http://rlcf.church
River of Life Christian Fellowship
1306 N Lincoln Avenue
Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA
Summary
God's covenants with His people require our active participation and faith to be fulfilled in our lives. This communion message explores our responsibility to align ourselves with God's promises through obedience and belief, transforming covenantal theology from passive reception into active partnership with God.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Jesus fulfilled His part, but what about ours?Jesus established the new covenant through His blood, raising the question of whether we are fulfilling our part of the agreement.
Hebrews 9 and the requirement of death in a covenantHebrews chapter 9 teaches that a testament or covenant requires the death of the testator to be in force, pointing to the need for a similar death to self in our own lives.
Covenant and self-denial in marriageReflecting on marriage through passages in Malachi and Proverbs reveals that covenants require self-denial and death to self to work properly.Malachi 2:14
Dying to self in the church and our daily livesDying to self means simple self-denial, choosing not to get what we want all the time in our marriages, families, and relationships within the church.
Laying down our lives for one anotherFirst John instructs us that just as Christ laid down His life for us, we must do the same for one another by seeking the interests of others over our own.
Following Christ's example of not pleasing ourselvesRomans 15 explains that we who are strong should bear the weaknesses of others rather than pleasing ourselves, following the example of Christ.
The true meaning of communion and heart honestyTaking communion is not just about praising Jesus for His death while ignoring our own call to pursue self-denial; God looks at the depths of our hearts.
Thomas as a dying discipleInstead of only remembering him as doubting Thomas, we can remember his profound statement in John 11 urging the disciples to go and die with Jesus.
http://rlcf.church
River of Life Christian Fellowship
1306 N Lincoln Avenue
Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA
Summary
God's covenants with His people require our active participation and faith to be fulfilled in our lives. This communion message explores our responsibility to align ourselves with God's promises through obedience and belief, transforming covenantal theology from passive reception into active partnership with God.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Jesus fulfilled His part, but what about ours?Jesus established the new covenant through His blood, raising the question of whether we are fulfilling our part of the agreement.
Hebrews 9 and the requirement of death in a covenantHebrews chapter 9 teaches that a testament or covenant requires the death of the testator to be in force, pointing to the need for a similar death to self in our own lives.
Covenant and self-denial in marriageReflecting on marriage through passages in Malachi and Proverbs reveals that covenants require self-denial and death to self to work properly.Malachi 2:14
Dying to self in the church and our daily livesDying to self means simple self-denial, choosing not to get what we want all the time in our marriages, families, and relationships within the church.
Laying down our lives for one anotherFirst John instructs us that just as Christ laid down His life for us, we must do the same for one another by seeking the interests of others over our own.
Following Christ's example of not pleasing ourselvesRomans 15 explains that we who are strong should bear the weaknesses of others rather than pleasing ourselves, following the example of Christ.
The true meaning of communion and heart honestyTaking communion is not just about praising Jesus for His death while ignoring our own call to pursue self-denial; God looks at the depths of our hearts.
Thomas as a dying discipleInstead of only remembering him as doubting Thomas, we can remember his profound statement in John 11 urging the disciples to go and die with Jesus.
