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Read the New Testament in 2011
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Since his first day at Covenant, Pastor Matt has been leading a line by line, verse by verse study of Mark's Gospel. You can hear these messages on the Sermons page, but here you can read edited, condensed versions of his notes.
- Mark 1:1 - "The Beginning"
- Mark 1:2-8 - "The Thoroughly Christocentric Forerunner"
- Mark 1:9-13 - "The Inauguration"
- Mark 1:14-15 - "Repent and Believe"
- Mark 1:16-20 - "Follow"
- Mark 1:21-28 - "Authority"
- Mark 1:29-31 - "The Immediacy of Universal Health Care"
- Mark 1:32-39 - "The Power and Priority of Preaching"
- Mark 1:40-45 - "The Cleaner"
- Mark 2:1-12 - "The Forgiver"
- Mark 2:13-17 - "The Son of God and the Worst of the Worst"
- Mark 2:18-22 - "The Incompatibility of Jesus With Everything Else"
- Mark 2:23-28 - "Master of Everyday"
- Mark 3:1-6 - "The Fury of the Son of God"
- Mark 3:7-12 - "Who Jesus Christ Is"
- Mark 3:13-15 - "The Appointment of the Twelve"
- Mark 3:16 - "Peter: The Man Who Grew Into A Rock"
- Mark 3:17 - "James: Thunder Every One Of Us Needs"
- Mark 3:17 - "John: Thundering Truth and Love"
- Mark 3:18 - "Andrew: At the Intersection of Jesus Christ and People"
- Mark 3:18 - "Philip: Apostle of the Mind Set Small"
- Mark 3:18 - "Bartholomew: True Israelite, Warts and All"
- Mark 3:18 - "Matthew: The Unassuming Disciple"
- Mark 3:18 - "Thomas: When Sorrow Blinds Faith"
- Mark 3:18 - "James, Son of Alphaeus: When Less Is More"
- Mark 3:18 - "Thaddaeus: The Humble Servant"
- Mark 3:18 - "Simon the Zealot: Zeal Reformed"
- Mark 3:19 - "Judas Iscariot: The Counterfeit"
- Mark 3:20-27 - "Satan's Lord and the Varying Facades of Unbelief"
- Mark 3:28-30 - "Incomprehensible Forgiveness and Unpardonable Sin"
- Mark 3:31-35 - "WE Are Family"
- Mark 4:1-12 - "God-Given Coke Bottle Glasses: The Parable of the Soils, Part 1"
- Mark 4:13-20 - "What Kind of Dirt Are You?: The Parable of the Soils, Part 2"
- Mark 4:21-25 - "He'll Leave the Light On For You: The Parable of the Lamp"
- Mark 4:26-29 - "Sleeping on the Job: The Parable of the Seed"
- Mark 4:30-34 - "The Kingdom of God Will Stand: The Parable of the Mustard Seed"
- Mark 4:35-41 - "Faith > Fear: The Son of God and the Storm"
- Mark 5:1-17 - "Faith > Fear: The Son of God and Satanic Spirits"
- Mark 5:18-20 - "From Demoniac to Disciple: Why We Need to Be Like the Man from the Tombs"

What does it mean to be an alien? What are the ramifications of being "chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood"? That is what the letter of First Peter is all about. Here are notes from Pastor Matt's expository series through the book.
- 1 Pet 1:1 - "From Peter, To Aliens"
- 1 Pet 1:1b-2 - "Chosen"
- 1 Pet 1:3-5 - "Born Again"
- 1 Pet 1:6-9 - "The Precious Purpose of Present Distress"
- 1 Pet 1:10-12 - "The Privilege of Knowledge"
- 1 Pet 1:13 - "The Imperative of Hope"
- 1 Pet 1:14-16 - "The Imperative of Holiness"
- 1 Pet 1:17-21 - "The Imperative of Fear"
- 1 Pet 1:22-25 - "The Imperative of Love"
- 1 Pet 2:1-3 - "The Satisfied Bellies of the Begotten"
- 1 Pet 2:4-5 - "The Advantages of Union and Access"
- 1 Pet 2:6-8 - "The Advantages of Security and Affection"
- 1 Pet 2:9-10 - "The Advantages of Salvation Abound"
- 1 Pet 2:11-12 - "The War for Excellence"
- 1 Pet 2:13-17 - "The Christian and His Government"
- 1 Pet 2:18-20 - "The Christian and the Big Bossman"
- 1 Pet 2:21 - "What Would Jesus Do?"
