SERMON TITLE: “THE STAND-IN”
Living in the Covenant Part 2
Galatians 3:14
14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
HERE'S ANOTHER STORY WHERE A ________________ IS
THE ONLY ONE WHO COULD GET THE JOB DONE.
Gen 15.8-12 –18 - As
the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful
darkness came over him. When the sun
had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch
appeared and passed between the pieces. On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram
THERE’S A
LIFE-CHANGING, WORLD-CHANGING ________________ BEHIND THOSE VERSES.
Genesis 12:2-3 - I will make you into a great
nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a
blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will
curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you. [JW1]
3-parts to
this Promise to Abraham
1.
I will make you a great nation and __________
you
2.
_______________ your nation
3.
__________ all nations through your nation, that is, your seed,
your heirs.
BLESSING HAS ALWAYS BEEN _______________________
FOR HIS CREATION ______________________
Covenant does
two things:
1.
Establishes ________________________
2.
Establishes _______________ to
relationship
Galatians
3:6-9
- Consider Abraham: “He believed God, and it was credited to him as
righteousness. Understand, then, that those who believe are children of
Abraham. The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith,
and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed
through you.” So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man
of faith.
What DOES THE BIBLE
MEAN BY “_____________________?”
Deuteronomy
33:29 – Blessed are you Israel! Who is
like you, a people saved by the Lord?
To Hebrews –
To be in divine favor --
To be moving ahead,
walking toward the most ____________________ in the most _____________________
And for the
people of God, our most perfect object is GOD
DILEMMA: WHAT
DOES __________________________ HAVE TO BRING TO A COVENANT WITH ________________________?
SOMEBODY – A HOLY BEING – IS _________________________ FOR
ABRAHAM.
God swears by
himself to establish the covenant
·
a covenant that transfers from __________________
to ___________________
Because one day, through a particular line will come
the one _________________________________________ the families on earth.
Isaiah 9.6 –He will be called Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
____________________ is THE ONE who can
represent both sides in this New Covenant! – The ________________________!
Galatians 3:14 – He redeemed
us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles
through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the
Spirit.