In this study, we look at chapter 4-5 when Jeremiah continues to mourn the destruction of Jerusalem.  In chapter 5 Jeremiah gets to the crux of the problem when he cries out “woe unto us, that we have sinned”

Sin is the root of all Israel’s problems – and the same is  true for us. We must’t give sin a foothold.

Sin will take you further than you wanted to go, keep you longer than you wanted to stay, and cost you more than you wanted to pay.

Jeremiah and Jerusalem found this to be true but at a great cost. We do well to heed the lessons this book teaches us.

You can listen to the audio on this web page, or save it for listening to later.  We have also made available the Powerpoint slides (in PDF format) that outline the key points of this study.

We hope and pray this teaching will bless you and encourage you to undertake your own personal study and adventure in God’s Word!

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In this study, we look at chapter 2 when Jeremiah continues to mourn the destruction of Jerusalem, and then in chapter 3 we see Jeremiah despairing of the human condition – sin, and coming to the end of any confidence in the natural man. It is then he lifts his head and sets his mind on the greatness, mercy and compassion of God, and declares, “Great is his faithfulness!”

You can listen to the audio on this web page, or save it for listening to later.  We have also made available the Powerpoint slides (in PDF format) that outline the key points of this study.

We hope and pray this teaching will bless you and encourage you to undertake your own personal study and adventure in God’s Word!

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Lamentations – written by the prophet Jeremiah – recounts Jeremiah’s tears as he watched his beloved city, Jerusalem being destroyed by the army of Nebuchadnezzar in 587 B.C. This was the city that God had chosen to place His name in; it was the city of the great kings, David and Solomon. The book opens with the question “How?”. How could this happen?

The false prophets, who had been so outspoken in their condemnation of Jeremiah’s ‘doom and gloom’ prophecies, who instead had falsely prophesied ‘peace, peace’, were now bewildered that God could abandon them in their hour of need. Yet, as this chapter clearly describes, this tragic situation had been brought about because of the abhorrent sin committed within this great city. God was just and this judgment was justified. The real enemy is sin. It roots out, robs us, leaves us comfortless. It never satisfies, it never gives us the happiness and fulfillment it wants us to believe is can.

Jerusalem cries out ‘learn from my mistakes’!

You can listen to the audio on this web page, or save it for listening to later.  We have also made available the Powerpoint slides (in PDF format) that outline the key points of this study.

We hope and pray this teaching will bless you and encourage you to undertake your own personal study and adventure in God’s Word!

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More is known about Jeremiah than any other Old Testament prophet. Often referred to a the ‘weeping prophet’, Jeremiah preached to a nation who did not want to hear. Sometimes the burden was overwhelming and he wanted to quit, but God had His hand on this man; and although Jeremiah could probably have listed a hundred other things he could have done with his life, he could never get away from the call of God.

This book is an encouragement to anyone in ministry, that it is not about success, but obedience.

Jeremiah preached during the darkest days of the kingdom of Judah, from the reign of Manasseh (Judah’s worst king)to the fall of Jerusalem in 587 B.C.

May this overview prompt you to undertake your own study of these divinely inspired books.

The PDF slides are from the PowerPoint presentation used during the teaching session.
You can listen to the audio on this web page, or save it for later listening.

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