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Noah was a “herald of righteousness” (2 Peter 2:5 ) and his ark-building was not just an act of obedience, but a message of condemnation to the unbelieving world and righteousness to those who believe (Hebrews 11:7). In this passage , we are given a grand picture of the work of our Lord Jesus Christ, who builds the kingdom of God as Noah built the ark, and proclaims a message both of warning and salvation to the world.

Deut. 30:1–6 Jer. 32:36–41 Matt. 5:17–20 Rom. 13:8–14 This series in Covenant Theology comes to a close by looking at three aspects of living in God‘s covenant: how the covenants equip us to read our Bibles wisely, to clarify our daily obedience, and to take in the great love of God that he has for sinners.

This passage describes the generation before the flood that destroyed the earth. Listen to what the Lord Jesus says about this time period, “For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man” (Matt. 24:37). What were those days like? Verse 5: “The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” Genesis 6 teaches us that even in a crooked generation, believers are to live with the ...

Pentecost 2024: in which we meditate together on what "keeping in step with the Spirit" is and is not. Imagine a dance routine in which one of the dancers can’t hear the beat, and so he’s out of step the whole time. In this passage, the Apostle Paul uses images like this to talk about how the Holy Spirit works in the lives of believers. Verse 16, “But I say, walk by the Spirit…” And verse 25, “…let us also keep in step with the Spirit.” Today we learn that the Holy Spirit not only gives us li...

Deut. 8:7–10 Isa. 65:17–25 Jn. 14:18–24 Rev. 21:1–8 Believers already enjoy the blessings of the New Covenant. But there is still much more to come in what theologians call the "consummation." In this message on Covenant Theology, we learn what Scripture teaches about the final state of God's people, place, and presence.

Gen. 12:1–3 Ezek. 37:24–28 Lk 22:14–23 Heb. 7:20–28 In New Covenant, God has brought about what he had promised all along, by the life, death, and resurrection of Christ. And the Holy Spirit takes the benefits of these things that Christ has done, and gives them to the believer. This sermon focuses on three ways in which the New Covenant is new and better than what has come before.