Two Kinds of Commitment. Only One Transforms You - Dr. John Ortberg

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There are two kinds of commitments: contracts and covenants. We need both. But John Ortberg explains why one can enhance your life while the other can actually transform it. Beginning with Psalm 35, John explores the difference between transactional relationships and covenant relationships, from Casablanca to a remarkable moment in American history when Psalm 35 was read before the Continental Congress. A contract protects individual rights. A covenant creates a “we.” And Scripture doesn't describe God as the God of contract. He is the God of covenant, inviting us into relationships built on something deeper than what we can get from one another. So where might you be treating a covenant like a contract? In this episode: Psalm 35 • covenant • commitment • relationships • American history • spiritual formation #Psalm35 #JohnOrtberg #Covenant #Relationships #SpiritualFormation #Psalms 🙌 New episodes every weekday. 📲 Subscribe, like, and share to help others grow spiritually. One day at a time. Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEXT us at 51504 EMAIL US at connect@becomenew.com GET OUR WEEKDAY EMAILS WITH EXTRA GOODIES at becomenew.com/subscribe GET A TEXT REMINDER FOR NEW VIDEOS: text NEW to 51504 SEND US PRAYER REQUESTS: via text or email; we'll send you a written prayer from our team DOWNLOAD FREE STUDY GUIDES: BecomeNew.com/study-guides 😊 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ 🤳Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/become.new/ Music Credits: Vikersund by RØRE - MB01V0UASAACPKE Alta by RØRE - MB01IWZVJASGKHF 00:00 Let's Try This Again 😂 00:22 Two Kinds of Commitment 00:54 One of Them Will Transform Your Life 01:09 Psalm 35 01:31 A Psalm That Changed American History 01:50 Rabbi Soloveichik's Discovery 02:14 Contract vs. Covenant 02:41 What a Covenant Does 03:08 When Relationships Become Transactions 03:21 God Is Not the God of Contract 03:54 What Casablanca Teaches About Covenant 04:40 Covenant Can Enrich Your Life 05:16 Covenant at Sinai 05:25 The Declaration vs. the Constitution 06:19 Benjamin Franklin Calls for Prayer 07:07 A Divided Continental Congress 08:02 Psalm 35 Is Read 08:28 John Adams's Stunning Reaction 08:53 A Psalm Prepared for That Moment 09:28 A Common Destiny 09:45 Three Lines That United a Room 10:10 Humble and Inspired 10:36 From Quarreling Delegates to “We” 10:58 The Psalms Belong to Humanity 11:24 It's Time to Cut a Covenant 11:45 A Contract Is Transactional. A Covenant Is Transformational