Covenant Connection

Covenant Connection

Covenant Connection is a religion podcast hosted by Herb Blum, with 9 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Take No Thought

  Aug 16, 202631 min

  Cielita Blum spoke at Covenant Connection on Sunday, August 16, 2026. "Take No Thought"Click here to download the notes and listen to the audio: https://covenantconnection.sermon.net/22550012 You can subscribe / follow the podcast for the sermons: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d4d96426-8560-4524-b21b-ac5f62d8db06/ovenant-connection One-Sentence Takeaway The sermon challenged believers to surrender anxiety, renew their minds through God's Word, make spiritual priorities primary, and reject fear-driven thinking so they can experience God's purpose and freedom. Sermon Theme Take No Thought The central message was that believers should surrender anxiety, worldly thinking, and fear to God, allowing God's Word and Spirit to shape their thoughts and decisions rather than earthly concerns. Key Message Jesus has everything under control and desires complete trust and surrender from His followers. Worry about the future distracts believers from God's purposes. Instead of allowing fear, anxiety, and worldly thinking to dominate, Christians are called to align their minds with God's truth. "Don't worry about tomorrow. God already has tomorrow in His hands."Major Teaching Points1. Thoughts Shape Direction•Negative and worldly thoughts can lead people down the wrong path.•Believers should intentionally align their thinking with God's Word.•Spiritual transformation begins with renewing the mind rather than simply changing behavior.Key Scripture References Noted•Matthew 6:25-34•Romans 12:22. Live According to God's Blueprint•Walk in the realm of the Spirit.•Receive God's design and purpose for life.•The Sermon on the Mount provides a practical blueprint for Christian living.•Followers of Christ are called to servant leadership, humility, and love.References•Matthew 5-7•Romans 12:23. Spiritual Priorities Must Come First•"Seek first the Kingdom" before worldly pursuits.•Spiritual growth should take precedence over material concerns.•Humble submission to God's authority brings wisdom and direction.References•Matthew 6:33•Proverbs 9:10•Psalm 111:104. Cast Anxiety on God•Believers are challenged to surrender worries and fears.•Faith requires confidence that God is at work beyond what can be seen.•Spiritual growth is more important than material security.Reference•Philippians 4:6-95. Spiritual Warfare Begins in the Mind•The Word of God is portrayed as the "Sword of the Spirit."•Christians must take thoughts captive and evaluate them against Scripture.•Lies and distortions should be rejected.•The battle often begins with what is allowed to remain in the mind.References•Hebrews 4:12•Matthew 10:34-36•Ephesians 6:17•2 Corinthians 10:56. Fear Should Not Direct Decisions•The enemy seeks to twist and distort truth.•Fear is an unreliable guide.•Believers should develop awareness of their thought life and actively reject deception."Fear should not rule our decisions."Practical Applications1.Evaluate recurring worries and compare them to God's promises.2.Prioritize prayer before reacting to stressful situations.3.Monitor thought patterns and challenge thoughts that contradict Scripture.4.Seek God's Kingdom first when making major decisions.5.Use God's Word as a filter for determining truth.6.Refuse to allow fear to become the primary decision-making factor.

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  Stir Up the Gift Inside You

  Aug 9, 202633 min

  Herb Blum spoke at Covenant Connection on Sunday, August 9, 2026."Stir Up the Gift Inside You "Click here to download the notes and listen to the audio: https://covenantconnection.sermon.net/22548205 You can subscribe / follow the podcast for the sermons: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d4d96426-8560-4524-b21b-ac5f62d8db06/ovenant-connection### Sermon Recap#### 1. Iron Sharpens Iron (Proverbs 27:17) Nate Beck The opening devotional centered on the idea that spiritual growth requires godly relationships that challenge us.Key points: • Just as iron sharpening iron creates friction, spiritual growth often comes through correction, mentoring, and accountability. • True friends help expose blind spots and encourage growth rather than simply telling us what we want to hear. • Christians should not be offended by constructive feedback when it is given in love. • Believers are called to help sharpen one another so they can grow stronger in their faith and resist spiritual attacks.A practical example was given from both professional mentoring and Christian fellowship, emphasizing that people often achieve growth because someone challenged them to improve.#### 2. Stir Up the Gift of God (2 Timothy 1) The main teaching focused on stirring up the gifts, faith, power, and calling that God has already placed within believers.Major themes included:• The resources believers need are already available through Christ and the Holy Spirit. • Studying and meditating on Scripture is how believers "stir up" what God has placed inside them. • Feelings should not lead a person's life; God's Word should. • Fear, worry, and doubt were described as distractions that can hinder believers from walking in their calling. • God's power, love, and a sound mind are already available to believers, but they must actively engage with Scripture and faith. • Worry was contrasted with faith, with an emphasis on replacing fearful thoughts with God's promises. • Believers should focus on God's purpose and calling rather than being distracted by less important activities.#### 3. Walking in Love A significant portion of the message emphasized that:• Love is central to the Christian life. • God's love ("agape" love) is a choice and a spiritual nature, not merely an emotion. • Christians are called to love others regardless of whether that love is returned. • Faith operates through love, making love essential for spiritual growth and effectiveness.Theme #4: Stop Letting Feelings Lead• Feelings were described as followers, not leaders. • Fear, worry, and doubt were portrayed as distractions that pull people away from God's purpose. • The antidote is renewing the mind with God's Word and speaking God's promises.Theme #5: Walk in Your Calling• Every believer has a God-given purpose. • Many people know what God has called them to do but allow distractions or fear to delay obedience. • The message encouraged listeners to return to the assignment God originally placed on their hearts.Theme #6: Love Is the Foundation• Faith works through love. • Agape love is an act of will, not merely an emotion. • Christians are called to love others whether that love is returned or not. • Walking in God's love is central to living out God's will.### Main Takeaway The central message was: Believers must intentionally stay in God's Word, allow it to shape their thinking, stir up the gifts and power God has already placed within them, walk in love, and embrace the calling God has given them rather than being driven by fear, feelings, or distractions.### One-Sentence SummaryHerb's sermon challenged listeners to stop being driven by feelings and fear, immerse themselves in God's Word, stir up the gifts already placed within them, embrace their calling, and walk in the love of God.

