Calvary Chapel Sydney

Synopsis: The prophet Jeremiah penned a letter to the Jews God carried captive to Babylon, and he urged them to settle down, plant gardens and raise families because it would be a long captivity. He also addressed false prophets who deceived the people who would be punished for teaching rebellion against God. God has spoken the truth, and we ought to trust and wait on Him. Verses in order of appearance: Philippians 4:12-13 Jeremiah 29:1-2 Jeremiah 29:3-7 Philippians 4:6-7 1 Timothy 2:1-4 Jeremiah 29:8-14 Psalm 139:17-18 Jeremiah 29:15-19 Jeremiah 29:20-23 James 3:11-13 Proverbs 30:5-6 Psalm 12:6-7 Jeremiah 29:24-28 Jeremiah 29:29-32 2 Kings 7:1-2 2 Kings 7:20 Psalm 27:12-14

Synopsis: A false prophet from Gibeon named Hananiah came to Jerusalem and contradicted God's word spoken through Jeremiah. He broke Jeremiah's yoke of wood for emphasis, yet God revealed yokes of iron were made to replace them. Hananiah was swiftly and severely judged by God for causing people to trust lies, and all who turn away from God's truth and rebel against Him will face judgment as well. Verses in order of appearance: Jeremiah 25:11 Jeremiah 28:1-4 Jeremiah 28:5-6 Jeremiah 27:22 Jeremiah 28:7-9 Isaiah 8:19-20 Deuteronomy 18:20-22 Jeremiah 28:10-11 Luke 4:28-32 Jeremiah 28:12-14 Haggai 1:5-6 Jeremiah 28:15-17 James 3:1 2 Timothy 3:16-17 2 Timothy 4:1-4 Verses mentioned but not displayed: Numbers 14 Joshua 9 Jeremiah 2 Psalm 119:105 John 8:12 John 10:34

Remembering the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ leads us to celebrate Him and all Jesus has accomplished for Christians by His grace. Disciples in Jesus' day struggled with unbelief and hardness of heart, and after He ascended to heaven some did not comprehend the importance of the resurrection. The resurrection of Jesus is critical to the Gospel, for without it none could be forgiven or saved. Verses in order of appearance: Mark 16:9-14 1 Corinthians 15:1-2 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 1 Corinthians 15:12-19 1 Corinthians 15:20-23 Colossians 2:9-15 Romans 10:9

Synopsis: Good Friday is one example of how God makes all things work together for good to those who know God and are called according to His purpose. The chief priests, people and Pilate all made decisions that resulted in Jesus being crucified and dying for the sins of the world. Joseph of Arimathea was brave to honour Jesus in death, the Saviour who would rise from the dead and reigns in glory. Verses in order of appearance: Romans 8:28 Zechariah 9:9 Mark 15:6-11 Mark 15:12-15 John 19:10-11 Mark 15:16-20 Romans 5:8 Mark 15:42-46 John 1:11-13

Synopsis: Jeremiah was tasked by God to make yokes, to wear one himself, and send them to kings with a message that God had determined they were to serve Nebuchadnezzar. Jeremiah learned by troubles and trials the LORD was his portion, and he hoped and waited quietly for salvation. Jesus bids all those who are burdened to take His yoke upon them, and those who submit to Jesus will be strengthened and lifted up. Verses in order of appearance: Jeremiah 27:1-3 Jeremiah 27:4-7 Proverbs 16:9 Luke 12:20 Lamentations 3:24-32 2 Corinthians 12:9 Jeremiah 27:8-11 Jeremiah 27:12-15 Jeremiah 27:16-18 Hebrews 7:23-25 Matthew 11:28-30 Jeremiah 27:19-22 Matthew 23:4 Verses mentioned but not displayed: Lamentations 3:1

The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah and directed him to stand in the temple and speak God's word to all who went there to worship God. Initially the people were inclined to execute Jeremiah, but God gave him favour with the princes and elders. King Hezekiah provided a good example for them to follow, and Jesus Christ is the one we are to look to and obey. Verses in order of appearance: Revelation 1:8 Jeremiah 26:1-3 Proverbs 30:5-6 Jeremiah 15:16 Jeremiah 26:4-7 Jeremiah 7:12-14 Jeremiah 26:8-11 Acts 7:55-56 1 John 3:13-16 Jeremiah 26:12-16 Jeremiah 1:18-19 1 Kings 19-10 Jeremiah 26:17-19 Micah 3:11-12 Ephesians 5:1-2 Jeremiah 26:20-24 Ephesians 6:23-24 Verses mentioned but not displayed: Psalm 78:54-64 2 Kings 22:12 Ephesians 6:18

Synopsis: Through the prophet God continued to warn the kings, prophets and people about coming judgment for sin during the reign of Jehoiakim. After Israel drank from the cup of God's fury, all nations would be made to drink from it as well. God continues to plead with His erring children--lest sin be our ruin. Verses in order of appearance: Jeremiah 25:1-7 Kings of Jerusalem Graphic Jeremiah 25:8-11 Jeremiah 25:12-14 Isaiah 47:6-9 Jeremiah 25:15-26 Jeremiah 51:41 Isaiah 51:22-23 Jeremiah 25:27-29 Jeremiah 25:30-33 Ezekiel 33:10-11 Revelation 19:15-16 Jeremiah 25:34-38 1 John 1:9 1 Corinthians 11:30-32 Verses mentioned but not displayed: Jeremiah 50:28-29 1 Peter 4:7 Joshua 10:24 1 Corinthians 10:12

