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This is the Way

So you have decided to follow Jesus. Great! But what does that really mean for a Christian in 2021? Our world seems to be spinning out of control as 2020 has left us broken from our normal patterns and grasping for control. In order to move forward, we need to look back to when the church was first established.

Please join us for a 5-message revival series entitled “This is the Way.” As we look at the book of Acts, we shall see how the early church reveals to the current church where to go. Learn how a daily walk with Jesus is the only answer to true peace, hope, joy, and purpose no matter the circumstances, political climate, or culture.

Series Playlist

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  • Receive This

    Receive This

    Jul 11, 2021 • 46:52

    God asks nothing of us when we enter into relationship with him but to receive what he offers. This is the foundation of life in Christ. Speaker: Nathan Williamson Series: This is the Way Scripture: Acts 1:1-10

  • A New Me

    A New Me

    Jul 11, 2021 • 43:58

    Because of the work of Jesus Christ, you can be saved today. Because of the work of the Holy Spirit, you can be whole today. All of your actions and behaviors and usefulness to God as his followers come as a result of being made new in Him. Speaker: Nathan…

  • Living with the Spirit

    Living with the Spirit

    Jul 12, 2021 • 53:20

    What does life in the Spirit look like from day to day? Turn to Acts 2 and witness the simplicity of doing life and ministry together. Speaker: Nathan Williamson Series: This is the Way Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

  • Spirit-Led Ministry

    Spirit-Led Ministry

    Jul 13, 2021 • 49:55

    God wants to use you to do his work at the right place and right time. As you are led by the Spirit, he will guide you to join Christ in his mission to save and heal what is lost and broken. Speaker: Nathan Williamson Series: This is the Way Scripture:…

  • Living a Full Life

    Living a Full Life

    Jul 14, 2021 • 44:49

    God wants to us life a life full of his Spirit, that we might speak the truth in love, find blessing in the midst of persecution, and finish the race well. Speaker: Nathan Williamson Series: This is the Way Scripture: Acts 6:8-15

When God Shows Up

In Acts 1, the final command of Jesus to his disciples prior to his ascension was for them to “go and wait.” Those are hardly words one would expect from a great leader with global aspirations for those committed to his movement. Yet that is exactly how Jesus ended his earthly ministry, and on this side of history we can clearly see the things he had in mind for his disciples.

“When God Shows Up” is a sermon series that seeks to answer a very simple question: How should we wait for God? We’re not interested in some sort of formula to make God do something for us. We’re simply looking for some cues that might guide us in waiting for God to show up at the right place and right time.

The disciples’ waiting was not inert, but active. Perhaps God is looking for a similar sort of thing from his people today.

Series Playlist

When God Shows Up
When God Shows Up
Obedience to the Word
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  • Obedience to the Word

    Obedience to the Word

    Jun 20, 2021 • 43:43

    Jesus told his disciples to go and wait before they go out. Maybe he needed to see obedience in the small things before calling them to the big things. Could the same be true of us? Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: When God Shows Up Scripture: Acts 1:1-8

  • Perseverance in Prayer

    Perseverance in Prayer

    Jun 27, 2021 • 50:38

    The expectant belief of the apostles, grounded in the commands and promises of Christ, resulted in prayer that persevered. The expectant people of God pray with persistence, unity, and confidence in Jesus. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: When God Shows Up Scripture: Acts 1:9-26

  • Unity in Fellowship

    Unity in Fellowship

    Jul 4, 2021 • 41:06

    If the church is at the heart of all God’s plans for human history and the very meaning of the gospel itself, should it not also be central to the lives of those who claim to belong to Jesus Christ? Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: When God Shows Up Scripture: Acts 2:1

Revival 2021 – This is the Way

Join us for our 2021 summer revival with Rev. Nate Williamson, July 11-14. This is our annual event where we set time apart as the Body of Christ to allow the Holy Spirit to refresh, renew, and revive. Nursery care (0-3 yrs) will be available each evening by our wonderful volunteers! Bring your family and friends for this exciting time of seeking God together as the body of Christ!

