Message of the New Testament, The: Promises Kept

A Biblical Overview of Each New Testament Book in Light of the Old 

The New Testament is the story of how all the promises made by God in the Old Testament were kept—and what that means for us today. The nation of Israel had many hopes: hope for a deliverer, hope for restored fellowship with God, and hope for the world to be put right. The New Testament explains how those promises were kept and how, if we are Christians, they are kept in us as well.

Based on 28 sermons in the early years of Mark Dever’s ministry at Capitol Hill Baptist Church, The Message of the New Testament surveys the historical context, organization, and theology of each New Testament book, in light of God’s Old Testament promises. Dever’s message echoes that of the New Testament—one of fulfilled hope.

• Big-Picture Analysis: Covers each book of the New Testament concisely and accurately 
• Appeals to Pastors and Laypeople Alike: A helpful resource for gaining a deeper understanding of the Bible or preaching an overview sermon to a congregation 
• Written by Mark Dever: Based on 28 sermons taught at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC
  

648 pages

“Here is a vigorous, juicy, engaging, life-centered, God-honoring set of sermons brilliantly overviewing the entire New Testament: a truly rich resource from which to benefit and borrow. Dever is a Puritan in twenty-first-century clothing, and it shows.”
J. I. Packer, Late Board of Governors’ Professor of Theology, Regent College

“In our transient age, one of the pressing responsibilities of the faithful exposi- tory preacher is to, within a reasonably short span of years, walk his congregation through the whole canon of Scripture. One of the best ways to accomplish this is through preaching one-sermon whole-Bible-book overviews. Mark Dever is a master at this, and his gifts (first given to his own flock) are now here made available to preachers and congregants everywhere who want a thorough survey of the New Testament literature, not in the form of a scholarly introduction, but instead as a pastoral overview from the heart of a preacher who wants his people to know and live the truth. These expositions are theologically rich, biblically faithful, loaded with superb introductions, illustrations, and applications, and a model for how to preach didactically, practically, apologetically, and evangelistically all at once.”
Ligon Duncan, Chancellor and CEO, Reformed Theological Seminary