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  In Christ I Can Do All Things

  Jul 26, 202634 min

  Herb Blum spoke at Covenant Connection on Sunday, July 26, 2026."In Christ I Can Do All Things"Click here to download the notes and listen to the audio: https://covenantconnection.sermon.net/22543880 You can subscribe / follow the podcast for the sermons: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d4d96426-8560-4524-b21b-ac5f62d8db06/covenant-connectionSpiritual growth comes through revelation and application of God's Word, not effort alone.### Sermon Recap: “In Christ I Can Do All Things” – Herb BlumKey Scripture Theme• Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all things through Christ...” • Luke 1 (Mary's response to the angel) • Emphasis that nothing is impossible with God and that believers should trust God's promises even when circumstances seem impossible.### Main MessageHerb taught that believers already have an inheritance in Christ. The challenge is not getting God to give us things, but rather understanding, believing, and walking in what has already been provided.### Major Points#### 1. Faith Requires More Than Hearing Once• Spiritual truths must be heard repeatedly. • Meditation on Scripture allows God's Word to move from intellectual knowledge into the heart. • The Holy Spirit reveals deeper understanding each time believers revisit God's Word.#### 2. Revelation Produces Transformation• Knowing Scripture mentally is different from receiving revelation from the Holy Spirit. • The Holy Spirit turns written words into living truth. • When revelation comes, believers gain confidence to act on what God has said.#### 3. Your Inheritance Is Already Available According to the message:• Peace, joy, healing, provision, and other blessings are part of a believer's inheritance in Christ. • These are not earned through performance. • The focus should be on receiving and believing rather than striving to qualify for them.#### 4. The Battle Is Primarily in the Mind• Satan's strategy was described as introducing doubt and discouraging thoughts. • Victory comes through resisting those thoughts and standing on God's Word. • The sermon repeatedly emphasized that believers need to know who they are in Christ.#### 5. Become a Doer of the Word One of the strongest themes:• Hearing truth alone is insufficient. • Believers should immediately apply what they learn. • Putting revelation into action helps prevent it from being forgotten or "stolen."#### 6. Spiritual Growth Is a Process Herb described growth stages:• Spiritual baby • Child • Mature son/daughterGrowth occurs through:• Daily time in Scripture • Ongoing revelation from the Holy Spirit • Applying what is learned#### 7. Greater Revelation Leads to Greater Fruitfulness• When believers understand more of their identity and inheritance in Christ, they become more effective in serving others. • God reveals truth progressively to prepare people for their calling and ministry.---### Practical Application Herb Encouraged1. Spend time in God's Word daily. 2. Ask the Holy Spirit for understanding and revelation. 3. Meditate on key scriptures repeatedly. 4. Act immediately on truth you receive. 5. Resist thoughts that contradict God's promises. 6. Trust that God's promises are already available through Christ.### Closing TakeawayHerb's concluding challenge was essentially:> Do you truly believe that you can do all things through Christ?His answer was that believers grow into that confidence through revelation of God's Word, continual spiritual growth, and practical obedience to what God shows them.

