13 - How to live in exile

Jeremiah 29:1-23 - Tim Smylie

1. Wherever God has put you, work and pray for good in that situation - (vv1-9)
2. Seek the God who will work all things for his people's good - (vv10-14)
3. Don't be distracted by promises of a quick fix - (vv15-23)

12 - How do you tell a true prophet from a false one?

Jeremiah 23:9-40  Tim Smylie

Do they agree  with God about:

1. His holiness - sin is serious (vv9-15)
2. His wrath - peace is not guaranteed (vv16-22)
3. His power - he is inescapable and his Word is effective (vv23-32)
4. His goodness - the truth is not burdensome (vv33-40)

11 - The King

Jeremiah 21v1-23v8 - Tim Smylie

1. The LORD is King of kings (21:1-14)
2. The purpose of kings (22:1-9)
   1. To do what is just and right
3. The trouble with kings (22:10-19)
4. The end of kings? (22:20-30)
5. The Saviour King (23:1-8)

10 - A broken jar, and a broken man

Jeremiah 19-20  - Tim Smylie

1. A message of just and unavoidable judgment - (19:1-15)
2. A messenger who goes down to the depths of suffering - (20:1-18)

09 - The Potter

Jeremiah 18 - Tim Smylie

1. Clay in the potter's hands (vv1-10)
   1. God is sovereign- he is completely in control - (vv5-6)
   2.  Our response matters - God is not a tyrant - (vv7-10)
2. Responding to the potter's touch - (vv11-23)
   1. Means responding to: His message - (vv11-17)
   2. ......and his messenger - (vv18-23)

08 - The Healer of hearts

Jeremiah 17:1-18 - Tim Smylie

1. Sin is deeply set in the human heart - (vv1-4)
2. Hearts are deceitful - (vv5-9)
3. The LORD knows and heals hearts - (vv10-18)

07 - When pain gets personal

Jeremiah 11:18 - 12:17 - Tim Smylie

1. God's messenger feels the pain of betrayal and questions God's justice - (11:18 - 12:17)

2. The God of justice reveals the depths of his pain, and the long reach of his love - (12:5-17)

06 - Worthwhile wisdom

Jeremiah 9:12-10:16 - Tim Smylie

1. Understands the folly of forsaking God's Word - (9:12-22)
2. Understands the value of knowing God - (9:23-10:16)
   1. He is the only one to fear - (10:1-7)
   2. He is the uncreated creator and ruler of all - (10:8-13)
   3. He is the only true and lasting treasure - (10:14-16)

05 - Worthless worship

Jeremiah 7-8:3 - Tim Smylie

1. Confidence in salvation without a commitment to obedience - (7:1-15)
2. Living life without listening to God - (7:16-31)
3. Worthless worship leads to death - (7:32-8:3)

04 - Visions of judgment and the anguish of love

Jeremiah 4:5-31 -  Tim Smylie

1. Deserved disaster (vv5-18)
2. Divine distress (vv19-22)
3. Pathetic defiance (vv23-31)

03 - Return to me

15th September 2019 - Tim Smylie

1. Unfaithfulness is unforgivable - (3:1-11)
2. God offers outrageous mercy - (3:12-18)
3.We return through true repentance - (3:19-4:4)

02 - A love story

Jeremiah 2 - Tim Smylie

1. First love - (vv1-3)
2. Forsaking first love - (vv4-8)
3. Bitter rewards - (vv9-37)
   1. Slavery - (vv14-19)
   2. Foolishness - (vv20-28)
   3. Stubborn unbelief - (vv29-37)

01 - You’re ready

Jeremiah 1 - Tim Smylie

1. A message for then, and now - (vv1-3)
2. God prepares his messenger - (vv4-5)
3. God provides a powerful message - (vv6-10)
4. God makes promises to his messenger - (vv11-19) 
   1. God will do what he said - (vv11-12)
   2. Judgement is coming - (vv13-16)
   3. Stand up and you'll stand firm - (vv17-19)