An Agreement with God

An Agreement with God

Introduction:

Life is structured by and based on agreements. When honorable people make honorable agreements: life & relationships are blessed. When agreements are ignored, violated, abused – life & relationships become miserable.

I. Would you make a serious commitment w/o an agreement? No? Why?

A. Commitment w/o agreement leads to _________________ & suffering.

B. Commitment w/o agreement requires no mutual investment of self.

C. Commitment w/o agreement allows a person to ___________ ________; walk away; disappear w/o conscience.

D. For an honest person – making an agreement is the act of taking the ownership of responsibility in commitment.

II. God always commits to people who agree to _________________ to Him.

A. When God makes an agreement w/man it is called a ________________.

B. There were unconditional covenants.

1. Gen. 9:8-17 (_____________); Gen. 12:1-3 (____________) ; 2 Sam. 11:10-17 (________________)

C. There were conditional covenants.

1. Ex. 19:3-6 – Israel’s relationship w/God.

2. Blessings would happen IF

a) 19:5 – they ___________________ His voice.

b) 19:6 – they kept His covenant & ___________ a relationship w/Him.

III. How did Israel accept God’s covenant? How did they commit?

A. They said yes by _________________ every male child born into the family.

B. Circumcision was important!

1. Ex. 12 – No circumcision? No eating of ____________________.

2. Fast forward 40 years – to just before people crossed over into Promised Land.

a) Before entering the Promised Land – all males in Israel were circumcised.

b) 5:9 – God’s response after the circumcision.

C. Circumcision was not a mindless religious ritual.

1. Circumcision said “__________” to God. It was Israel’s side of an agreement to accept the responsibilities of a relationship with God.

2. Deut. 10:12-16

IV. An Application for Christians Today:

A. Col. 2:9-12. In specific ways – your _________________ was a circumcision.

B. What’s the point?

1. Your baptism said “yes’ to God. You accepted a relationship w/God & you made an agreement w/God.

2. We often don’t understand that we agreed to maintain a relationship with God when we were baptized into Christ.

Conclusion:

A. God offers to make an agreement w/us for salvation. It is solely by His _________.

B. Have you responded to the terms of His grace?



An Agreement with God Introduction: Life is structured by and based on agreements. When honorable people make honorable agreements: life & relationships are blessed. When agreements are ignored, violated, abused – life & relationships become miserable. I. Would you make a serious commitment w/o an agreement? No? Why? A. Commitment w/o agreement leads to _________________ & suffering. B. Commitment w/o agreement requires no mutual investment of self. C. Commitment w/o agreement allows a person to ___________ ________; walk away; disappear w/o conscience. D. For an honest person – making an agreement is the act of taking the ownership of responsibility in commitment. II. God always commits to people who agree to _________________ to Him. A. When God makes an agreement w/man it is called a ________________. B. There were unconditional covenants. 1. Gen. 9:8-17 (_____________); Gen. 12:1-3 (____________) ; 2 Sam. 11:10-17 (________________) C. There were conditional covenants. 1. Ex. 19:3-6 – Israel’s relationship w/God. 2. Blessings would happen IF a) 19:5 – they ___________________ His voice. b) 19:6 – they kept His covenant & ___________ a relationship w/Him. III. How did Israel accept God’s covenant? How did they commit? A. They said yes by _________________ every male child born into the family. B. Circumcision was important! 1. Ex. 12 – No circumcision? No eating of ____________________. 2. Fast forward 40 years – to just before people crossed over into Promised Land. a) Before entering the Promised Land – all males in Israel were circumcised. b) 5:9 – God’s response after the circumcision. C. Circumcision was not a mindless religious ritual. 1. Circumcision said “__________” to God. It was Israel’s side of an agreement to accept the responsibilities of a relationship with God. 2. Deut. 10:12-16 IV. An Application for Christians Today: A. Col. 2:9-12. In specific ways – your _________________ was a circumcision. B. What’s the point? 1. Your baptism said “yes’ to God. You accepted a relationship w/God & you made an agreement w/God. 2. We often don’t understand that we agreed to maintain a relationship with God when we were baptized into Christ. Conclusion: A. God offers to make an agreement w/us for salvation. It is solely by His _________. B. Have you responded to the terms of His grace?