Part 9 of Judgment and Promise: God Speaks through the Prophet Jeremiah –               The false prophets in Israel were naively optimistic regarding those in exile in Babylon. Jeremiah is much more pessimistic, but in his letter to those exiles … Continue reading →

Part 8 of Judgment and Promise: God Speaks through the Prophet Jeremiah – The religious voices in our culture produce a cacophony of discordant notes, causing confusion and ultimately moral corruption.  Who speaks divine truth?  The same question was asked … Continue reading →

Part 7 of Judgment and Promise: God Speaks through the Prophet Jeremiah – Jeremiah refused to play the role of the court prophet, for his loyalty to God exceeded his loyalty to the king.  He spoke truth about the corruption … Continue reading →

Part 6 of Judgment and Promise: God Speaks through the Prophet Jeremiah – When your faith comes under fire, stand firm in the fire and lament through the fire.

Part 5 of Judgment and Promise: God Speaks through the Prophet Jeremiah – When Jeremiah visited the potter’s house, he saw a picture of the work of God–both in God’s sovereignty and in our responsibility.  It is a picture that … Continue reading →

Part 4 of Judgment and Promise: God Speaks through the Prophet Jeremiah –         “Dear children, keep yourselves from idols” (1 John 5:21). These words are as important in our day as they were in John’s, or … Continue reading →

Part 3 of Judgment and Promise: God Speaks through the Prophet Jeremiah –             As creatures created in God’s image, human beings are incorrigibly religious. But because we have turned away from the true God, our … Continue reading →

Part 2 of Judgment and Promise: God Speaks through the Prophet Jeremiah – Turn from your useless pursuits, turn from your idols, and turn to God.

Part 1 of Judgment and Promise: God Speaks through the Prophet Jeremiah – As we begin our study of the prophet Jeremiah we see that the central character in his book is really the God who speaks.

Part 7 of the “I Am” Statements of Jesus – “We are born to die.”  Death is the inescapable question mark that hangs over all of life.  But our passage this morning gives us the answer to that deepest question … Continue reading →