Late Summer Sermon Series
Faith for Tough Times – The Message of the Prophet Jeremiah
We’re living in the midst of challenging times. Uncertainty and conflict are pervasive in our world and in our personal lives. In our late summer sermon series, we’ll study and reflect on the book of Jeremiah, written in the midst of economic strife, social division, and personal struggles.
Jeremiah, one of the three major prophets in the Bible, prophesied from 626 to 586 B.C. Called as a young man to speak prophetic words to the people of Judah, he warned of impending judgment at the hands of the Babylonians if the people did not repent. Rather than repenting, they considered him a traitor. Many came to hate Jeremiah. Some plotted to kill him. He was even arrested and thrown in prison.
AfterJerusalem was destroyed, the people remembered Jeremiah’s words of hope; those words sustained them during their exile in Babylon
Jeremiah, one of the three major prophets in the Bible, prophesied from 626 to 586 B.C. Called as a young man to speak prophetic words to the people of Judah, he warned of impending judgment at the hands of the Babylonians if the people did not repent. Rather than repenting, they considered him a traitor. Many came to hate Jeremiah. Some plotted to kill him. He was even arrested and thrown in prison.
After
August 7, 2011 A Fire Shut Up in My Bones
Jeremiah 1:4-9; 20:7-9
August 14, 2011 Following Worthless Idols
Jeremiah 2; 10:22
August 21, 2011 We Are Never Too Far Gone
Jeremiah 3:12-13; 7:5-7
August 28, 2011 Hope When it All Seems Hopeless
Jeremiah 29:1; 11-14
I pray you can join us as we study and hear the message of hope from the Biblical book of Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 20:7-10
You pushed me into this, God, and I let you do it.
You were too much for me.
And now I'm a public joke.
They all poke fun at me.
Every time I open my mouth
I'm shouting, "Murder!" or "Rape!"
And all I get for my God-warnings
are insults and contempt.
But if I say, "Forget it!
No more God-Messages from me!"
The words are fire in my belly,
a burning in my bones.
I'm worn out trying to hold it in.
I can't do it any longer!
You were too much for me.
And now I'm a public joke.
They all poke fun at me.
Every time I open my mouth
I'm shouting, "Murder!" or "Rape!"
And all I get for my God-warnings
are insults and contempt.
But if I say, "Forget it!
No more God-Messages from me!"
The words are fire in my belly,
a burning in my bones.
I'm worn out trying to hold it in.
I can't do it any longer!
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