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  In Christ I Can Do All Things

  Jul 26, 202634 min

  Herb Blum spoke at Covenant Connection on Sunday, July 26, 2026."In Christ I Can Do All Things"Click here to download the notes and listen to the audio: https://covenantconnection.sermon.net/22543880 You can subscribe / follow the podcast for the sermons: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d4d96426-8560-4524-b21b-ac5f62d8db06/covenant-connectionSpiritual growth comes through revelation and application of God's Word, not effort alone.### Sermon Recap: “In Christ I Can Do All Things” – Herb BlumKey Scripture Theme• Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all things through Christ...” • Luke 1 (Mary's response to the angel) • Emphasis that nothing is impossible with God and that believers should trust God's promises even when circumstances seem impossible.### Main MessageHerb taught that believers already have an inheritance in Christ. The challenge is not getting God to give us things, but rather understanding, believing, and walking in what has already been provided.### Major Points#### 1. Faith Requires More Than Hearing Once• Spiritual truths must be heard repeatedly. • Meditation on Scripture allows God's Word to move from intellectual knowledge into the heart. • The Holy Spirit reveals deeper understanding each time believers revisit God's Word.#### 2. Revelation Produces Transformation• Knowing Scripture mentally is different from receiving revelation from the Holy Spirit. • The Holy Spirit turns written words into living truth. • When revelation comes, believers gain confidence to act on what God has said.#### 3. Your Inheritance Is Already Available According to the message:• Peace, joy, healing, provision, and other blessings are part of a believer's inheritance in Christ. • These are not earned through performance. • The focus should be on receiving and believing rather than striving to qualify for them.#### 4. The Battle Is Primarily in the Mind• Satan's strategy was described as introducing doubt and discouraging thoughts. • Victory comes through resisting those thoughts and standing on God's Word. • The sermon repeatedly emphasized that believers need to know who they are in Christ.#### 5. Become a Doer of the Word One of the strongest themes:• Hearing truth alone is insufficient. • Believers should immediately apply what they learn. • Putting revelation into action helps prevent it from being forgotten or "stolen."#### 6. Spiritual Growth Is a Process Herb described growth stages:• Spiritual baby • Child • Mature son/daughterGrowth occurs through:• Daily time in Scripture • Ongoing revelation from the Holy Spirit • Applying what is learned#### 7. Greater Revelation Leads to Greater Fruitfulness• When believers understand more of their identity and inheritance in Christ, they become more effective in serving others. • God reveals truth progressively to prepare people for their calling and ministry.---### Practical Application Herb Encouraged1. Spend time in God's Word daily. 2. Ask the Holy Spirit for understanding and revelation. 3. Meditate on key scriptures repeatedly. 4. Act immediately on truth you receive. 5. Resist thoughts that contradict God's promises. 6. Trust that God's promises are already available through Christ.### Closing TakeawayHerb's concluding challenge was essentially:> Do you truly believe that you can do all things through Christ?His answer was that believers grow into that confidence through revelation of God's Word, continual spiritual growth, and practical obedience to what God shows them.

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  How to Walk in the Power of God

  Jul 12, 202631 min

  ### Key Message Herb taught that every believer already possesses God's power through salvation and the Holy Spirit, but many Christians fail to experience that power because they allow negative thoughts, doubt, worry, fear, and unbelief to influence them. He emphasized that spiritual victory comes from knowing God's Word, believing it, speaking it, and acting on it. ### Major Themes #### 1. The Power of God Is Available to Every Believer Herb repeatedly stressed that Christians have access to the same divine power that raised Jesus from the dead. The question is not whether the power exists, but whether believers are using it. #### 2. The Real Battle Is in the Mind A large portion of the message focused on thoughts. Herb taught that: • Satan's primary tactic is planting negative thoughts, doubt, fear, and unbelief. • Sin begins when wrong thoughts are entertained rather than resisted. • God's Word is the weapon believers use to reject those thoughts. His central argument was that believers must identify thoughts that contradict God's Word and actively reject them. #### 3. Knowledge of Scripture Produces Victory Drawing from the idea that people perish for lack of knowledge, Herb emphasized: • Reading and studying Scripture regularly. • Seeking understanding from the Holy Spirit. • Using Scripture to counter negative thoughts and spiritual attacks. According to the sermon, spiritual power flows when believers understand and apply God's Word. #### 4. Faith Requires Speaking God's Word Using passages such as Mark 11:23-24, Herb taught that: • Believers should speak God's promises with faith. • Words have spiritual significance. • Speaking in agreement with God releases faith and spiritual power. He encouraged the congregation to replace negative declarations with scriptural truths. #### 5. Forgiveness and Love Keep God's Power Flowing Herb emphasized that: • Strife, bitterness, and unforgiveness obstruct spiritual growth. • Love and forgiveness are essential elements of faith. • Believers should forgive as Christ forgave and avoid dwelling on past failures. #### 6. Identity in Christ Another major point was that Christians are: • Children of God. • Sealed by the Holy Spirit. • Righteous through Christ. • Protected and empowered to live victoriously. He repeatedly encouraged listeners not to define themselves by past mistakes, but by their relationship with God. ### Practical Takeaways Herb Encouraged • Reject negative and fearful thoughts immediately. • Study Scripture consistently and seek understanding. • Speak God's promises rather than circumstances. • Walk in forgiveness and love. • Believe that God's power is already working within you. • Focus on God's purposes rather than past failures. ### Sermon's Main Conclusion Herb's core conclusion was that believers already possess God's power through Christ, but must actively cooperate with that power by knowing God's Word, resisting negative thoughts, exercising faith, speaking God's promises, and living in love. In his view, spiritual victory comes from aligning one's thinking and speech with what God has said rather than with circumstances or fears.

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