief in infallible authorities is neither contrary to Scripture—it is Scriptural—nor is it anti-Protestant… As long as infallible authorities are restricted to God and His Word alone. IV. Parallel Problems: Fallible Mediators & Authorities Those who impose so-called “infallible” churches, traditions, popes, councils, etc., undermine and replace the authority and power of God and His Word. V.  Why would you look to men for what God alone can provide? We cannot go beyond what is written, cannot go against what is written, cannot contradict what is written—the Jesus test, Scripture test, “It is written” test, Logos test, Logic test. We meet 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 marked LSB are 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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