Covenants by Fire Programme

Begin your journey through the Covenants by Fire framework by exploring what a covenant is, why divine fire matters, and how these covenant moments reveal the unfolding pattern of God’s relationship with His people.

CBF1 — Covenant of Blessing, God’s covenant with Abraham. In Genesis 15 God turns promise into covenant; a smoking firepot and flaming torch pass between the sacrificial pieces as the visible sign of divine commitment. CBF1 introduces the first movement of grace in the Covenants by Fire series, highlighting promise, faith, blessing and divine ratification.

CBF2 — The Covenant of Redemption examines God’s Covenant of Redemption through Moses: Israel’s deliverance from Egypt and the covenant formed with the redeemed. From Passover and the Exodus to the founding of the priesthood, the lesson highlights sacrifice, redemption, and divine fire revealing God’s covenant purpose.

CBF3 — The Covenant of Atonement, examines God’s Covenant of Atonement through David (1 Chronicles 21). David’s census brings judgment; God instructs him to build an altar on Ornan’s threshing floor and offer burnt and peace offerings. David obeys, fire from heaven consumes the offering, judgment stops, and relationship is restored. This lesson highlights the movement of Atonement—how sin, judgment, sacrifice, and restoration point to Christ’s ultimate atoning work.

CBF4 — The Covenant of Adoption, examines God’s Covenant of Adoption in Solomon’s Temple dedication (2 Chronicles 7). After Solomon’s prayer, fire consumes the offerings and the LORD’s glory fills the Temple—God publicly accepts the house and confirms His presence. CBF4 frames this as Adoption: God brings us into His house and establishes us as His own, pointing ahead to our adoption in Christ and the New Testament reality of believers as God’s dwelling.

CBF5 — Covenant of Commission: Elijah’s commissioning in 1 Kings 18. Elijah confronts Baal’s prophets on Mount Carmel, prepares a sacrifice, and calls God to act. God answers by sending fire that consumes the offering and its surroundings, and the people confess the LORD as God. CBF5 highlights the fifth covenant movement — Commission: God’s calling rooted in covenant faithfulness, divine authority, and obedience, pointing forward to God’s mission through Jesus.

CBF6 — Covenant of Empowerment, presents God’s Covenant of Empowerment through Christ and the Church, centered on Acts 2. After Jesus’ death, resurrection, and ascension, the promised Holy Spirit is poured out: a mighty wind, tongues of fire, and believers filled with the Spirit. The sacrificial fire now rests on God’s people, empowering them for mission. This lesson examines the New Covenant, the Holy Spirit, divine presence, and how Christ equips His people to carry forward His work.

CBF7 — The Covenant of Judgement, presents God’s final Covenant of Judgement by the Final Fire. It examines how divine fire—already revealing God’s presence and covenantal action—culminates at Christ’s return, when the Lord appears in flaming fire to judge and distinguish those who belong to Him. The lesson surveys God’s holiness, justice, covenant accountability, and final judgement, showing how the biblical motif of divine fire converges in Jesus Christ as Judge.