Month: July 2022

Jeremiah, Part 2

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Troy Mills Christian Church

Sunday, July 31, 2022

Bible Reading: Psalm 91:1-4 “Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him. For he will rescue you from every trap and protect you from deadly disease.He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings.  His faithful promises are your armor and protection.” (NLT)

Text: Jeremiah 32:17 “’Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You.”

Review of Good News #1—God has a plan for your life

          Jeremiah 1:4-8; Psalm 139:16; John 10:10

Good News #2—God has the answer

Jeremiah 33:3

Good News #3—God is ready to give you a new heart

Jeremiah 31:31—Promise of the New Covenant

          A Heart Problem—Jeremiah 17:9

          Ezekiel 11:19; 18:31—God will take our heart of stone and give us a heart of flesh

Good News #4—Nothing is too hard for God

Jeremiah 32:17—Nothing is too hard for God

Jeremiah

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Sunday, July 24, 2022

Bible Reading: Romans 15:13 “I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.” (NLT)

Text: Jeremiah 32:26-27

Back Story of Jeremiah

#1–Pending Judgment–Leviticus 26:34-35

#2—God raises up a prophet–Jeremiah 1:4-8

          Judgement & Good News

#3—God has a plan for our lives

          Jeremiah 29:11

          Psalm 139:16

          Ephesians 2:10

#4—God will help us when we don’t know what to do

          Jeremiah 33:3

#5—A New Covenant, a New Heart

          Jeremiah 31:31-33

          Our hearts are wicked and deceitful—Jeremiah 17:9

          Jeremiah 3:17; Jeremiah 4:14; Jeremiah 5:23

Only God can change a heart

Ezekiel 36:26 “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.”

Isaiah

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Sunday, July 17, 2022

Bible Reading: Psalm 121:5-7 “The Lord himself watches over you! The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade. The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon at night. The Lord keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.” (NLT)

Text: Isaiah 51:11

Isaiah’s Message

Part I—The Savior will come

Isaiah 1-12–Prophecies against the nations of Israel and Judah

Isaiah 13-27—Prophecies against the nations of the world

Messianic Prophecy #1—Isaiah 7:14; fulfilled in Matthew 1:18-25

Messianic Prophecy #2—Isaiah 9:6; fulfilled in Matthew 1:18-25

Messianic Prophecy that Messiah would be of David’s lineage—Isaiah 11:1; fulfilled in Luke 3:23, 32

Part 2—The Savior will live and die

Messiah would do many miracles—Isaiah 35:6-7a; Matthew 9:35

Isaiah 53—prophecies about the Messiah offering Himself as the ultimate “once and for all” sacrifice for sin

Part 3—The Savior will come back again

The Millennial Kingdom–Messiah will return and establish a literal kingdom, on the earth—Isaiah 2:2-5; 32:1-8; chapter 35.

Conclusion:

The world of Isaiah was in upheaval. Times were corrupt, confusing, abusive, and immoral. Integrity was a lost character trait. But God spoke a message of great hope through the prophet.

Isaiah 40:1 “Comfort, yes, comfort My people!” says your God

“When God comforts us, not only does He console but He strengthens us to continue to move forward.”

Good News from God’s Word

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Ephesians 1:4-5 “For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5 hepredestined us for adoption to sonship[c] through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will”

Isaiah 54:9 “when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So now I have sworn not to be angry with you, never to rebuke you again.”

James 1:17 “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”

Numbers 23:19 “God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?”

Malachi 3:6 ““I the Lord do not change.”

Hebrews 13:8 “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”

Psalm 102:25-27 “In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing you will change them and they will be discarded. But you remain the same, and your years will never end.”

Psalm 118:6 “The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?”

Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

John 16:33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

Psalm 34:18-19 “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all;”

1 John 4:4 “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.”

Elijah

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Sunday, July 10, 2022

Bible Reading: Psalm 145:1-3 “I will exalt you, my God and King, and praise your name forever and ever. I will praise you every day; yes, I will praise you forever. Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! No one can measure his greatness.” (NLT)

Text: James 5:17-18

Highlights of Elijah’s ministry

#1—1 Kings 17:1—God told Elijah to confront the wicked King Ahab

#2—1 Kings 17:17-24—Elijah prays for a widow’s son to come back to life…and he does

#3—1 Kings 18:20-40—Elijah confronts 450 prophets/priests of Baal on Mount Carmel

#4—1 Kings 19:11-18—Elijah goes into hiding from the threat of the wicked Queen Jezebel

#5—1 Kings 21:17-29—Elijah once again confronts the wicked King Ahab. Ahab repented

#6—2 Kings 2—Elijah confronts the new king, Ahaziah, the son of Ahab. He too is wicked

“Elijah was a man with a nature like ours”

  • Elijah runs from Jezreel to Beersheba, 100 miles
  • Elijah prays to die
  • God confronts Elijah

Two reasons Elijah’s prayers were answered:

          Elijah was a righteous man……not perfect but righteous

          Elijah prayed, and prayed, and prayed…. earnestly