26 - Our only hope

Jeremiah 52 - Tim Smylie
God takes everything away - (vv1-30)
The King - (vv1-11)
The City - (vv12-16)
The worship - (vv17-23)
The leaders - (vv24-30)
God raises up the King - (vv31-34)

25 - A Tale of Two Cities

Jeremiah 51:34-64 - Tim Smylie
Babylon's two feasts - (v34-44)
Feasting on God's people - (v34-35)
Feasting on God's wrath - (v36-44)
Choose your city - (v45-64)

24 - Lord of the nations

Jeremiah 50 - Tim Smylie
The Only Real Superpower - (vv1-20)
The Enemy of the Arrogant - (vv21-32)
The Strong Redeemer - (vv33-46)

23 - When God doesn't say what we want him to say

Jeremiah 42 & 43 - Tim Smylie
Seeking God's will? (42:1-6)
God's challenging Word (42:7-18)
The "scary" choice will lead to safety (42:7-12)
The "safe" choice will lead to disaster (42:13-18)
Disobedience is never progress! (42:19-43:13)

22 - What's wrong with this picture?

Jeremiah 40:7-41:18 - Tim Smylie
Hope among the ruins (40:7-12)
Sabotage (40:13-41:9)
Success....and fear (41:10-18)
What's missing?

21 - In the ruins

Jeremiah 39:1-40:6 - Tim Smylie
Judgement day arrives (39:1-18)
Darkness for some....(vv4-7)
 ....freedom for others (vv8-18)
There's still work to do (40:1-6)

20 - In the mud

Jeremiah 37-38 - Tim Smylie
The mud that comes with faithfulness - (37:1-38:13)
Persecuted as a traitor .... (37:1-38:6)
....but delivered from death (38:7-13)
The mud that comes with faithlessness (38:14-28)
All that you dread comes true

19 - The living and enduring word of God

Jeremiah 36 - Tim Smylie
Written for our salvation - (vv1-3)
Uncontainable - (vv4-21)
Produces a response - (vv22-26)
Indestructible - (vv27-32)

18 - A lesson in faithfulness

Jeremiah 35- Tim Smylie
A tempting invitation - (vv1-5)
A stubborn faithfulness - (vv6-11)
The challenge - commitment to the Father's Word - (vv12-17)
A surprising outcome - honoured by God! - (vv18-19)

17 - Living by faith

Jeremiah 32 - Tim Smylie
True faith invests in what God has promised - (vv1-15).
Faith investments often look ridiculous - (vv16-25)
God's Word builds our faith - (vv26-44)
It confirms God's power - (vv26-27)
It explains the world we see - (vv28-35)
It shows the heart of God - (vv36-44)

16 - A new covenant

Jeremiah 31:27-40 - Tim Smylie
A clear personal responsibility - (vv27-30)
A new relationship with God - (vv31-40)
A people:
Transformed from the inside out - (vv33-34a)
Transformed by God's forgiveness -(v34b)
Secure and clean forever - (vv35-40)

15 - The Father's love

Jeremiah 31:2-26 - Tim Smylie
The Father's love:
 Gathers, unites and blesses his people - (v2-14)
Is strong enough to deal with our deepest pain and shame - (vv15-26)

14 - God's peace plan

Jeremiah 30:1 - 31:1 - Tim Smylie
Only God can provide salvation (30:1-7)
God sets us free to serve him (30:8-11)
God heals our unhealable wound (30:12-17a)
God restores our dignity through one of our own (30:17b-22)
True peace comes on the other side of wrath (30:23-31:1)

13 - How to live in exile

Jeremiah 29:1-23 - Tim Smylie
Wherever God has put you, work and pray for good in that situation - (vv1-9)
Seek the God who will work all things for his people's good - (vv10-14)
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:
His holiness - sin is serious (vv9-15)
His wrath - peace is not guaranteed (vv16-22)
His power - he is inescapable and his Word is effective (vv23-32)
His goodness - the truth is not burdensome (vv33-40)

11 - The King

Jeremiah 21v1-23v8 - Tim Smylie
The LORD is King of kings (21:1-14)
The purpose of kings (22:1-9)
To do what is just and right
The trouble with kings (22:10-19)
The end of kings? (22:20-30)
The Saviour King (23:1-8)

10 - A broken jar, and a broken man

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

09 - The Potter

Jeremiah 18 - Tim Smylie
Clay in the potter's hands (vv1-10)
God is sovereign- he is completely in control - (vv5-6)
 Our response matters - God is not a tyrant - (vv7-10)
Responding to the potter's touch - (vv11-23)
Means responding to: His message - (vv11-17)
......and his messenger - (vv18-23)

08 - The Healer of hearts

Jeremiah 17:1-18 - Tim Smylie
Sin is deeply set in the human heart - (vv1-4)
Hearts are deceitful - (vv5-9)
The LORD knows and heals hearts - (vv10-18)

07 - When pain gets personal

Jeremiah 11:18 - 12:17 - Tim Smylie
God's messenger feels the pain of betrayal and questions God's justice - (11:18 - 12:17)
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
Understands the folly of forsaking God's Word - (9:12-22)
Understands the value of knowing God - (9:23-10:16)
He is the only one to fear - (10:1-7)
He is the uncreated creator and ruler of all - (10:8-13)
He is the only true and lasting treasure - (10:14-16)

05 - Worthless worship

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

04 - Visions of judgment and the anguish of love

Jeremiah 4:5-31 -  Tim Smylie
Deserved disaster (vv5-18)
Divine distress (vv19-22)
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
First love - (vv1-3)
Forsaking first love - (vv4-8)
Bitter rewards - (vv9-37)
Slavery - (vv14-19)
Foolishness - (vv20-28)
Stubborn unbelief - (vv29-37)

01 - You're ready

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