This is the Way

So you have decided to follow Jesus. Great! But what does that really mean for a Christian in 2021? Our world seems to be spinning out of control as 2020 has left us broken from our normal patterns and grasping for control. In order to move forward, we need to look back to when the church was first established.

Please join us for a 5-message revival series entitled “This is the Way.” As we look at the book of Acts, we shall see how the early church reveals to the current church where to go. Learn how a daily walk with Jesus is the only answer to true peace, hope, joy, and purpose no matter the circumstances, political climate, or culture.

Schedule of Events
Sunday, July 11
9:00 am Joint Sunday school in the chapel with Rev. Nate Williamson
10:15 am Revival worship service
5:30 pm Revival prayer time in the Infused room
6:00 pm Evening revival service
Monday, July 12
6:30 pm Revival prayer time in the Infused room
7:00 pm Evening revival service
Tuesday, July 13
6:30 pm Revival prayer time in the Infused room
7:00 pm Evening revival service
Wednesday, July 14
6:00 pm All-church meal in the Friendship Suite. Details and sign-up TBD.
6:30 pm Revival prayer time in the Infused room
7:00 pm Evening revival service
About Our Speaker

Reverend Nate Williamson was born and raised in Morgantown, West Virginia. He received his bachelors degree from Asbury University in Media Communications. He also holds a Masters of Divinity from Wesley Biblical Seminary. He is an ordained elder in the EMC. Pastor Nate was a youth pastor for seven years at Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church, North Carolina before returning to West Virginia as the associate pastor at Kingdom EMC from 2009 to 2012. He became senior pastor at Covenant EMC in December, 2012. He is the son of Dr. Edward and Loretta Williamson who founded Covenant EMC and Covenant Christian School. He is married to Leah Williamson and is the father of five children: Emma, Samantha, Ava, Hannah, and Judah. He has a passion for the study of Scripture, the reality of the new life through Christ, and getting people to see things from an eternal perspective.

Before & After

In the cross of Jesus Christ, mercy is made available to all who would receive it by faith. To the sinner awakened to his deepest needs, it comes as a shock to discover the depths of God’s grace that takes those who were distant to God and brings them near.

But to the newly converted it comes as a shock to discover the depths of his depravity. Sin has touched every part of who we are and there is need for more than mere forgiveness. There is a need for transformation.

Before & After is a sermon series that dives into some of the changes brought about in the believer’s life by the work of the Holy Spirit. This will involve taking a look at some of the characteristics of the Apostle Peter before and after the Holy Spirit took hold of his heart. Before he was cowardly, after he was bold; before he was confused, after he was certain; before he was arrogant, after he was humble. Like all who are touched by the Spirit of God, he was the same person, but different. These differences are evidence that, while God takes us as we are, he doesn’t leave us as he finds us.

Series Playlist

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  • Understanding

    Understanding

    May 16, 2021 • 38:16

    The Spirit of God transforms the life of the believer. He comes not just to illuminate our minds to understand that the Scriptures point to Jesus and that he is the hope of the world, but he comes to unleash our tongues in witness, from Jerusalem to Judea, Samaria, and…

  • Boldness

    Boldness

    May 23, 2021 • 43:34

    The power of God makes mockery of the powers of this world, and his choicest instruments are not the eloquent or the polished or the professional, but simply the available, faithful, and obedient. You and I can boldly be witnesses for Jesus because God equips those he has called, has…

  • Humility

    Humility

    May 30, 2021 • 40:32

    Join the Apostle Peter and marvel that Jesus invites his followers to have a hand in the things he is doing in this messianic age by the power of his Spirit. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Before & After Scripture: Matthew 26:31-35, 50-51; Acts 3:1-11

  • Perspective

    Perspective

    Jun 6, 2021 • 44:15

    What is the final piece to the Great Commission puzzle, for the church to finally and fully be the church? Yes, the Holy Spirit provides us with a right understanding of Jesus. Yes, the Holy Spirit produces a supernatural boldness in the face of danger. Yes, the Holy Spirit enables…