Complementary Old Testament Passage:
Jeremiah 31:31-34
Sermon Outline:
- The Law comes 50 Days after the Passover Lamb is slain
- The Holy Spirit brings a New Creation
- Fire which does not consume
Family Discussion Questions:
- What came first, the 10 Commandments or the Rescue from Egypt?
- Can anyone be saved by keeping the 10 commandments?
- Does trusting in Jesus mean that we do not keep God’s Commandments anymore?
- How is the work of the Holy Spirit like wind?
- Can you have the Holy Spirit without Jesus or Jesus without the Holy Spirit?
- It looked like fire was on the heads of the Apostles - yet they did not burn. What part of the Bible does this remind you of?
- Does God care about holiness less than He did in the Old Testament?
- Describe the relationship between God’s Law and His Gospel.
- What is the main difference between the Old Covenant and the New Covenant?
- Who does Acts 2 show are the heirs of the promises of Jeremiah 31?
- How does this passage teach us that nothing about God has changed from the Old to the New Testament?
- Describe the different times which a person might need to be reminded that they are a “New Creation”.
- The Apostles’ role was to witness Christ’s once for all work and also the Holy Spirit’s once for all work. How would this event impact them?
- How would John 3 correct a person who assumed that what happened in Acts 2 would be the ordinary experience of the church after that time?
