23 Mar The Blood Covenant #12

Covenant Head Christ Overview

In this powerful continuation of The Blood Covenant series, Pastor explores the profound concept of Christ as our covenant head. Unlike earthly authority that imposes will, biblical headship means taking responsibility to provide, protect, sustain, and support. When we enter into blood covenant with Jesus Christ, everything changes – we become a new creation, different from the world around us. The message emphasizes that true spiritual power comes only through the blood of Jesus, not religious forms or rituals. As our covenant head, Christ initiates the relationship, choosing us before we chose Him. This covenant transforms us from spiritually dead humans (meaning ‘death doomed’) into eternal beings with access to divine provision, protection, and power. The sermon challenges believers to understand their identity in Christ while maintaining their responsibility to live for Him and share this life-changing covenant with others who are still ‘dying in their blood.’ Through communion, we remember and apply these covenant truths to our daily lives.

Covenant Head Christ Outline

• 0:00 – Communion and Covenant Application: Opening encouragement to prepare communion and apply covenant truths to daily life
• 3:00 – Christ as the Initiating Covenant Head: Understanding how God chose us first and initiated the covenant relationship
• 8:00 – The Power Problem Without Blood Covenant: Why churches without blood covenant teaching lack God’s power
• 12:00 – From Corruption to New Creation: How Adam’s fall corrupted human blood and Christ’s blood redeems us
• 18:00 – Biblical Headship Defined: True headship means responsibility to provide, protect, sustain, and support
• 23:00 – Christ’s Role as Our Covenant Head: How Jesus fulfills His covenant responsibilities toward believers
• 28:00 – Growing in Covenant Relationship: The necessity of abiding in Christ and living for His kingdom

Scripture References

1 Corinthians 11:3, Ephesians 1:22-23, Ephesians 4:15, John 15:5-6, Philippians 1:6, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Hosea 6:6

Key Takeaways

• Christ as our covenant head means He takes full responsibility for our provision, protection, sustenance, and support in the relationship.
• True spiritual power only comes through blood covenant with Jesus Christ, not through religious forms or rituals.
• When we’re born again, we become a completely different species of being – new creations with eternal life.
• Biblical headship is about taking responsibility and serving, not imposing one’s will on others.
• We must continually abide in Christ and live for Him rather than ourselves to bear kingdom fruit.
• Churches and individuals without revelation of Jesus’ blood lack the power of God in their lives.
• Our heart should be to see others come into this life-giving covenant relationship with Christ.

Covenant Head Christ Notes

The Blood Covenant series reaches a pivotal point as we examine Christ’s role as our covenant head. This isn’t merely a title of authority but a covenant term meaning the one who takes complete responsibility for the relationship. Unlike corrupted earthly leadership that imposes will upon others, Christ demonstrates true headship by providing, protecting, sustaining, and supporting His covenant partners.The sermon powerfully contrasts two types of beings: humans (meaning ‘death doomed’ in Latin) and new creations in Christ. Since Adam’s fall in the garden, human blood has been corrupted by sin, leading to spiritual death and eventual physical death. The life of the flesh is in the blood, and when Adam’s blood became corrupted, the death process began. What was meant to be eternal life became limited, eventually reduced to the biblical promise of seventy to eighty years.When we enter blood covenant with Jesus Christ, we receive what amounts to a spiritual blood transfusion. We’re not just forgiven; we’re transformed into an entirely different species of being. This isn’t about feeling superior to others, but recognizing the fundamental change that occurs. We move from death-doomed existence to eternal life, from poverty to prosperity, from sickness to health, from curse to blessing.The message addresses a critical issue in modern Christianity: churches and individuals who have ‘a form of godliness but deny the power thereof.’ Without revelation and teaching about the blood of Jesus, there’s no access to God’s power. These same people who avoid blood covenant teaching are often the first to cry out for God’s help in times of crisis, yet wonder why they don’t see results.Christ’s role as covenant head is beautifully illustrated through Scripture. Ephesians reveals that the Father gave all things to Jesus and made Him head over all things to the church. This isn’t just positional authority but covenant responsibility. Paul’s confidence in Philippians 1:6 stems from understanding that Christ, as covenant head, is responsible for completing the work He began in believers.The vine and branches metaphor from John 15 emphasizes our complete dependence on Christ. Without Him, we can do nothing of eternal value. People may build businesses, accumulate wealth, or achieve worldly success, but Jesus asks the penetrating question: ‘What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?’True covenant relationship requires ongoing abiding in Christ. We don’t earn salvation through works, but having been saved, we’re created for good works. This isn’t passive Christianity that assumes grace means inactivity. Rather, grace teaches us how to live godly lives within the covenant relationship.The sermon challenges believers to understand both their identity and responsibility. As covenant partners with Christ, we have access to everything He is, has, and can do. Simultaneously, we’re called to live for Him rather than ourselves, developing hearts that long to see others enter this life-giving covenant. The mystery of the church isn’t meant to remain hidden but to be revealed as others come into covenant relationship with our faithful covenant head.

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