LOVE ~ From Big and Beyond to Small and Beside I. God is BIG and BEYOND. (v.1-13)A. ACKNOWLEDGING our limited VIEWPOINT. (v.1-3)B. WHAT God will do – RENEWAL. (v.4-13; Jer. 31:3-6)C. WHY God will do it – LOVE. (v.11; 31:3; Lam. 3:22)...
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Third Sunday of Advent 2020 | Jeremiah 31
JOY: Grace Found in the Wilderness I. A Story of EXILE and RETURN A. From SLAVE to FAMILY Jer. 31:1, 9, 20, 22 B. From TORN DOWN to REBUILT v. 4, 12, 28 C. From SORROW to JOY v. 13, 25 II. The CONTEXT of Joy v. 10-14 A. It’s not mere HAPPINESS v...
Read moreSecond Sunday of Advent 2020 | Jeremiah 14:1-22
Longing for PEACE in the Crisis I. Front row SEATS for a CRISIS. (v.1-16)A. DESCRIBING the DEVASTATION. (v.1-6) B. CRYING out for HELP. (v.7-9) C. God’s RESPONSE. (v.10-12) D. Looking for SOMEONE to BLAME. (v.13; 6:13-15) E. Even MORE bad NEWS...
Read moreFirst Sunday of Advent 2020 | Jeremiah 1:1-19
Honesty Makes Way for HOPE I. The CALL of a PROPHET (v.1-16)A. Real PEOPLE, real PLACES, DIFFICULT times. (v.1-3) B. Jeremiah’s FEELINGS of INADEQUACY. (v.4-6) C. Clinging to SOVEREIGNTY, WORD, and PRESENCE. (v.6-10) D. LOOKING, LISTENING, and...
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