"covenant" Tagged Sermons

Do Not Hinder Them!

1. Christ’s Determination to Bless _________________ Children (vv. 13-14).
2. The Place of _________________ in Christ’s Kingdom (v. 14).
3. The Proper _________________ toward Children in the Church.

Without the Shedding of Blood

1. Cutting a (v15).
2. Diatheke: A “Will” or a “Covenant”? (v16-17).
“16For where there is a covenant, it is necessary that the death
of the one making it be represented. 17For a covenant is made
legally firm on the basis of dead victims, since it is not valid
while the one making it is alive.” (Sigurd Grindheim)
“16For where a will is involved, the death of the one who made it must be
established. 17For a will takes effect only at death, since it is not in force
as long as the one who made it is alive.” (ESV)
“For where there is a covenant, it is necessary that the death of the one making it be represented (by sacrifice, in order to demonstrate the curse under which they are placing themselves if they break the covenant). For a covenant is made legally firm on the basis of (a ritual involving) dead victims, since it is not valid while the one making it is alive (that is, unless one’s death is legally represented by the sacrificial animals.” (The Letter to the Hebrews, Sigurd Grindheim)
3. Bloodshed: Convicting or ? (v18-22).

‘Fencing’ the Covenant Meal

1. The ______________________ for partaking of the Passover (vv. 43-49).
2. The Covenant __________________ belong exclusively to members of the Covenant Community, the Visible _____________.
3. Covenant Outsiders are welcome to become part of the Church through ____________________ and Covenant Initiation.

What is the mission of Church?

1. The central _______________ of the church is to make__________________ of all people groups (v. 19).
2. The appointed _____________ for carrying out the mission of making disciples: __________ and sacrament ministry (vv. 19-20).
3. The ______________ to carry out the church’s mission: The abiding __________________ of Christ (v. 20b).