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Redemption: New Covenant + Pentecost Pt. 5

UPPERROOM • May 24, 2026 • 127 min

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Summary

In this conclusion to the covenants series on Pentecost Sunday, Pastor Michael Miller walks through how the New Covenant promised in Jeremiah 31 finds its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ. While the Old Covenant relied on human performance under the law ('you shall'), the New Covenant rests entirely on God's divine promise ('I will') secured through Christ's once-for-all sacrifice. Sealed by the Holy Spirit living within believers, this New Covenant cleanses the conscience, forgives sin completely, and transforms believers into living temples of God.

Themes

The New CovenantPentecost & The Holy SpiritThe Sufficiency of Christ's SacrificeForgiveness & Cleansed ConscienceOld Covenant vs. New Covenant

Key Points

1.
God's covenant of redemption was established within the Godhead before creation and continues to unfold regardless of world events or personal circumstances.
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The foundation of the Old Covenant was based on human obligation ('you shall'), whereas the New Covenant is based on divine promise ('I will').
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Jeremiah 31 introduces the 'what' of the New Covenant—writing God's law on human hearts and remembering sins no more—while Hebrews 10 provides the 'how' through Jesus Christ.
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Pentecost fulfills the shadow of Mount Sinai: instead of external fire on a mountain and law on stone tablets, tongues of fire land on human hearts and God's law is written within.
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At Mount Sinai, 3,000 people died due to sin under the law; at Pentecost, 3,000 people were saved through the preaching of the gospel in the Holy Spirit.
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Jesus offered one single sacrifice for sins for all time, perfecting believers forever and sitting down at the right hand of God because the work is finished.
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For a blood-bought believer, holding onto a guilty conscience is fundamentally an issue of unbelief in the sufficiency of Christ's sacrifice.
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The ultimate sign of the New Covenant is Pentecost—believers marked and indwelt by the Holy Spirit as living tabernacles of the Almighty God.

Sermon Moments

“The baseline for this mountain is a covenant called the covenant of redemption... a plan God made with himself before God said, 'Let there be light.'”

“The Old Covenant is 'you shall.' The New Covenant is 'I will.'”

“At Sinai, 3,000 people died. At Pentecost, 3,000 people got saved.”

“A guilty conscience for a believer is a heart of unbelief.”

“The sign of the new covenant is Pentecost. It's believers marked with the Holy Ghost.”

“The Holy Spirit on earth is heaven's wedding planner.”

This Week

Reject guilt, shame, and condemnation by choosing to trust fully in the cleansing power of Jesus' shed blood.

Thank God daily that under the New Covenant He promises 'I will' write His law on your heart rather than demanding perfection by your own strength.

Pray for a fresh infilling and anointing of the Holy Spirit to walk in freedom and power throughout your week.

Meditate on Hebrews 10 to solidify your faith that Christ's single sacrifice perfected you for all time.

Live each day with the conscious awareness that your body is a temple and tabernacle of the living God.

Reflect on the contrast between Sinai and Pentecost, thanking God for bringing life and salvation through the gospel.

Align your heart with the Holy Spirit and the Bride in praying, 'Come, Lord Jesus,' fixing your hope on His return.

Remember This

Through His single, complete sacrifice, Jesus inaugurated the New Covenant, cleansing our conscience completely and marking us as His living temples through the Holy Spirit.

A Challenge for You

Allow your heart to be cleansed by the blood of Jesus today, step out of condemnation, and receive a fresh infilling of the Holy Spirit to live as a temple of God.

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