(7-2-23, Sunday) Old and New - Jeff Cochran

Summary

Jeff Cochran's sermon focuses on the distinction between the Old and New Covenants, emphasizing that Jesus did not come to patch or mix the old law with the new gospel but to fulfill and replace it with a new covenant of grace. He explains the biblical metaphor of new cloth on old garments and new wine in old wineskins to illustrate the incompatibility of the old law with the new life in Christ. The sermon highlights that righteousness and salvation come through grace and faith in Christ, not by works of the law, and encourages believers to serve God in the newness of the Spirit rather than the oldness of the letter. Cochran also stresses the importance of motivation in Christian living and the call to draw near to God with sincere faith and good works.