Sermon Outline: A Better Covenant
Below is an outline provided by Brad Shockley which addresses the difference of the Old and New Testaments, and superiority of the New Covenant.
A Better Covenant (Hebrews 8:6-13)
I. Two Covenants
- Two Covenants – (Heb. 8:6-7; Gal. 4:22-28)
- The First Covenant (The Old) – (Heb. 8:7, 9; Ex. 19:16-19; 31:18)
- The Second Covenant (The New) – (Heb. 8:7-8; 8:13)
II. The Abolishment of the First Covenant (The Old)
- On the Cross of Christ – (Col. 2:14; Eph. 2:15-16)
- Marriage Analogy – (Rom. 7:1-4)
- It Is Obsolete – (Heb. 8:13)
III. The Purpose of the First Covenant (The Old)
- To Fulfill the Promise – (Gal. 3:16; 3:19)
- To Bring Us to The New – (Gal. 3:23-27)
- For Our Learning – (Rom. 15:4; 1 Cor. 10:11)
IV. The Establishment of the Second (The New)
- At the Death of Christ – (Mt. 26:28; Heb. 9:14-17)
V. The Importance of the Second (The New)
- The Forgiveness of Sin – (Heb. 8:12; Mt. 26:28; Heb. 10:17-18)
- Spiritual Blessings – (Eph. 1:3; 1 Pet. 1:3)