The document discusses the concept of covenant relationship with God. Some key points made include: - Our knowledge of God defines how we see ourselves and the world. - We believe in God not because we understand Him fully, but because we choose to believe. - A covenant relationship with God is not based on rules or works, but on an ultimate relationship of binding love between God and humans. - God took the covenant oath upon Himself, obligating Himself to humans through grace and restoring the broken covenant through Jesus' sacrifice. - To be included in God's covenant, we are called to believe, trust, and participate in the gospel message that through faith, God declares us righteous.

2. OUR KNOWLEDGE OF
GOD IS OUR GREATEST
DISCOVERY. IT DEFINES
HOW YOU SEE
YOURSELF, YOUR LIFE
AND EVERYTHING
AROUND YOU.

3. WE BELIEVE NOT BECAUSE
WE UNDERSTAND.
WE UNDERSTAND BECAUSE
WE BELIEVE.
Bill Johnson

4. EXTREME JOY (A JOY TO BE ENVIED
SUPREMELY FORTUNATELY
DELIGHT, CONTENTMENT, BLISS
ABUNDANCE & PROSPERITY
OF LIFE

5. IS
RELATIONSHIP

6. IS NOT A
LIST OF RULES OR
EXAMS

7. IS AN OLD TESTAMENT WORD
GIVEN FROM GOD AND WAS
COMMON IN HEBREW
SOCIETY. IT SUMMED UP THEIR
COVENANT RELATIONSHIP TO
GOD AND EACH OTHER.

8. IS NOT A CONTRACT
IS AN ULTIMATE RELATIONSHIP

9. IS WHEN TWO PARTIES COME TOGETHER
INTENTIONALLY JOINING THEIR LIVES
TOGETHER, SWEARING A BLOOD OATH BY
WHICH THEY OBLIGATE THEMSELVES TO
EACH OTHER BEFORE GOD, EVEN TO THE
COST OF DEATH.

10. WE ARE CREATED TO BE INCLUDED IN
COVENANT WITH GOD.
CREATED FOR
SIN – BREAKING THAT COVENANT.
GRACE – RESTORING THAT COVENANT
BY GIVING HIMSELF TO US.

11. GOD TAKES THE COVENANT OATH UPON
HIMSELF.
CREATED FOR COVENANT
AND IF HE DID NOT TAKE HIS COVENANT
HE WOULD CEASE TO EXIST.
HE IS OBLIGATED
HIS LOVE WILL NOT GIVE UP ON YOU.

12. ARE YOU WORRIED IF YOU ARE DOING
ENOUGH
TO BE
RIGHTEOUS?
WHAT DO WE DO TO BE
INCLUDED IN THE

13. STOP
WORRYING
START
TRUSTING
WHAT DO WE DO TO BE
INCLUDED IN THE

14. WHAT DO WE DO?
LOOK TO THE GOSPEL AND
REALIZE THAT HE WILL FULFILL HIS
COVENANT WITH YOU.
HONOR THIS COVENANT AND HE
WILL DECLARE YOU RIGHTEOUS.

15. WHAT DO WE DO?
ROMANS 1:16-17

16. WHAT DO WE DO?
GENESIS 15:1-6
THEN HE BELIEVED IN THE LORD
AND HE RECKONED IT TO HIM AS
RIGHTEOUSNESS.

17. BELIEF / TRUST
- IT IS NOT A MENTAL ASSENT
- IT IS PLACING YOUR LIFE ON
IT AS TRUTH
- ENTRUSTING YOUR LIFE TO
GOD

18. IS A STATE OF MIND ACHIEVED
THROUGH SEEING AND
TRUSTING THE UNSHAKABLE
TRUTH OF GOD REVEALED IN
JESUS.

19. AN INWARD PERSONAL
RELIANCE UPON HIM THAT
ALLOWS YOU TO REST IN
CERTAINTY.

20. UNCONDITIONAL
TRUST.

21. WE
BELIEVE
TRUST
PARTICIPATE
WHAT DO WE DO TO BE
INCLUDED IN THE
COVENANT?

22. A PERSONAL OPINION OR THE
VALUE OF SOMETHING.
TO COUNT OR COMPUTE
SOMETHING.

23. IS THE MATH OF GOD. HE
COUNTS ALL UP THAT HE HAS
SWORN IN THE COVENANT
AND THE INCARNATION.
GOD’S LOGIC SAYS THAT YOU
ARE
DECLARED RIGHTEOUS!!!

24. IS NOT REPEATEDLY SAYING
“SORRY” TO GOD.
IS BEATING YOURSELF UP.
IS PROMISING TO
COMPENSATE FOR THE PAST
MISTAKES.

25. IS TO HAVE THE MIND,
UNDERSTANDING AND
REASON OF GOD.
TO THINK ALONG WITH GOD
AS HE THINKS.