- 1 Pet 2:22-25 - "The Exemplary Suffering of Christ"
- 1 Pet 3:1-6 - "The Christian Wife and Her Husband"
- 1 Pet 3:7 - "The Christian Husband and His Wife"
- 1 Pet 3:8 - "How to Be an Alien, Part 1"
- 1 Pet 3:9 - "How to Be an Alien, Part 2"
- 1 Pet 3:10-12 - "How to Be an Alien, Part 3"
- 1 Pet 3:13-14a - "Blessed... Regardless"
- 1 Pet 3:14b-15a - "Sanctify Christ as Lord"

On Wednesday evenings as a part of our prayer meetings Pastor Matt is taking the church through a thematic overview of the Scriptures, looking at how the glory of God, being revealed through His saving and His judging, is the overarching, central theme of the whole Bible. These lessons are presented book by book.
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Major Characters in Church History - a series by Mark Stevenson
- Syllabus / Outline
- Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna
- Justin Martyr, Defender of the Faith
- Augustine, Sovereign Grace Theologian
- John Wycliffe, Morningstar of the Reformation
- John Huss, Bohemian Reformer
- Martin Luther, German Reformer
- William Tyndale, Father of the English Bible
- John Calvin, French Reformer
- John Bunyan, Author of The Pilgrim's Progress
- Jonathan Edwards, Preacher and Theologian
- George Whitefield, Evangelist to Britain and America
- John Newton, Converted Slave Trader
- William Carey, Father of Modern Missions
- Adoniram Judson, Missionary to Burma
- D.L. Moody, American Evangelist
Isaiah - a series by Michael Meadows
- Lesson 1: Introduction
- Lesson 2: Isaiah 1
- Lesson 3: Isaiah 2
- Lesson 4: Isaiah 3-4
- Lesson 5: Isaiah 5
- Lesson 6: Isaiah 6
- Lesson 7: Isaiah 7
- Lesson 8: Isaiah 8-9
- Lesson 9: Isaiah 9-10
- Lesson 10: Isaiah 10
- Lesson 11: Isaiah 11-12
- Lesson 12a: Isaiah 13-14
- Lesson 12b: Highlights from Isaiah 13-14
- Lesson 13: Isaiah 14-16
- Lesson 14: Isaiah 17
- Lesson 15: Isaiah 18-20
- Lesson 16: Isaiah 21
- Lesson 17: Isaiah 22
- Lesson 18: Isaiah 23
- Lesson 19: Isaiah 24
- Lesson 20: Isaiah 25
- Lesson 21: Isaiah 26-27
- Lesson 22: Isaiah 27
- Lesson 23: Isaiah 28
- Lesson 24: Isaiah 29
- Lesson 25: Isaiah 30-31
- Lesson 26: Isaiah 32
- Lesson 27: Isaiah 33
- Lesson 28: Isaiah 34-35
- Lesson 29: Isaiah 36-37
- Lesson 30: Isaiah 38-39
- Lesson 31: Isaiah 40
- Lesson 32: Isaiah 41-42
- Lesson 33: Isaiah 42-43
- Lesson 34: Isaiah 43-44
- Lesson 35a: Isaiah 44
- Lesson 35b: Total Depravity from Isaiah 44
- Lesson 36: Isaiah 44-45
- Lesson 37: Isaiah 45-46
- Lesson 38: Isaiah 47
- Lesson 39: Isaiah 48
- Lesson 40: Isaiah 49
- Lesson 41: Isaiah 49-50
- Lesson 42: Isaiah 50
- Lesson 43: Isaiah 51
- Lesson 44: Isaiah 51
The Gospels - a series by Michael Meadows
- Lesson 1: Intro - Definitions
- Lesson 2: Intro - The Silent Years
- Lesson 3: Intro - The Political Scene
- Lesson 4: Intro - The Four Gospels
- Lesson 5: Luke's Preface
- Lesson 6: John's Preface, part 1
- Lesson 7: John's Preface, part 2
- Lesson 8: Genealogies
- Lesson 9: Annunication of John the Baptist
