The document discusses the central themes of covenant, kingdom, and Jesus' death on the cross in the Bible. It explores how through Jesus' sacrifice, he conquered sin, death, and hell so that believers might become sons of God. It emphasizes that believers should own their covenant identity, live out their kingdom authority, and respond with covenant obedience, relying on Jesus for kingdom power. The poem by John Newton reflects on how seeing Jesus on the cross made him realize his sins caused Jesus' death but that Jesus forgave him so that he may live.

13. // THE DNA OF SCRIPTURE //

14. // THE DNA OF SCRIPTURE // COVENANT Relationship

15. // THE DNA OF SCRIPTURE // COVENANT KINGDOM Responsibility Relationship

16. // JESUS & the CROSS // COVENANT KINGDOM

17. // JESUS & the CROSS // COVENANT God’s KingdomVICTORY KINGDOM Jesus’ Substitutionary DEATH

19. // JESUS & the CROSS // This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. -1 John 3:16

20. // JESUS & the CROSS // COVENANT Jesus took our SINS That we might be SONS!

21. // JESUS & the CROSS // COVENANT God’s KingdomVICTORY KINGDOM Jesus took our SINS That we might become SONS!

22. // JESUS & the CROSS // COVENANT Jesus conquered SIN, DEATH, & HELL! KINGDOM Jesus took our SINS That we might become SONS!

23. // JESUS & the CROSS // When you were dead in your sins…God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the Cross. And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.ʼ-1 John 3:16

24. // JESUS & the CROSS // COVENANT Jesus conquered SIN, DEATH, & HELL! KINGDOM Jesus took our SINS That we might become SONS!

25. // COVENANT & KINGDOM// FATHER COVENANT IDENTITY OBEDIENCE

26. // COVENANT & KINGDOM// KING KINGDOM AUTHORITY POWER

27. // COVENANT & KINGDOM// FATHER IDENTITY OBEDIENCE KING AUTHORITY POWER

28. // JESUS & the CROSS // Own your COVENANT IDENTITY

29. // JESUS & the CROSS // Own your COVENANT IDENTITY “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what you are!” -1 John 3:1

30. // JESUS & the CROSS // Own your COVENANT IDENTITY Live out your KINGDOM AUTHORITY

31. // JESUS & the CROSS // Own your COVENANT IDENTITY Live out your KINGDOM AUTHORITY “All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.”-2 Corinthians 5:18

32. // JESUS & the CROSS // Own your COVENANT IDENTITY Live out your KINGDOM AUTHORITY Respond with COVENANT OBEDIENCE

33. // JESUS & the CROSS // Own your COVENANT IDENTITY Live out your KINGDOM AUTHORITY Respond with COVENANT OBEDIENCE “If you love me, you will obey my commands…. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.” -John 14:15, 21

34. // JESUS & the CROSS // Own your COVENANT IDENTITY Live out your KINGDOM AUTHORITY Respond with COVENANT OBEDIENCE Rely on Jesus for KINGDOM POWER

35. // JESUS & the CROSS // Own your COVENANT IDENTITY Live out your KINGDOM AUTHORITY Respond with COVENANT OBEDIENCE Rely on Jesus for KINGDOM POWER “My grace is sufficient for you, and my power is made perfect in weakness” -2 Corinthians 12:9

37. // JOHN NEWTON // In evil long I took delight, Unawed by shame or fear, Till a new object struck my sight, And stopp'd my wild career: I saw One hanging on a Tree In agonies and blood, Who fix'd His languid eyes on me. As near His Cross I stood. Sure never till my latest breath, Can I forget that look: It seem'd to charge me with His death, Though not a word He spoke: My conscience felt and own'd the guilt, And plunged me in despair: I saw my sins His Blood had spilt, And help'd to nail Him there. Alas! I knew not what I did! But now my tears are vain: Where shall my trembling soul be hid? For I the Lord have slain!A second look He gave, which said, "I freely all forgive; This blood is for thy ransom paid; I die that thou may'st live." Thus, while His death my sin displays In all its blackest hue, Such is the mystery of grace, It seals my pardon too. With pleasing grief, and mournful joy, My spirit now if fill'd, That I should such a life destroy, Yet live by Him I kill'd!

38. // JOHN NEWTON // Sure never till my latest breath, Can I forget that look: It seem'd to charge me with His death, Though not a word He spoke: My conscience felt and own'd the guilt, And plunged me in despair: I saw my sins His Blood had spilt, And help'd to nail Him there.

39. // JOHN NEWTON // Alas! I knew not what I did! But now my tears are vain: Where shall my trembling soul be hid? For I the Lord have slain!A second look He gave, which said, "I freely all forgive; This blood is for thy ransom paid; I die that thou may'st live."

40. // JOHN NEWTON // Thus, while His death my sin displays In all its blackest hue, Such is the mystery of grace, It seals my pardon too. With pleasing grief, and mournful joy, My spirit now if fill'd, That I should such a life destroy, Yet live by Him I kill'd!