A Book of Honest Poetry I. An OVERVIEW of LAMENTATIONS. (Lam. 1-5)A. A POETIC response to DEVASTATION. (Lam. 1-5)B. An ATTEMPT to bring ORDER to CHAOS. (Lam. 1-4)C. An END
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Lent is for Listening – Part 4 | Jeremiah 40-43
Is Anybody Listening? I. Two Stories of FAILING to LISTEN (Jer. 40-43)A. This is Why We CAN’T Have NICE THINGS! (Jer. 40:7-41:10) 1. A small (but PROMISING) new BEGINNING (Jer. 40:7-12) 2.
Read moreLent is for Listening – Part 3 | Jeremiah 37-39
Losing a Kingdom I. SETTING the SCENEA. Jeremiah: UNPOPULAR PROPHET (Jer. 20:1-2,10; 37:11-16; 38:4-6)B. Zedekiah: VACILLATING VASSAL (Jer. 34:8-22; ch. 37-39)C. Conflicting INTERESTS make for an Interesting CONFLICT Jeremiah continues
Read moreLent is for Listening – Part 2 | Jeremiah 36:1-32
How will we respond? I. Once AGAIN, Jeremiah LISTENS to God. (v.1-8)A. God says, “WRITE it all DOWN.” (v.1-2)B. Why? A HOPEFUL invitation to LISTEN. (v.3,7)C. The word is WRITTEN
Read moreLent is for Listening – Part 1 | Jeremiah 35:1-19
Throwing a Party for the Recabites I. God WORKS in MYSTERIOUS ways. (v.1-11)A. Jeremiah THROWS a PARTY. (v.1-5)B. The IMPORTANCE of LOCATION. (v.2,4)C. A TRAP or a DEMONSTRATION? (v.5)D. The
Read more1 Samuel: Listening to What God Says – Part 12 | 1 Samuel 8
We Need a King I. A TYPICAL, yet highly IRONIC request. (v.1-5)A. It’s not UNEXPECTED. (v.3-4,8; Deut. 17:14)B. EVERYONE is DOING it. (v.5; 1 Sam. 12:12)C. But don’t MISS the
Read more1 Samuel: Listening to What God Says – Part 11 | 1 Samuel 4-7
Using God for our own purposes I. The STORY of one more bad DECISION. (4:1-21)A. They QUESTION, but don’t wait for an ANSWER. (v.1-4)B. A FALSE sense of SECURITY. (v.5-9)C.
Read more1 Samuel: Listening to What God Says – Part 10 | 1 Samuel 3:1-21
The Last Judge…the First Prophet 1 Samuel 3:1-21 I. SOMETHING is DIFFERENT about this one. (1 Sam. 1-2)A. It starts with FAITHFULNESS and LONGING. (1 Sam. 1)B. A BLESSING given
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