Romans 6:1-8; Jeremiah 4:3-4 Physical circumcision of the flesh always pictured spiritual circumcision of the heart, and in the New Testament, was replaced with physical, water baptism. Water baptism pictured…
In this message, Pastor Winston looks at the final chapters of Jeremiah. Here we see the realization of the Lord's judgment - God keeping his word. We see God pronouncing…
Thus far, God’s covenant with Israel has primarily resulted in judgment due to their unfaithfulness, but now the covenant will result in their salvation due to God’s faithfulness. The central…
So far Jeremiah’s ministry has emphasized four actions: uprooting, tearing down, destroying and overthrowing. But after twenty-nine chapters of warning about judgment, chs. 30–33 have a noticeably greater emphasis on…
Jeremiah proclaimed the words entrusted to him. In doing so he has apparently won few if any converts, has wrestled with his own relationship to Yahweh and has encountered strong…
In this section, called Jeremiah's confessions, we look at three more of Jeremiah's laments. We see that Jeremiah is called to a life that will not include normal family life.…
In this sermon, we look at the section of Jeremiah that has been labeled as “Jeremiah’s confessions”: not confessing sin or the greatness of God, but more like laments (cf.…
Israel assumed that the mere existence of the temple in Jerusalem guarantees God's presence. Jeremiah prophesied that God rejects hollow worship. He also grieved over the people's lack of repentance…
In part two of Jeremiah, we look at how God teaches Jeremiah why he must preach and what he will say. We see Jeremiah speak God's word to the people.…
The Old Testament survey continues with the Book of Jeremiah. Jeremiah is a prophet called by God. His message is repent or face punishment. Jeremiah also tells the people that…