Posts with the tag “covenants”

Covenant Love
by Sermon Recap on January 28th, 2025
This sermon explores the central role of love in God's covenant with Israel, emphasizing that the essence of the covenant was love, not merely law. The pastor argues that obedience to God's law stems from loving Him above all else. He draws parallels between the Old Testament covenant and the New Testament teachings on love, highlighting how God's love for His people precedes and motivates their love for Him. The sermon challenges listeners to examine their own lives and conversations to see if they truly reflect a love for God that permeates every aspect of their being.  Read More
Why Sign a Covenant?
by Seth Shelton on June 6th, 2023
For one of the previous videos click the following links Part 1, Part 2, Part 3To listen/watch: Click hereSigning a document is an indication of our commitment to one another. We sign contracts, licenses, and all sorts of other things affirming our commitments and the truthfulness of our testimony. We practice signing a covenant together to that same end. As we sign and recognize others who have c...  Read More
Covenants or Dispensations?
by Seth Shelton on April 22nd, 2023
I started as an accidental Dispensationalist. I didn't even really know what it meant, nor did I understand that it was an overarching view that informed how I approached the Bible when I finally began to read it. I would have classified myself as a Dispe simply because of my view of the end times (rapture, seven-year tribulation, etc.). But, I hadn't come to those through a study of the Bible but...  Read More
Conditional/ Unconditional
by Seth Shelton on March 15th, 2023
We often speak of God's work in our world according to the conditions, or lack of conditions, surrounding that work. For example, we often say God's love or grace is unconditional. We can do nothing to earn either of them. Because of God's grace in Christ, we can do nothing to cause Him to love us more, nor can we do anything to cause Him to love us less.While it might be helpful in some limited w...  Read More
Abraham's Offspring
by Seth Shelton on March 7th, 2023
As we work our way through God’s covenants with people, there are certain aspects of these covenants that I can’t possibly do justice to on Sunday morning. But, in the same way, I provided some additional notes while we were working through the creation account I will do that here also.In our study of God’s covenant with Abraham this week, I highlighted that the Scripture speaks of the “offspring”...  Read More

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