Sermons & Media

The following messages are available on audio cassette from our tape ministry.  You can enjoy these messages year around or share them with your friends for encouragement. All titles are by Pastor Covington unless otherwise noted.

Cassette tapes are available after each service for $3.00 each; CD’s for $5.00. Members of the Hospitality Ministry will be available in the ECCO building to take your orders. Add $2.00 (per order) for orders to be mailed.

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Date Time Scripture Subject
Sermons for January 2008
 
Women's Growth Institute
1/05/08 7:00 am Matt. 28:9-10 "Rejoice In the Midst of a Loss"
Rev. Pamela Holder,
New Faith Baptist Church, Greensboro, NC
1/06/08 8:00 am   "Were you There When They Came?"
  11:00 am Mark15: 25-32 "Stay on the Cross"
1/13/08 8:00 am Phil. 4:11-13 "How to Handle Life's Ups and Downs"
  11:00 am Judges 14:5,6,8,9 "Lessons From the Sweet Spot"
1/20/08 8:00 am  

NO WORSHIP SERVICE (Inclement weather)

  11:00 am I Thes. 2:18 "How to Deal with a Satanic Roadblock"
1/27/08 8:00 am Matt. 7:6 "Pearls, Pigs, and People"
  11:00 am Psalm 42:1-5; 43:5 "You Have Permission to Talk to Yourself"
Sermons for February 2008
Women's Growth Institute
2/02/08 7:00 am Gen. 37:2-9; 39:4-6 "When your Dreams Take a Strange Turn"
Dr. Helen Styles,
First Baptist—Apple St, Burlington, NC
2/03/08 8:00 am II Cor. 10:4-5 "The Weapons of Our Warfare"
  11:00 am II Cor. 12:6-9 "Grace for Grown Ups"
2/10/08 8:00 am Psalm 37:1-7 "Fret Not Thyself"
  11:00 am I Pet. 2:9-12 "You Need to Recognize Whose You Are"
2/17/08 8:00 am John 3:16 "Important Message From God"
  11:00 am Josh. 2:15 "Hope in the Lord"
Min. Kevin Sturdivant, Ebenezer Associate
2/24/08 8:00 am Heb. 11:24-28

"The Power of Decision in Desperate Times"

