Message by Pastor Chuck Tate

RockChurch | February 7 & 8, 2026

We live in a world full of broken promises—but we serve a covenant-keeping God.

In this powerful message, Pastor Chuck Tate unpacks the biblical meaning of covenant and shows us the unshakable truth at the heart of Scripture:

👉 God does not relate to us through contracts, performance, or fine print.

👉 He relates to us through covenant—and covenant means He doesn’t walk away.

From Abraham in Genesis 15 to Jesus at the Last Supper, this message traces the scarlet thread of God’s faithfulness and reminds us that our calling is not sustained by our perfection—but secured by God’s promise.

📖 Key Scriptures:

Genesis 15 • Exodus 12 & 24 • Romans 4:16 • Luke 22:20 • Hebrews 9:22 • Psalm 89:34 • Romans 11:29 • 2 Timothy 2:13 • Romans 12:1 • Hebrews 10:23

💡 Key Takeaways from This Message:

✅ Covenant Is Not a Contract – A contract says, “If you do your part, I’ll do mine.” Covenant says, “Even if you don’t, I still will.”

✅ God’s Promises Don’t Depend on Our Plans – Anxiety may create detours, but it never cancels God’s word. (Genesis 15:1–6)

✅ Covenant Changed Everything – In Genesis 15, God alone walked through the sacrifice, declaring: “This depends on Me.”

✅ Covenant Always Costs Blood – From Passover to the cross, covenant is sealed with sacrifice. (Exodus 12, Luke 22:20)

✅ Grace Is God Paying the Price – The cross wasn’t God changing His mind—it was God keeping His word.

✅ God Won’t Quit on You – If God were performance-based, we’d all be done. Covenant says He knew us—and chose us anyway.

✅ Covenant Requires a Response – We don’t obey to earn covenant; we obey because we’re in covenant. (John 14:15, Romans 12:1)

🙌 BOTTOM LINE:

You are called by promise and kept by covenant.

God’s faithfulness is carrying what you couldn’t.

He didn’t walk away when it got hard—and He’s not walking away now.

This message concludes with Communion, reminding us that the new covenant was ratified by the blood of Jesus—once and for all.

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