- Lesson 10: Annunication of Jesus Christ
- Lesson 11: Mary Visits Elizabeth
- Lesson 12: Birth of John the Baptist
- Lesson 13: Annunication to Joseph
- Lesson 14: The Virgin Birth of Jesus Christ
- Lesson 15: Simeon and Anna
- Lesson 16: Magi and the Killing of the Innocents
- Lesson 17: Return from Egypt
- Lesson 18: The Ministry of John the Baptist
- Lesson 19: Baptism of the Holy Spirit
- Lesson 20: The Baptism of Jesus Christ
- Lesson 21: The Temptations of Jesus Christ
- Lesson 22: The Testimony of John
- Lesson 23: The Wedding at Cana
- Lesson 24: Jesus Cleanses the Temple
- Lesson 25: The New Birth
- Lesson 26: The Humility of John the Baptist
- Lesson 27: The Samaritan Woman at the Well
- Lesson 28: The Rejection at Nazareth
- Lesson 29: The Calling of Four Apostles
- Lesson 30: Peter's Mother-in-Law Healed
- Lesson 31: The First Tour of Galilee
- Lesson 32: The Call of Levi
- Lesson 33: The Feast, part 1
- Lesson 34: The Feast, part 2
- Lesson 35: Sabbath Questions
- Lesson 36: The Choosing of the Apostles
- Lesson 37: The Sermon on the Mount, part 1
- Lesson 38: The Sermon on the Mount, part 2
- Lesson 39: The Sermon on the Mount, part 3
- Lesson 40: The Sermon on the Mount, part 4
- Lesson 41: The Sermon on the Mount, part 5
- Lesson 42: The Sermon on the Mount, part 6
- Lesson 43: The Sermon on the Mount, part 7
- Lesson 44: The Sermon on the Mount, part 8
- Lesson 45: The Sermon on the Mount, part 9
- Lesson 46: The Sermon on the Mount, part 10
- Lesson 47: The Sermon on the Mount, part 11
- Lesson 48: Raising the Dead
- Lesson 49: The Offense of Christ
- Lesson 50: Woe to the Cities
- Lesson 51: Whoever Forgives Most
- Lesson 52: The Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit
- Lesson 53: The Sign of Jonah
- Lessons Bibliography
Romans - a series by Michael Meadows
- Lesson 1: Introduction
- Lesson 2: 1:1-17
- Lesson 3: 1:18-32
- Lesson 4: 2:1-29
- Lesson 5: 3:1-20
- Lesson 6: Excursus: Sin and Justification
- Lesson 7: 3:21-26
- Lesson 8: 3:27-31, Imputation
- Lesson 9: 4:1-25
- Lesson 10: 5:1-11
- Lesson 11: 5:12-21
- Lesson 12: Excursus: Baptism and Sanctification
- Lesson 13: 6:1-14
- Lesson 14: 6:15-23
- Lesson 15: 7:1-6
- Lesson 16: 7:7-25
- Lesson 17: 8:1-13
- Lesson 18: 8:14-17
- Lesson 19: 8:18-27
- Lesson 20: 8:28-39
- Lesson 21: Excursus: Balance in Election
- Lesson 22: 9:1-5
- Lesson 23: 9:6-13
- Lesson 24: 9:14-29
- Lesson 25: 9:30-10:21
- Lesson 26: 11:1-15
- Lesson 27: 11:16-36
- Lesson 28: 12:1-21
- Lesson 29: 13:1-14
- Lesson 30: 14:1-23
- Lesson 31: 15:1-13
- Lesson 32: 15:14-33
- Lesson 33: 16:1-27
- Lesson 34: Appendix: Women Deacons
- Romans Complete Studies (3.1 MB)
Galatians - a series by Allen Lefkovitz
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 2 Excursus: "Justification" - article by Albert Barnes
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Galatians Highlights
Ephesians - a series by Michael Meadows
- Lesson 1: Pre-Introduction ("What is the church?")
