NEW, Jeremiah 31:31-34

2 Corinthians 5:17-19
IMPROVED, John 1:12-13
2 Corinthians 3:18
BETTER! 1 Peter 2:2-3
ORDER OF
SERVICE
CALL TO WORSHIP
CONGREGATIONAL HYMN
INTERCESSORY PRAYERS
SONG MINISTRATION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
DISCUSSIONS
PASTORAL GREETINGS
SERMON
OFFERING / TITHES
BENEDICTION
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VERSE 1

Deeper, deeper in the love of Jesus

Daily let me go;
Higher, higher in the school of
wisdom,
More of grace to know.
CHORUS

Oh, deeper yet, I pray,

And higher ev'ry day,
And wiser, blessed Lord,
In Thy precious, holy word.
VERSE 2

Deeper, deeper! blessed Holy Spirit,

Take me deeper still,
Till my life is wholly lost in Jesus,
And His perfect will.
CHORUS

Oh, deeper yet, I pray,

And higher ev'ry day,
And wiser, blessed Lord,
In Thy precious, holy word.
VERSE 3

Deeper, deeper! tho' it cost hard trials,

Deeper let me go!
Rooted in the holy love of Jesus,
Let me fruitful grow.
CHORUS

Oh, deeper yet, I pray,

And higher ev'ry day,
And wiser, blessed Lord,
In Thy precious, holy word.
VERSE 4

Deeper, higher, ev'ry day in Jesus,

Till all conflict past,
Finds me conqu’ror, and in His own image
Perfected at last.
CHORUS

Oh, deeper yet, I pray,

And higher ev'ry day,
And wiser, blessed Lord,
In Thy precious, holy word.
MANY IMPROVEMENTS
(DISCUSSIONS)
Story of Ezekiel’s father
What has made the difference?
Possible Areas: Travel Conditions; Means of Transport;
Distribution of essential goods
In what ways have these changes been an improvement?
What would you say about someone ignored these
improvement and still walked to Jos?
 NEW, Jeremiah 31:31-34
2 Corinthians 5:17-19
IMPROVED, John 1:12-13
2 Corinthians 3:18
BETTER! 1 Peter 2:2-3
GOAL
To know that the new
relationship we have in Christ
is better than anything else in
the world.

To understand how to improve

the relationship with Christ

To plan ways to continue to

grow and improve our
Christian lives
Many improvements God’s New Plan New birth is just the
beginning

OUTLINE
GOD’S NEW PLAN
God’s plan to keep Israel healthy for many years.
A New Covenant
Read Jeremiah 31:31-34
JEREMIAH 31
31 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when
I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and
the house of Judah,
32 not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on
the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of
the land of Egypt, my covenant that they broke, though I
was their husband, declares the Lord.
JEREMIAH 31
33 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house
of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my
law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I
will be their God, and they shall be my people.
34 And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and
each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all
know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares
the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will
remember their sin no more.”
GOD’S NEW PLAN
God’s plan to keep Israel healthy for many years.
A New Covenant
Read Jeremiah 31:31-34
God’s relationship with his people in the New covenant
like old (v.33b).
Better Promises God made in this new covenant. (v.33-34)
GOD’S NEW PLAN
A New Covenant
“the days are coming” – Prophet Jeremiah
When did they come?
How was this newly improved covenant established?
See 1 Corinthians 11:25
GOD’S NEW PLAN
Made new in Christ
Read: 2 Corinthians 5:17-19
Conditions for entering into new, improved covenant
relationship with God (v.17).
NEW BIRTH IS JUST THE
BEGINNING
New Life Needs to Grow
Read: John 1:12-13
The way we become part of God’s new covenant
relationship (1:12-13).
What happened to your life when you became a Christian?
In what way was this just a beginning?
NEW BIRTH IS JUST THE
BEGINNING
New Life Needs to Grow
Read: 2 Corinthians 3:18
What should our Christian lives reflect if we have been
born again (2 Cor. 3:18)?
This verse describe the changes which continue to improve
and get better in our lives
NEW BIRTH IS JUST THE
BEGINNING
New Life Needs to Grow
What do we need to do to be “transformed into His
likeness”?
How can you become like someone unless you know
him/her?
What is the best way to get to know someone well?
NEW BIRTH IS JUST THE
BEGINNING
New Life Needs to Grow
What do we need to do for God’s Word to
Come into our minds?
Be written in our hearts?
NEW BIRTH IS JUST THE
BEGINNING
You have tasted…
If you have tasted something new and its really good, what
will you do?
Grow and improve in our spiritual lives
Give example of what it will mean for you to:
Get rid…
Desire…
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ORDER OF
SERVICE
CALL TO WORSHIP
CONGREGATIONAL HYMN
INTERCESSORY PRAYERS
SONG MINISTRATION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
DISCUSSIONS
PASTORAL GREETINGS
SERMON
OFFERING / TITHES
BENEDICTION