The Crust: Recent Episodes
The Crust
A conversation between Pastors Stephen Wilburn and Dimas Pezzato about the most recent sermon at Covenant Community Fellowship.
Pastors Dimas Pezzato and Steve Wilburn talk about desire, suffering, and spiritual warfare in sanctification.
Pastors Dimas Pezzato and Steve Wilburn talk about how we are saved, what real faith and repentance looks like, and other aspects of redemption.
Pastors Steve Wilburn and Dimas Pezzato discuss the doctrine of creation including original sin, the image of God, and God's order for marriage and sexuality.
Pastors Steve Wilburn and Dimas Pezzato discuss beliefs about the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Pastors Steve Wilburn and Dimas Pezzato go deeper into the section in our statement of faith on the Bible, including the canon of scripture, inspiration, inerrancy, and reading the Bible literally.
Pastors Steve Wilburn and Dimas Pezzato discuss the witness of John the Baptist, God dwelling in with humans, and Jesus as the "only one" of God.
Pastors Dimas Pezzato and Steve Wilburn discuss being children of God, what it means to receive Christ, and more about true belief.
Pastors Dimas Pezzato and Steve Wilburn discuss light and darkness, Jesus as the Word, and challenging translations in John.
Pastors Dimas Pezzato and Steve Wilburn discuss double portions, horses and chariots, and strange stories of Elisha.
Pastors Dimas Pezzato and Steve Wilburn discuss the incitement to sin, the power of confession, and the process of spiritual formation.
Pastors Steve Wilburn and Dimas Pezzato discuss Elijah as Ahab's enemy and the fate of Ahab and his family.
Pastors Steve Wilburn and Dimas Pezzato discuss the angel of the LORD and ways to pursue God.
Pastors Steve Wilburn and Dimas Pezzato discuss supernatural teleportation, violence in the Old Testament, and ancient prophecy.
Pastors Steve Wilburn and Dimas Pezzato discuss the Kingdom of Israel, Idolatry, and what dependence on God looks like in daily life.
Pastors Dimas Pezzato and Steve Wilburn discuss the rapture, the second coming of Jesus, and how we are to be respond to end times theology.
Pastors Dimas Pezzato and Steve Wilburn discuss the theology and history of the end times and Jesus's message in Matthew 24.
Pastors Steve Wilburn and Dimas Pezzato discuss Jesus's conflict with the religious leaders, titles and status of church leaders, and God's justice and judgment.
Pastors Steve Wilburn and Dimas Pezzato discuss issues surrounding gender and sex and God's accommodation in the Old Testament.
Pastors Steve Wilburn and Dimas Pezzato discuss the Son of Man language, the missing verse 21, and what it means to move mountains.
Pastors Steve Wilburn and Dimas Pezzato discuss the Peter as the Rock, the keys of the kingdom, and the stumbling blocks in our lives.
Pastor Steve interviews Lindsay and Michael Smith about their art pieces for the advent season and the intersection between art and faith.Go here to view their advent pieces: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1n5Ih9khidzKGrfCgLSILN9pvaVnzjZCY?usp=sharing
Pastors Dimas Pezzato and Steve Wilburn discuss hardship, hope, and living as priests from 1 Peter 1.
Pastors Steve Wilburn and Dimas Pezzato discuss the opposition to Jesus, Jesus's quotation of Isaiah 6, and other parables.
Pastors Steve Wilburn and Dimas Pezzato discuss the disciples, persecution, and faith in Matthew 10.
Pastors Dimas Pezzato and Steve Wilburn discuss healing and the chronology of the gospels in Matthew 8.
Pastors Steve Wilburn and Dimas Pezzato discuss judging, prayer, the golden rule, and the authority of Jesus in Matthew 7.
Pastors Steve Wilburn and Dimas Pezzato discuss financial stewardship, God's provision, and translation differences in Matthew 6.
Pastors Steve Wilburn and Dimas Pezzato discuss rewards in eternity, fasting as a spiritual discipline, kingdom language in the Lord's Prayer, and temptation and testing.
Pastors Steve Wilburn and Dimas Pezzato discuss how the Great Commandment connects to the Sermon on the Mount, the purpose of the beatitudes, and practical implications of Jesus's ethical teaching.
Pastors Steve Wilburn and Dimas Pezzato discuss John the Baptist’ significance, his fulfillment of Isaiah, and how this contributes to our understanding of Jesus. Of3ZRTlAtuExv0dnNY5J
Sermon preached on Feb 5th by Pastor Steve Wilburn on the Book of Matthew chapters 3 and 4.
