Sunday
Worship- 10:00 am
Evening worship- 6:00 pm
Worship- 10:00 am
Evening worship- 6:00 pm
Book of the Month
Author: Jeremiah was the leader among the brilliant constellation of prophets clustered around the destruction of Jerusalem. He lived about 100 years after the prophet Isaiah. Isaiah had saved Jerusalem from Assyria. Jeremiah tried to save Jerusalem from Babylon but failed. Jeremiah's prophetic ministry began in 626 B.C. and ended sometime after 586. How and when Jeremiah died is not known; Jewish tradition, however, asserts that while living in Egypt he was put to death by being stoned.
Jeremiah's Message: From the beginning of his ministry, 20 years before the issue was settled, Jeremiah insisted that Babylonia would be the victor. All through his incessant and bitter complaints over Judah's wickedness, the following ideas recur again and again:
1. Judah is going to be destroyed by victorious Babylonia.
2. If Judah will turn from her wickedness, somehow God will save her from destruction at the hands of Babylon.
3. Later, when there is no longer seemed to be any hope of Judah's repentance, came a message of renewed hope: if Judah, as a matter of political expediency, will submit to Babylon, she shall be spared.
4. Judah will be destroyed, but she shall recover and yet dominate the world.
5. Babylon, the destroyer of Judah, shall herself be destroyed, never to rise again.
Jeremiah's Boldness: Jeremiah unceasingly advised Jerusalem to surrender to the king of Babylon, so much so that his enemies accused him of being a traitor. Nebuchadnezzar rewarded him for giving this advice to his people: he not only spared his life but also offered him an honor he would not accept, a place of honor in the court of Babylon.
Well Known Text:
Jeremiah 1: 5 - 10, 17: 9 - 10, 18: 6 - 10, 20: 9, 29: 10 - 13, 31: 29 - 34, 33: 3
Jeremiah
Author: Jeremiah was the leader among the brilliant constellation of prophets clustered around the destruction of Jerusalem. He lived about 100 years after the prophet Isaiah. Isaiah had saved Jerusalem from Assyria. Jeremiah tried to save Jerusalem from Babylon but failed. Jeremiah's prophetic ministry began in 626 B.C. and ended sometime after 586. How and when Jeremiah died is not known; Jewish tradition, however, asserts that while living in Egypt he was put to death by being stoned.
Jeremiah's Message: From the beginning of his ministry, 20 years before the issue was settled, Jeremiah insisted that Babylonia would be the victor. All through his incessant and bitter complaints over Judah's wickedness, the following ideas recur again and again:
1. Judah is going to be destroyed by victorious Babylonia.
2. If Judah will turn from her wickedness, somehow God will save her from destruction at the hands of Babylon.
3. Later, when there is no longer seemed to be any hope of Judah's repentance, came a message of renewed hope: if Judah, as a matter of political expediency, will submit to Babylon, she shall be spared.
4. Judah will be destroyed, but she shall recover and yet dominate the world.
5. Babylon, the destroyer of Judah, shall herself be destroyed, never to rise again.
Jeremiah's Boldness: Jeremiah unceasingly advised Jerusalem to surrender to the king of Babylon, so much so that his enemies accused him of being a traitor. Nebuchadnezzar rewarded him for giving this advice to his people: he not only spared his life but also offered him an honor he would not accept, a place of honor in the court of Babylon.
Well Known Text:
Jeremiah 1: 5 - 10, 17: 9 - 10, 18: 6 - 10, 20: 9, 29: 10 - 13, 31: 29 - 34, 33: 3