Jonah - God's Heart and our Part in the City - 6 October 2019 - Bruce McCallum
Covenants & Contracts
1. COVENANTS
"Christ dazzles me and stirs within me such feelings of
amazement that I can never get over Him.“ A.W. Tozer
2. "Christ dazzles me and
stirs within me such
feelings of amazement
that I can never get over
Him.“ A.W. Tozer
3. What’s the difference between a
covenant & a contract?
Covenant Contract
• it’s the most solemn of • Agreement between 2
all agreements parties
• Irrevocable • Dependent on the
• In-dissolvable performance of each
• a commitment valid party
until death • If one fails to perform
• Sealed in blood satisfactorily – the
other party may
• Not dependent on cancel!
performance.
13. LOVE DOES NOT SUSTAIN
A MARRIAGE
THE MARRIAGE COVENANT
SUSTAINS LOVE
14. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does
not boast, it is not proud. 5 It is not rude, it is not
self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no
record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but
rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always
trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8 Love
never fails.
15. Patience
Kindness
Not boasting
Not proud
Not rude
Not self seeking
Not angry
No record of wrongs
Does not delight in evil
Rejoices in truth
Protects
Trusts
Hopes
Perseveres
16.
17. "Christ dazzles me and
stirs within me such
feelings of amazement
that I can never get over
Him.“ A.W. Tozer