RESET: Redeeming the Quarantine
Like the exile, our current time of disruption should be used as a divinely appointed season to reset our priorities and practices, redeeming the quarantine to make beneficial changes to our lives.
Deuteronomy 4:27-31
The God of Generations
God is the God of generations and calls his people to pray and work to pass the faith from one generation to the next.
Deuteronomy 4:9
Understanding Covenants
A Covenant is an oath defining the nature, promises, and consequences of a relationship.
Deuteronomy 29:9-15
The Trinity – One God in Three Persons
Is there more than One True God? No, there is only one true God. He eternally exists as the Trinity, one God in Three Persons – the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Father, Son, and Spirit are distinct Persons, but are one in being, power, and glory.
Deuteronomy 4:35, 39; 2 Corinthians 13:14
Disciples Love Our God
Disciples love God with their whole being and express that love in worship with their fellow brothers and sisters in Christ.
Deuteronomy 6:4-5
Shema – Hear and Speak God’s Word
The Shema is the most important command in Scripture, and it teaches us that to love God with all our being we must hear and speak God’s Word regularly.
Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Remember
Do not be enticed into worshiping things that the Lord has given to the whole world. For you have been made the Lord’s inheritance.
Deuteronomy 4:10; 15-20
The Law of Moses and Civil Government
The Mosaic covenant of law was given to Israel for life in the promised land and was never intended as the basis for government in the common kingdom, and even its function within the people of God has changed with the new covenant.
Deuteronomy 31:9-13
The Two Aspects of God’s Will
God’s will refers to both His secret plan to work everything in conformity with His purposes and His revealed commands for how we are to live.
Deuteronomy 29:29
The Spirit of Creation and Redemption
The Spirit was active in both our creation and redemption, and in His ongoing work in our lives He is restoring God’s original intent for creation and our place within it.
Genesis 1:1-2; Deuteronomy 32:9-12
Reaching Future Generations
God calls to us through the law and the Gospel to love Him with our entire being, and to raise future generations to turn to Christ so they can do the same thing.
Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Christ and the Prophets
Christ is the fulfillment of the prophetic office, He is superior to the old prophets, and He has given us the Spirit to enable us to speak God’s word in the new covenant.
Deuteronomy 18:14-22