This sermon was preached on Oct 18-2026 by Derek Schaper.

What does it mean to be alive in Christ?

This sermon was preached at CRBC on October 4th. We proclaim Christ, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ.

This sermon was preached on Sunday, Sept. 27, at Covenant Redeemer Baptist Church in Port Coquitlam. You can find us every Sunday morning at BC Christian Academy (Elementary Campus), 1019 Fernwood Ave, Port Coquitlam. Service starts at 10:30 am.

Being captivated by the preeminence of Christ leads to our knowledge and wisdom of the supremacy of Christ, which strengthens our experience with the sufficiency of Christ.

Why should Christians seek to know and understand the preeminence of Christ?

1. Anchors the identity of Christ.

2. Anchors our identity in Christ.

3. Anchors our worship of Christ.

4. Anchors how we engage each day.

Thanksgiving binds the covenant relationship. As a covenantal act, thanksgiving occurs when God’s covenant is remembered and renewed, with God’s faithfulness acknowledged and his mighty acts remembered. Rather than demanding external ritual alone, God calls for a thankful heart. This transforms gratitude from mere emotion into something deeper: thanksgiving carries theological, ethical, and social implications within the covenantal context.

What are you thankful for? What does your thankfulness produce? It all begins with remembering what God has done for you in Christ. Being thankful for the grace of salvation, the strength for endurance, and the state of forgiveness should be cemented in our knowledge, wisdom, and understanding of your union with Christ. We shouldn’t obey to repay, nor should we strengthen others to earn favour. We shouldn’t evangelize to prove ourselves worthy. Rather, we should be growing in our faith, love, and hope because of how the truth of the gospel is bearing fruit. First in our lives, then in the lives of others. Redeemer Church, let us bear fruit in every good work; let us endure with joy; and let us make the gospel known. For the glory of Christ and the honour due to his name.

This is Faith Made Real, a three-part exploration of what it means for Christians to move from a profession of faith to a possession of faith that shapes our whole lives.
Christ doesn't hand us a package of blessings and then send us on our way. He gives us himself.
Everything we need for salvation is found in Christ because salvation itself is found in Christ.