3: The Everlasting Covenant – Teaching Plan

Key Thought: All through the Bible the covenant and the gospel appear together. The central truth of the covenant was the gospel: salvation by faith.
October 16, 2021

1. Have a volunteer read Deuteronomy 9:5, 27.

Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
What do these verses tell us about the covenant promises made?
Personal Application: Since we are saved by grace through faith, what role does the law play in our lives today? Share your thoughts.
Case Study: One of your relatives states, “Does God overlook and excuse our sins because we have accepted Him as our Savior and become His children? Did He excuse and overlook Israel’s sins in the desert?” How would you respond to your friend?

2. Have a volunteer read Deuteronomy 5:1-7.

Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
What shows how central the idea of the covenant is to the book of Deuteronomy?
Personal Application: Do we look at this covenant as pertaining to us as Israel today? How different is this covenant from the new covenant in Hebrews 8:10 and 10:16? Share your thoughts.
Case Study: One of your relatives states: “Why did Moses say that the covenant was not with their fathers, but with them, and they are here today? How do I make sense out of this verse?“ How would you respond to your relative?

3. Have a volunteer read Deuteronomy 26:16-19.

Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
How is the covenant relationship between God and Israel summed up?
Personal Application: Share your thoughts
Case Study: One of your friends states, “What does it mean that God wanted Israel to be a holy people? Can anyone ever really be holy? Keeping God’s commandments even from a heart of love is impossible for sinful beings. So what is God’s expectation for holiness?” How would you respond to your friend?

4. Have a volunteer read Deuteronomy 8:5, 14:1, 32:6.

Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
What kind of imagery here reflects the kind of relationship God wants for His people?
Personal Application: How do you look at God? What kind of relationship do you have with Him??” Share your thoughts.
Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.

(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared.”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).

Amen!