  11:00 am Dan. 1:8-9 "The Value of Keeping it Real"
Sermons for March 2008
Women's Growth Institute
3/01/08 7:00 am Ex. 18:17-23 "The Stress of Excess Demands"
Minister J. Lynnette Gregory,
First Calvary Baptist Church, Durham, NC
3/02/08 8:00 am Rev. 12:1-12 "A Guaranteed, Certified Victory"
  11:00 am II Cor. 4:8-9 "We Fall Down But We Get Back Up Again"
3/16/08  8:00 am Matt. 21:1-7 “An Unusual Request for a Unique Change”     
  11:00 am  Matt. 21:8-11  “An Unusual Request for a Unique Change” 
3/23/08  8:00 am Jn. 20:19-23  “Close Doors”                        
  11:00 am  Jn. 20:24-29  “I’ve Got to see it for Myself!”              
3/30/08  8:00 am Ex. 1:8-15 “Being Tough in a Time of Transition
  11:00 am  2 Tim. 4:16 “How to Whip the Key of Loneliness” 
Sermons for April 2008
4/6/08  8:00 am Ex. 1:15-21 “I Refuse” 
  11:00 am Matt. 6:34 “The Fear of the Future”        
4/13/08  8:00 am Ex. 1:22, 2:1-2 “You Can Thrive in Time of Trouble”
  11:00 am 2 Cor. 12:7-10 “What if the Worst Should Come?”
Youth Revival 2008
4/15/08   2 Cor. 12:7-10 “The Gift that God Gave Paul” 
Rev. Kenneth Duke
4/20/08  8:00 am Ex. 2:1-6 “Against All Odds” 
  11:00 am Heb. 9:27-28           “The Fear of Death” 
4/27/08   8:00 am Luke 19:1-10 “Welcome to the Good Life”
Rev. Charles Lee
Pastor, Clinton Memorial UCC, Burlington, NC
  11:00 am Psalm 37:3-4 “The Pursuit of Happiness”
Rev. Alton Vann
Ebenezer Associate
Sermons for May 2008
Women's Growth Institute
5/3/08 7:00 am Rom. 12:1-2 “Living in God’s Holy Temple”
Sis. Keisha Bluford
Jeffries Cross Baptist Church, Burlington, NC
5/4/08 8:00 am Ex. 2:1-4 "All Things Work Together”
  11 am Mark 6:1-6              “The Fear of Rejection”
5/11/08 8:00 am Ex. 2:10
Acts 7:21-29
“Don’t Let It Change You”    
  11 am Prov. 1:7 “Don’t Leave Home Without It?”           
  8:00 am Ex. 2:7 Acts 7 “The Day I Blew It”
  11 am I Sam. 16:1-10 “Lessons Learned From Jesse’s House”
5/25/08 8:00 am Ex. 2:15 “Neighbor, You Need to Get Somewhere and Sit Down”
  11 am Gen. 42:36
Rom. 8:28
“Jacob and Paul”    
Sermons for June 2008
6/22/08 8:00 AM Psalm 46 Rev. Kevin Sturdivant
  11 am Lam. 3:21-241
Pet. 4:12-16 
“Hope is the Prescription for the Suffering     Sinner”                      Rev. Derrick Gregory
6/29/0 8 AM  Isa. 53:1-13 “What’s His Name? Jesus!”     Min. Pamela Croom
  11AM Heb. 11:1-2 “The Anatomy of Faith”  
Sermons for July 2008
7/13/08   8:00 AM  Ex. 3:10-12  “The Excuse of Inability”
  11 AM  Matt. 9:27-31 “The Strategy of Faith” 
7/20/08  8AM Ex. 3:13,14  “The Excuses of Iniquity” 
  11 AM Dan. 6:9-16  “Challenge of Faith”     
7/27/08  8AM Ex.  4:1-9  “The Excuses of Inferior”   
  11 AM Matt. 14:22-33 “The Step of Faith from Water to Wine”
Sermons for August 2008
8/3/08     8AM Ex. 4:10-17  “The Excuse of Infirmity”
  11 AM Heb. 11:4  “Giving by Faith”      
8/10/08  8AM Ex.  4:18-31 “When Things Go From Bad to Worse”    
  11 AM Luke 8:22-35 “The Exercise of Faith”
8/17/08        8AM Ex. 5:1-3,5-6 “When Things Go From Bad to Worse”    
  11 AM Rom. 1:17 “The Exercise of Faith”
Public Ministry Anniversary
  3 PM 2 Kg.7:9-13 Keep Getting the Word Out” Rev. Ben Morrow
Pastor, Jeffries Cross Baptist Church, Burlington, NC
8/24/08        8AM Luke 18:35-43 “I Need to Holler” Rev. Cornell Watson
Assoc. Elder, Philippi Church of Christ, Greenville, NC 
  11 AM 2 Chron. 2:1-9 “Trust in God!” 
8/31/08 8AM Ex. 7:1-6 “Your Arms are Too Short to Box with God”
  11 AM Matt. 21:22 “The Prayer of Faith”
Hour Of Power
  7 PM Rom. 8:28   
       
