Covenant Love Covenant Love Gods actions toward Israel

Covenant Love

Covenant Love "God's actions toward Israel are characterized by compassionate loving, disciplining, guiding, pursuing, giving, nurturing, respecting, knowing and forgiving. Jesus welcomes little children, women, the underprivileged and his disciples into close, intimate connection. The Spirit prays in and through us when we cannot find the words to speak. " (Balswick, The Family, p. 20)

Abram � Genesis 15; 17: 1 -8; Gen. 22: 15 -18; �Hebrews 11: 8 -12 �Overview Genesis 12, 13

Trust is the ability to take control, accept the risk and accept the consequences whatever they are. It is a personal decision.

The ability to trust is your story, you may take a leap of faith or you may take baby steps, approach it anyway you like but it is up to you! (Barbara Brown Taylor, 28. 02. 2010, Duke University)

Moses �Hebrews 11: 8 -12 �Exodus, 3; 19 -20; 24; 33 -34 “Then the Lord came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the Lord. ”

God‘s covenant with us “…this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. ” (Matthew 26: 28)

God‘s covenant with us �Hebrews 13: 20 -21 �Hebrews 13: 5 -6

God‘s covenant with us 25 “All this I have spoken while still you. 26 But the Advocate, the Holy with Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. (John 14: 25 -27)