"THE NEW COVENANT"
Intro: Jeremiah was shut up in prison - the nation had failed to keep covenant with God and as
a consequence was falling. God promised to establish a new covenant. The covenant
establishes the basis of relationship with God.
I. GOD WOULD REVEAL HIS WILL TO THE HEART OF EVERY MAN.
"I WILL PUT MY LAW IN THEIR INWARD PARTS AND WRITE IT UPON THEIR HEARTS."
A. The old covenant written on parchment and tables of stone.
1. They then needed scribes to teach if in order to apply it to teach if in
variety of human circumstances.
a. Thus the Talmud comprises some 60 volumes.
2. The purpose of the law was to express the will of God for an individual's
life.
a. The question asked most often today is, "How can I know the will
of God?"
B. God said He would write it upon our hearts.
1. Man is always seeking an external set of rules.
2. I am to wait upon God in each situation, to receive guidance by the Holy
Spirit.
II. "FOR THEY SHALL ALL KNOW ME."
A. The knowledge of the will of God is the outcome of knowing God.
1. This is always God's order.
a. God is never revealed to man through the law.
2. "From the least to the greatest."
a. Not from greatest to least.
"I thank thee, O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that Thou
didst hide these things from the wise and understanding and
did reveal them unto babes."
b. The knowledge of God not dependent upon vast intellectual genius.
3. If we fear the will of God, it is because we do not know God.
B. This knowledge of God comes to us through His Word.
1. Jesus Christ came to reveal God to man.
III. "I WILL FORGIVE THEIR INIQUITY AND REMEMBER THEIR SIN NO MORE."
A. The cleansing of my sin is what allows me to know God.
1. "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God."
2. As I know God and walk in fellowship with Him, He guides my life
day by day in the varied situations.
B. The old covenant failed because it depended upon man's faithfulness to God. The new
covenant cannot fail because it depends upon God's faithfulness to man.
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Chuck Smith (1927 - 2013)
Pastor Chuck was used in the Jesus People revival where he was used along with others to minister to the hippy young people. They saw a work of the Spirit where many were added to the church and discipled. He has raised up many pastors who are a part of the Calvary Chapel movement now and where he pastors the large Costa Mesa church in California.The Calvary Chapel movement is based of simple principles that Chuck Smith taught over the years such as: The priority of agape love, Simple fellowship amongst the saints, the breaking of bread, the teaching of God's word chapter by chapter and verse by verse. And lastly and most importantly the principle not by might nor by power but by my spirit saith the Lord.