"All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep His covenant and His testimonies" (Psalm 25:10).
Covenant Church (PCA) - Houston, TX
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Transforming Hearts, Conforming to Christ

Bible Studies

Covenant Church offers a variety of mid-week Bible Studies in different parts of Houston in member's homes.  These are great times of Study, Personal Growth, Prayer, and Fellowship within the body.  Please contact the church office (281-870-0349) for directions to the study nearest you.  All are welcome.   One of them is right for you! 
  

Ladies Bible Study

 
The Ladies Bible Study meets at the church every Tuesday from 10:30 AM to noon.  For the Fall & Winter Quarters, September 2012 - December 2012, we will use the book The Enemy Within: Straight Talk About the Power and Defeat of Sin by Kris Lundgaard. This book is based on two classic works by John Owen: Indwelling Sin and The Mortification of Sin. Kris Lundgaard has done an excellent job of making this information more accessible for the modern day Christian.
Babysitting is provided.  Come join us for a time of Bible study, fellowship, and prayer.  For more information, call the church office (281-870-0349). 
 
 

Area Bible Studies (aka "The Corinthian Coffeehouse")

 
Two area Bible studies meet on alternating weeks during the school year.  In the past, we have studied the books of Philippians, Ephesians, 1&2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon & Colossians, 1&2 Thessalonians, and Galatians.  For 2012/13 we are studying the book of 1 Corinthians, chapters 1-10.  Lord willing, we will complete our study of 1 Corinthians chapters 11-16 during the 2013/14 school year. 
 
The West Houston Bible study meets on alternating Tuesdays of the month (unless providentially changed) in a home located near the church.  This Bible study is open to everyone.   The study starts at 7:30 p.m. and is followed by dessert and coffee. The study format is informal, including teaching, discussion, and Q&A. 
 
The Sugar Land Bible study meets on alternating Thursdays of the month (unless providentially changed) in a home located near Sugar Land. This Bible study is also open to everyone. The evening starts with dinner at 6:30 p.m. followed by the study at 7:30 p.m. and then dessert.
 
The study format is informal, including teaching, discussion, and Q&A.  This is a great way to get involved in a small group and grow in faith and fellowship. 
Contact the church office (281-870-0349) for directions to the study. Click on the highlighted links below for Bible Study Notes:
 
 
 
1 Corinthians Theme: ‘The correction for contamination and confusion
in the church is a concentration on Christ leading to personal holiness’
or
Purging the World from the Church
‘We preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.… For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve…. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.... Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body…. So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.’ (1 Cor. 1:23-24; 15:3-5; 6:11, 19-20; 10:31 ESV).
 
   
  Lesson   
 West Houston Sugar Land  Lesson Title 
   1 Corinthians     
1  September 4, 2012   September 6, 2012     The Corinthian Coffeehouse Acts 18/1:1-3
2  September 18, 2012    September 20, 2012  Wrongly Dividing the Church of Christ 1:4-17
3  October 2, 2012  October 4, 2012  The Folly of Worldly Wisdom 1:18-31
4  October 16, 2012   October 18, 2012  The Wisdom of the Trinity 2:1-16
5  October 30, 2012  November 1, 2012  Serving, Planting, and Building 3:1-17
6  November 13, 2012        November 15, 2012  Stewards of the Mysteries 3:18-4:5
7  December 4, 2012  December 6, 2012  Fools for Christ 4:6-21
        **********WINTER BREAK**********                 
8  January 8, 2013  January 10, 2013  Evil Within the Church 5:1-13
9  January 22, 2013  January 24, 2013  Unlawful Pursuits 6:1-11
10  February 5, 2013  February 7, 2013  Personal Holiness 6:12-20
11  February 19, 2013  February 21, 2013  Singleness, Marriage, and Divorce 7:1-16
12  March 5, 2013  March 7, 2013  Remaining Content in Any Situation 7:17-40
13  March 19, 2013  March 21, 2013  Caring for a Weaker Brother 8:1-13
14  April 2, 2013  April 4, 2013  The Gospel Livelihood 9:1-14
15  April 16, 2013  April 18, 2013  All Things to All People 9:15-27
16  April 30, 2013  May 2, 2013  The Way of Escape 10:1-13
17  May 14, 2013  May 16, 2013  The Last Word on Christian Liberty 10:14-11:1
 
The above notes are excerpted from commentaries listed in the Schedule. They have been organized and edited together into a composite narrative, but they do not represent original material, phraseology, or ideas. I am indebted to the cited authors for their careful exegesis and explanation of the original and English texts of 1 Corinthians. DSB
 

"Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in Him will not be put to shame." 1 Peter 2:6



  I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go into the house of the LORD."  Psalm 122:1