Covenant Relationships: A More Excellent Way

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Table of contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Relationships: The meaning of life -- 3. The Need for Covenant -- 4. How a covenant works -- 5. Cutting the blood covenant -- 6. Interpersonal covenants -- Abraham and Abimelech -- 7. Interpersonal covenants -- David and Jonathan -- 8. Friendship: The development of trust -- 9. Discipleship: Grooming friendship -- 10. Charisma versus character -- 11. The Counsel of a Friend -- 12. Loving confrontation -- 13. Mechanics of Confrontation -- 14. Congregational membership -- 15. Covenant characteristics Teamwork -- 16. Definition of character -- 18. Confront or not to confront -- 19. Extent of covenant keeping -- 20. Keeping our word -- 21. Social compacts 22. Patriotism and prophetic political impact -- 23. Expanding kingdom -- 24. Spheres of kingdom authority -- 25. Doctrine of work -- 26. Family priorities -- 27. Congregational government: Eldership -- 28. Responding to leadership -- 29. Delegation: The gift of administration -- 30. Deaconate: Gift of service -- 31. Financial accountability -- 32. Tribal covenant: a case of corporate judicial action -- 33. Tribal loyalty -- 34. New Covenant of Nehemiah.