- Lesson 2: Introduction
- Lesson 3: 1:1-2
- Lesson 4: 1:3-6
- Lesson 5: 1:7-12
- Lesson 6: 1:13-14
- Lesson 7: 1:15-19a
- Lesson 8: 1:19b-23
- Lesson 9: Excursus: "The 'R' Word" ("Mankind is Responsible")
- Lesson 10: 2:1-3
- Lesson 11: 2:4-10
- Lesson 12: 2:11-22
- Lesson 13: Excursus: "The Local Church in Ephesians 2"
- Overview of the Entire Book of Ephesians
- Summation: Summation Paraphrase of the Entire Book of Ephesians
Failure to Obey and Its Consequences - a series by Bruce Thompson
- Lesson 1: Ehud and Eglon (Judg 3)
- Lesson 2: Jael and Sisera (Judg 4)
- Lesson 3: Phinehas, Zimri, Salu, Cozbi, and Zur (Num 25)
Studies in John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress - a series by Mark Stevenson
- Beulah Land
- The River of Death
- The Ascent to the City Gate
- Christian and Hopeful's Entrance into the City
- Pilgrim's Progress Complete Studies
INDIVIDUAL BIBLICAL AND TOPICAL STUDIES AND OTHER WRITINGS SORTED BY TEACHER/AUTHOR
Anderson, Dave
Douglas, Eric
Fremont, Carson
- Studies in the Gospel of John
- Studies in Romans
- Paul's Letters to the Corinthians
- Studies in the Prison Letters of Paul
- Studies in 1 and 2 Thessalonians
- Studies in the Epistle to the Hebrews
- Studies in the General Epistles of the New Testament
- Studies in the Minor Prophets of the Old Testament
- Topical Studies in the Ministry of the Holy Spirit in the Lives of Believers
- Evangelism for Individuals and Local Churches
- The Qualifications, Training, and Use of Deacons in the Local Church
- Biblical Counseling on the Pastoral and Lay Level
- Developing Interpersonal Relationships for Spiritual Life and Ministry
- Scriptural Marriage and Family Life
- Personal Memories of World War II
Havner, Vance
Lefkovitz, Allen
- The Believer's Greatest Blessing (That We Are His People and He Is Our God)
McCord, Larry
- A Child of the King
- Jesus Loves Me
- I Never Got What I Deserved
- My Hope and Shame
- My Public Prayer
- The Publican and the Pharisee
- When Someday I Shall Know
- When Someday I Shall See
Meadows, Michael
- The Gift of Tongues: The Importance of Being Understood
- The Cry of Habakkuk
- Bema Seat of Christ
- The Error of Eliphaz (An Overview of the Book of Job)
- The Mysterious Hand of Providence
- Touch Not the Apple of His Eye (Concerning how precious the local church is to our God and how He will destroy those who harm a church)
- Studies in the Doctrine of the Trinity (Basic Outline and Heavy Dependence Upon A.H. Strong's Systematic Theology)
Privett, Matt (Pastor)
- "God Alone Is Wise" (A Hymn of Reflection on Rom 16:25-27) - first two verses by John Piper, second two by Matt Privett
- Just How Old Is the Earth? - Part 1 - Part 2
- What About Those Who Never Hear the Gospel?
- What Happens to Babies that Die?
- What Was the Word Up To Before He Became Flesh?
- Is It Necessary to Affirm the Virgin Birth?
- A Benediction Upon 2010 (Rom 16:25-27)
- Can People Be Baptized for the Dead?
- Do People Really Get 90 Minutes in Heaven?
- When Is Civil Disobedience Permissible for the Christian?
Thompson, Bruce
- Death for the Christian Is Not a Worst Case Scenario (A Look at 1 Cor 15:50-58)
- Precious in the Sight of the Lord is the Death of His Saints
Tyndale, William
- As Sheep Among Wolves - Christian Suffering (from The Obedience of a Christian Man, first published 1528)
Whitney, Donald
