May 2025

God’s Plans & God’s People

Jeremiah 11-25

(Bible Reading 23:1-8)

 

Punishment is part of a plan

 

A plan that includes hope, beyond judgement

 

 

God’s plan then and God’s plan now

 

 (Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Trusting religious observance?

Jeremiah 7-10 (Bible Reading 7:1-20)

 

Jeremiah’s “Temple Sermon” 

 

A sermon with two points

 

      “reform your ways…”

 

      “do not trust in deceptive words…”

 

A sermon for then, and a sermon for now    

 

(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

What it looks like to turn your back on God

Jeremiah 2-6 (Bible Reading 2:1-13)

 

God’s people commit two sins:

          i.          

        ii.          

 

We should learn from their unfaithfulness

(as the ‘prophet to the nations’ describes it for us) 

• 2v6         starts with not seeking God
• 2v20       moves to a declaration of independence
• 2v23       then self-deceit – I have not sinned
• 2v25       abandonment – I can’t help it
• 3v3         and hard-heartedness
• 4v1ff       God continues to call for them to return

 

And know the truth about:

          i.         ‘broken cisterns’ 

        ii.         ‘living water’  (John 4:13-14, Rev 7:17, 21:6)

(Preacher: Steve Blencowe

Human Hearts can be Hard of Hearing

Jeremiah 1, 36, 52

(Bible Reading, 36:1-8, 13-25, 27-28)

Human hearts can be hard of hearing

Jeremiah and the reality of God’s Judgement 

…for rejecting God and failing to listen to God’s word 

      …failing to listen to God’s powerful and effective word  (1:9-11)

God’s word and the reality of Judgement … for us!

(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)