Sermons for September 2008
Women's Growth Institute
9/6/08 7 AM Matt. 7:1-2   “When People Throw Stones” Rev. Flora Staples,   
Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Greensboro, NC
9/07/08 8AM Ex. 7:3-10 “The Horrors of a Hardened Heart”
  11 AM    
Women's Day
9/14/08 8 AM Acts 9:10-19 “Let My Life Oh Lord Praise You”   Rev. Vertie Powers
ENCA, Southern Conference of the UCC
  11 AM Esther 4:11,14,16 “Making A Decision” Rev. Johnnie Ellison
High Rock Grove Church, Gibsonville, NC
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9/28/08 8AM Ex. 8:20-31 “Don’t Take the Bait”
  11 AM Matt. 6:14-15  “Why I Can’t Forgive”   
Sermons for October 2008
Women's Growth Institute
10/4/08 7 AM Prov. 3:5-6 “Trust God” Rev. Florrisa Walker
Assoc. Min., St. Matthews, Burlington, NC
10/5/08 8AM Ex. 12:24-28 “A Night You’ll Never Forget” 
  11 AM Matt. 6: 14-15 “Why I Shouldn’t Forgive You”   
Pre-Revival Worship Service
10/8/08 7 PM Luke 1:46 “A Pregnant Praise” Rev. Cornell Watson
Assoc. Elder, Philippi Church of Christ, Greenville, NC 
10/12/08 8AM Ex. 14:1-15 “A Plan for Your Predicament”
  11 AM I Kg. 17:2-7 "God’s Purpose to a Dried Up Brook”
Annual Fall Revival
10/12/08 6PM Matt. 11:2 “This is a Dangerous Life” Rev. Michael Walrond Pastor, First Corinthian Baptist Church
Harlem, New York
10/13/08 7PM 1 Sam. 10:20 “No Time for Hiding” Rev. Walrond
10/14/08 7 PM Judges 11 “Tell Your Enemy Thank You” Rev. Walrond
Annual Fall Revial
10/15/08 7 PM Psalm 23:5 “A Friend Called Enemy”Rev. Phillip Pointer
Pastor, Providence St. John Baptist Church, Upper Marlboro, VA
10/16/08 7 PM   “Bad Water Barren Land” Rev. Phillip Pointer
10/17/08 7 PM Luke 23:33-47      “Questions of the Cross” Rev. Phillip Pointer
10/19/08 8 AM Ex. 15:1-2 “The Protocol of Praise”
  11 AM Matt. 6:14-15 “Experiencing Freedom through Forgiveness"
Dr. Covington
10/26/08 8AM Lev. 10:1-6 Don’t Rend Your Garments” Rev. Kevin Sturdivant
  11 AM II Chron. 16:9 “A Heart Check” Rev. Alton Vann
Hour of Power Service
  7 PM II Kings 7 What Are You Waiting For?” Rev. Keith McDaniel,
Pastor, Elon First Baptist Church, Elon, NC
Sermons for November 2008
Women's Growth Institute
11/1/08 7 AM I Tim. 6:5-7 “You’re Too Blessed To Be Stressed”Rev. Willette Wiley,Co-Pastor, One Way Outreach, Burlington, NC
11/2/08 8AM Ex. 15:22-27 “From Wilderness to Water”
  11 AM I Pet. 1:6-7 “When Life Gets Ugly”
11/9/08 8AM Ex. 7:1-6 “Headed for Self-Destruction”
  11 AM Psalm 40:1-5 “And They Sing a New Song”
13th Pastoral Anniversary
11/16/08 8AM II Kings 4:8-10 “Boomerang Blessings” Dr. Dale L. Powell, 
Pastor, New Shiloh MBC, Miami, FL
  11 AM I Cor. 9:1-11 “Get a Good Look at Pastor” Dr. Dale L. Powell
11/23/08 8AM Ex. 17:1-7 “From Wrestling to Resting”
  11 AM Isa. 1:17, Rom. 12 “Forgiveness and Consequences”
Hour of Power
  7PM   “Testimony of a Warrior” Stakwell Yurenimo
Kenya, Africa
Pre-Thanksgiving Worship Service
11/26/08 7 PM Rom. 5:6-11 “Eternally Grateful”
11/30/08 8AM Ex. 17:8-16 “Winning Over Weariness in a Time of War”
  11 AM Amos 3:3, Rom. 12-18 “Forgiveness and Reconciliation”  
Sermons for December 2008
Women's Growth Institute
12/6/08 7 AM Heb. 10:35 “Decision Making” Rev. Arnita B. Davis
12/7/08 8AM Ex. 18:1-12 “What a Fellowship”
  11 AM Rom. 4:7-8 “Forgiveness and Forgetting”
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