Faith Fellowship Church Sermons - Clarence NY

Nationally, Israel is besieged by this brutal Babylonian and his army. Personally, Jeremiah faces increasing isolation and deprivation. Yet, God's grace flows to need, words of comfort and hope flow!

The Lord is going to tell Jeremiah to take the cup of the wine of God's wrath and tell all of the nations that God says to drink it.

Everything Jeremiah had predicted since he saw the pot boiling over from the North at the time of his call 23 years earlier, would now be unleashed through this brutal Babylonian, King Nebuchadnezzar.

It's 597 BC, Nebuchadnezzar, the wicked king of Babylon has established power over the entire Judean region, including Jerusalem. In Chapter 24, God promises that He is working for their good, even as God lays out the horrors of judgment that...

Anyone who has truly encountered God and been sent by God, will seek to lead people away from evil and sin. To claim to speak for God while leaving people languishing in sin was and still is contradictory.

What were these religious leaders doing? They were silent in confronting wickedness and false worship that was going on in high places. In doing so, endorsed the status quo. They were vocal in saying they spoke for YHWH, but just like the politicians...

In this passage, the exiles are being given hints of a vision beyond their imagining; the ending of exile. When it comes, it will be a fresh start for God's plan and purpose for the world and for His people.

In this passage, rather than focusing on King David, King Solomon, or King Josiah, who all sought to please the Lord, they lived like all the rest of the evil kings and continued to be punished by the Lord.

Where is your "happy place"? There is a huge chasm between comfort/peace and happiness/joy. As a Christian what is your purpose, Christ or your comfort?

As if the social climate wasn't already hot enough, Jeremiah will now begin to confront several kings, followed by a collection of indictments against the false prophets. Today's text includes a refusal, an offer and a warning.

How do you approach Jesus Christ? Do you approach Him with confidence or with doubt? This passage tells us that we may approach the throne of grace with confidence because of the shed blood of Jesus Christ!

Listen in as we celebrate Emmanuel, God with us with scripture and song.

What are we really celebrating this Christmas? Can we really call all this self-indulgence a celebration of Jesus Christ's birth? Have you ever stopped to wonder what God thinks about all this? Christmas is about celebrating Emmanuel: God with...

Have you ever felt the pain of rejection, desertion or abandonment? For the child of God, these struggles can be turned towards renewed faith in God's power and protection. The disciple of Christ may be beaten but cannot be silenced, perplexed...

The theme of "Pots and Plots" continues through the end of chapter 19. Jeremiah returns to the potters' abode to buy a large clay jar. In a prophetic audio-visual display, he smashes it to smithereens in the place that would symbolize...

God reminds Jeremiah and Israel that He has the same sovereign freedom as the potter and that Israel in His hand is just like clay in the potter's hand. God graphically depicts that He can and will do whatever He chooses, just as the potter can...

Jeremiah longed for people to believe he was God's true spokesman, but didn't long for the one thing that would prove it: fulfillment of his prophecies.

While the nations are portrayed as turning away from past generations of idolatry, Judah apparently remains entrenched, determined to inflict their sin on future generations. So while the nations will come from distant lands to know God, Judah will be...

What does God demand? For Jeremiah, faithful obedience thrust him into lifelong suffering and sorrow. He representatively took up the cross of his community, but beyond the cross lies the resurrection!

Jeremiah has faithfully proclaimed for God, yet without an apparent success. He has been met with rejection, ridicule and isolation. Jeremiah has had bouts of depression and even suicidal thoughts. BUT GOD!.... God's reply is reassuring yet...