Tom Leonard - March 31, 2019
Heirs of the Covenant
Heirs of the Covenant Acts 3:17-26 Main Point: Through faith in Messiah Jesus, we become heirs of God’s covenant to Abraham and are blessed to be a blessing! *Key verse - verse 25 ‘Heirs of the Prophets & Covenant’ 1. Repent, turn to God, & put your faith in Messiah Jesus. Verse 19 The Jews, in the main, had disowned the Holy & Righteous One, Jesus; killed the Author of life. vvs.13-14 -But God raised Him from the dead. The Apostles are witnesses of this! v. 15 2. Jesus is the fulfillment of the Covenant to Abraham verses 24-26 He is the ‘Offspring’ of Abraham Gen 22:18 3. In this Covenant we are blessed to be a blessing! v. 26 We Gentiles are included – (Romans 11:13-18) Why? God loves the world – people! That’s why He sends us to them! We are blessed to be a blessing to them!
Scripture References: Acts 3:17-26, Genesis 22:15-18, Romans 11:13-18