Pastors Steve and Dimas talk about how Jesus fulfills the Old Testament, the way God communicates to people, the problem of evil, and what it means for Jesus to be a threat.
Pastors Steve and Dimas discuss the beginning to the Matthew series and discuss questions such as, what does it mean for Jesus to “fulfill” the scriptures? What is the significance of the virgin birth? How does it fit into Isaiah’s vision and message? Join us!
Join us as we further explore Jacob’s “striving” with God, his new name, and his encounter with Esau after 20 years.
Join us as we discuss why Jacob appears to get special treatment from God, the different between Common Grace and God’s Covenant, and how we are to apply God’s promises in the Old Testament.
Join us as we continue to discuss our sermon series on the life of Jacob. In this episode we talk about the significance of Jesus being the very presence of God on earth and how that differs from how God had interacted with His people up until that point in history. We also discuss how we are to understand Jacob and his relationship with God. Lastly, we answer a question from our faithful audience.
Pastors Steve and Dimas return and continue the conversation of this Sunday’s sermon Jacob the Wrestler. They explore some more details surrounding Esau’s name, his interactions with his brother Jacob, and discuss why God seems to use complicated and messy people.
Pastors Steve and Dimas try to flesh out the practical implications of God’s distinct roles for men and women in marriage.
In today’s episode we explore the phrase “a prisoner in the Lord”, the series of “one’s” in verses 4-6, and what does the phrase “one faith” really mean?
We explore some historical context to the Jew/Gentile question, some more issues on the translation of Ephesians 3:15-19, and talk about the place and importance of the Glory of God.
Pastors Steve and Dimas discuss some translation issues that come up in this passage, the importance/relevance of the atonement, and more on today’s episode.
What is “the hope” of the Christian?! Pastors Steve and Dimas discuss the meaning of the Greek word for “hope” and what we can know with certainty about the hope of a child of God.
Join us as we talk about Bible translations and why we chose to use the ESV for our study of Ephesians, some interesting history of the city of Ephesus, and what we often incorrectly assume about God’s will for our lives.
We discuss the use of Psalm 118 and Zechariah 9 in John's Gospel and flesh out the meaning and depth the context of each provides us with.
Join us as we conclude the discussion on the series “The Story”. We also discuss why having a physical Bible might be better than a digital one, comments on 2Peter 3, and some concluding remarks on the eternal state!
Steve and Dimas discuss Sunday's sermon on the creation and purpose of the Church, the implications of Jesus' ascension, and make some comments on the rapid growth of the Church in the first few centuries.
Join us as we answer some questions, dive deeper into the context of Isaiah 61 and Luke 4. We also further explore the long expected “day of the Lord” and discuss how that shaped people’s expectations at the time and the way we read John the Baptist’s message.
Was God just in judging an evil pagan empire for doing what He called them to do? How does Israel’s collapse move God’s plan of restoring mankind forward? Join us as we tackle these questions and more!
We further explore the idea that even though Israel’s monarchy was not God’s initial design, He used it to further His purpose of making Himself known. We also spend some time talking about God’s promise to David that a future son of his would be the one to build a house for the Lord and how the New Testament portrays the identity of the Church. We round out the discussion with a more detailed look at how essential a proper response to Christ’s lordship is to our eternal destiny.
We reflect on God’s calling and forming of Israel as a nation and how that informs God’s purpose for His people to participate in His plan for the world. We also explore how the book of a Leviticus plays a crucial part in that purpose.
Steve and Dimas discuss Abram's calling in Genesis 12, his name change, patterns in his life and sons, and all the extras that did not make into Steve's sermon.
We look at Genesis 2 as fundamental to our understanding of God’s design for sex. As the creator of our sexual drive, God has much to say to us about its best use. He is the only one whose opinion matters. The implication is that choosing our way in this matter is a direct rejection of God’s authority over and design of our bodies.
Pastors Steve and Dimas answer some questions about the Tree of Life, the serpent in the garden of Eden, and reflect on God's loving pursuit of human beings.
In this first episode, Pastors Stephen Wilburn and Dimas Pezzato discuss the new sermon series: "The Story." Join the informal conversation for continued reflection on Sunday's sermon on Genesis chapter 1 as well as incites that did not make the official sermon "cut."