Stephen Crews: Part 1; Covenant Alignment

Send us Fan MailWhat if the battles wearing you down aren’t yours to fight—but signals that your life is out of alignment with the covenant you’re already part of? We open a new series with teacher Stephen Crews to explore covenant alignment: a clear, scriptural path from striving to authority, from constant warfare to steady union with God.We start by defining covenant as a binding oneness—one plus one equals one—and alignment as active agreement with God’s will. Stephen traces the Abrahamic covenant in Genesis 15, where God alone walks the blood path, pledging to fulfill his promises by his faithfulness, not our effort. That scene becomes the root of Christian identity for Jew and Gentile alike, the reason Paul calls us Abraham’s seed and heirs according to promise. Forgetting our roots breeds confusion and fuels replacement theology; remembering them anchors our practices in a story bigger than our timelines. If authority follows agreement, then misalignment often explains the friction we feel: thoughts that contradict truth, habits that dilute devotion, and speech that reduces faith to performance.From there, we move to Genesis 22 and the sobering clarity of worship as obedience. Abraham says “Here I am,” takes the next step without seeing the full staircase, and trusts God to raise the promise if needed. That’s avodah—worship as service, surrender, and work offered to God. The thread runs to Jesus in John 13: knowing his identity and destiny, he takes the towel and serves on the way to the cross. Real authority flows from yielded identity, not noise. The question becomes practical: are we fighting battles that alignment could resolve?We close with simple, tested ways to realign: calibrate your inner world with Scripture, speak what God speaks, prune distractions that steal attention, and order time around presence and faithfulness. Let the blood of Jesus define your boundary and belonging. Seek first the kingdom and his righteousness, then take the next faithful step. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs clarity in the fight, and leave a review to help others find the series. What area of your life will you realign this week?Support the showLoving Yeshua/Jesus, Loving people... Come as you are and you will be loved! Feel free to check out our website by typing in lifearoundthefire.com or Life Around The Fire ... We think you'll find some beneficial stuff to look at and apply to your life. Shalom to you and your home.