The Better Covenant

Israel’s story is the story of a faithful God and an unfaithful people. They had God’s law, His covenant, His priests, His sacrifices, and His promises—and still they did not continue in His covenant.In this sermon from Hebrews 8:7–13, Pastor Neil Sandlin examines why the Old Covenant could reveal the problem of sin but could not fix what was broken in the human heart. Then we turn to the astonishing promises of the New Covenant: God writes His law on our hearts, brings us into a true relationship with Himself, forgives our sins completely, and gathers one people from both Jew and Gentile through Jesus Christ.The New Covenant is not built on a better promise from us to God. It is built on better promises from God to us, all secured by the blood, priesthood, and finished work of Jesus.The Old Covenant said, “If you will.”The New Covenant says, “I will.”And because Jesus is the Mediator and Guarantor of this covenant, every promise is certain.