Covenant and Kingdom
Psalms 119:105(NLT) Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.
Primary Biblical Themes
Covenant – relationship – how to be one with God and interact with others
Kingdom – responsibility – how to do something for God
Three Essential Elements of Covenant
Father - Up - relationship with the Father
Identity – In – finding who we are in the relationship with the Father
Obedience – Out - acting consistently with our identity
Three Essential Elements of Kingdom
King – Up - majestic ruler of heaven and earth – extended through us
Authority – In – God demonstrates His rule through people
Power – Out – uses His power to express love through us to the world
Exodus 2:10(NLT) Later, when the boy was older, his mother brought him back to Pharaoh’s daughter, who adopted him as her own son. The princess named him Moses, for she explained, “I lifted him out of the water.”
Matthew 4:1-11(NLT) Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry. During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ” Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say, ‘He will order his angels to protect you. And they will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.’ ” Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the LORD your God.’ ” Next the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. “I will give it all to you,” he said, “if you will kneel down and worship me.” “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the LORD your God and serve only him.’ ” Then the devil went away, and angels came and took care of Jesus.
Psalms 119:105(NLT) Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.
Luke 3:21-23a(NLT) One day when the crowds were being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. As he was praying, the heavens opened, and the Holy Spirit, in bodily form, descended on him like a dove. And a voice from heaven said, “You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy. ” Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his public ministry.