Jeremiah 10:1-16 The land given by the incomparable God must be rid of pointless idols 10:1-14 God who made everything and idols that do nothing – compare and contrast
10:15-16 Israel must be separated from her idols
Jeremiah 10:17-25 Pack your bags for certain exile 10:17-18 getting thrown out
Song of Songs 5:9-6:3 Her only beloved 5:9 daughters of Jerusalem: Why your beloved more than another?
5:10-16 woman: My beloved is …..
6:1 daughters of Jerusalem: Where is your beloved?
6:2-3 woman: With me
“Never forget that when we are dealing with any pleasure in its healthy and normal and satisfying form, we are, in a sense, on [our Heavenly Father’s] ground… It is His invention… He made the pleasures… All [Satan and his devils] can do is to encourage… humans to take the pleasures which our [God] has produced, at times, or in ways, or in degrees, which He has forbidden. Hence [they] always try to work away from the natural condition of any pleasure to that in which it is least natural, least redolent of its Maker, and least pleasurable. An ever increasing craving for and ever diminishing pleasure is the formula… To get a man’s soul and give him nothing in return – that is what really gladdens [the heart of Satan and his devils].” ― C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters
John 14-16; Romans 8
Jesus promises “Another Helper”, a replacement for himself, who, after
he is gone, will carry on the teaching and testimony that he started.
Witnessing to Jesus Christ, glorifying him by showing his disciples who
and what he is (John 16:7–15), and making them aware of what they are
in him (Rom 8:15–17; Gal 4:6) is the Helper’s central ministry. The Spirit
enlightens us (Eph 1:17–18), regenerates us (John 3:5–8), leads us into
holiness (Rom 8:14; Gal 5:16–18), transforms us (2 Cor 3:18; Gal 5:22–
23), gives us assurance (Rom 8:16), and gifts us for ministry (1 Cor 12:4–
11). All God’s work in us, touching our hearts, our characters, and our
conduct, is done by the Spirit, though aspects of it are sometimes
ascribed to the Father and the Son, whose executive the Spirit is (J.I.
Packer, Concise Theology).
1-3 Paul’s goal: an informed understanding
4-7 Unity, diversity and the Trinity
8-11 The distribution of the gifts
12-31 One body, many members: all needed
Conclusion: The body: no arrogance, no inferiority
When God spoke of the New Covenant, what did he promise?
The Lord’s Supper is a celebration of how Jesus established the New Covenant. Whenever we do this, we must remember.
The New Covenant is what creates and shapes church life.
A church is a group of people who are bound together because of the New Covenant (although much more can and must be said about what a church is). Therefore these people are themselves bound together in covenantal fellowship.