God was against the priests and prophets who claimed to have the oracle of the LORD and spoke deceit and falsehoods God said every man's word would be his own burden, and God will judge each person according to all we say. Praise God those compared to rotten figs could be redeemed and numbered among those compared to first-ripe figs by God's grace. Verses in order of appearance: Jeremiah 23:33-36 1 John 5:2-3 Matthew 21:28-32 Jeremiah 23:37-40 1 John 4:1 Jeremiah 24:1-3 2 Kings 24:16 Jeremiah 24:4-7 2 Samuel 16:12 Psalm 119:67-71 Jeremiah 24:8-10 2 Corinthians 3:5-6 Hebrews 9:27-28 Numbers 32:23-24 Matthew 12:35-36 Verses mentioned but not displayed: Jeremiah 20:10 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Isaiah 66:2 2 Chronicles 16:9 Jeremiah 15:2-4 Jeremiah 31 Ezekiel 36 Hebrews 8-10 1 Samuel 15:32

Synopsis: God through Jeremiah pronounced woe upon the kings, false prophets and corrupt priests who scattered and preyed on His people rather than feeding and protecting them. God was against the prophets who did not stand in His word and prophesied lies in His name. It is only by receiving the Living Bread and Word Jesus Christ we find eternal life and satisfaction for our souls. Verses in order of appearance: Jeremiah 23:1-4 Jeremiah 31:10 Jeremiah 23:5-8 Ezekiel 37:21-24 1 Corinthians 1:30 Jeremiah 23:9-12 Jeremiah 23:13-15 Proverbs 29:18 Jeremiah 23:16-20 Psalm 119:9-11 Jeremiah 23:21-27 Hebrews 2:1 Jeremiah 23:28-32 Isaiah 55:2-3 Verses mentioned but not displayed: Amos 3:6 Psalm 139

Synopsis: The kings of Judah were targeted in God's sights for judgment, and through the prophet warned them of the disaster He would bring upon them for their sin. There was hope for anyone who would repent of their sin and return to the LORD, yet the kings and people were not inclined to listen. God is able to use affliction to accomplish God's good purpose to refine and sanctify His people. Verses in order of appearance: Jeremiah 22:1-5 Jeremiah 22:6-9 Deuteronomy 6:4-7 Jeremiah 22:10-12 Jeremiah 22:13-17 James 5:3-4 Jeremiah 9:23-24 Psalm 34:1-2 Jeremiah 22:18-19 Jeremiah 22:20-23 Psalm 119:67 Jeremiah 22:24-27 Jeremiah 22:28-30 Matthew 1:11-12 Luke 3:31 Psalm 34:18-19 Verses mentioned but not displayed: Judges 9 John 14:15 2 Kings 23:32 Proverbs1:18-19 Ecclesiastes 7:1 Acts 9

Synopsis: Chapter 21 shifts ahead two decades toward the end of Zedekiah's reign before the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians. God set before His people the way of life and the way of death, and it was only by trusting God and defecting to the Babylonians would they survive the coming destruction. The LORD exhorts all people to repent of sin and choose to walk in His ways for our good. Verses in order of appearance: Slide (attached) Jeremiah 21:1-2 2 Chronicles 36:12-13 Jeremiah 21:3-6 Jeremiah 21:7 Isaiah 30:15-16 Jeremiah 21:8-10 Jeremiah 38:4 Mark 8:34-36 Jeremiah 21:11-12 James 3:13 Jeremiah 21:13-14 Galatians 6:7-8 Isaiah 58:6-7 Isaiah 58:8-11 Verses mentioned but not displayed: Acts 5:39 2 Chronicles 13:12

God directed Jeremiah to assemble elders and priests and broke a earthenware flask before them to illustrate the destruction God was bringing upon Jerusalem and the inhabitants. After being put in the stocks for speaking God's word in the temple, Jeremiah wrestled with the praiseworthiness of God and how hopeless he felt. When we despair, God is there. Verses in order of appearance: 1 Peter 4:12-13 Jeremiah 15:20 Jeremiah 19:1-6 2 Kings 24:3-4 Jeremiah 19:7-9 Jeremiah 19:10-13 Jeremiah 19:14-20:2 Acts 13:48-50 Jeremiah 20:3-6 Jeremiah 20:7-10 Jeremiah 20:11-13 Acts 16:25 Acts 16:30-32 Jeremiah 20:14-18 1 Kings 19:4 Psalm 42:11

Synopsis: Jeremiah was guided by God to go to the potter's house where God illustrated His power over nations with a potter forming clay into what seemed good to him. God commanded His people to return now from their evil ways because He was fashioning a disaster against them. God be praised, for God has made a way of justification and salvation by faith in Jesus--a relationship we ought to rejoice in right now. Verses in order of appearance: Jeremiah 18:1-6 Genesis 2:7 Jeremiah 18:7-10 Proverbs 16:4 Romans 9:20-21 Jeremiah 18:11-12 2 Kings 6:12 2 Timothy 2:19-21 2 Timothy 2:22-23 Jeremiah 18:13-17 Jeremiah 18:18-20 Luke 13:34 Proverbs 27:6 Proverbs 27:6 NLT Deuteronomy 10:12-13 Jeremiah 18:21-23 John 3:18 Matthew 5:43-45 Romans 5:6-11 Verses mentioned by not displayed: Jeremiah 2:12-13

Synopsis: Because of the sins of God's people, their judgments were engraved with a point of diamond. God has revealed the hearts of mankind to be deceitful and desperately wicked, and He put His people to the test to keep one command. Every day God gives people the opportunity to trust, obey Him and enter His rest in Christ. Verses in order of appearance: Jeremiah 17:1-4 Jeremiah 17:5-8 Isaiah 26:3-4 Psalm 73:25-26 Jeremiah 17:9-11 Hebrews 3:12-13 Jeremiah 17:12-18 Acts 5:41-42 Jeremiah 17:19-23 Exodus 20:8-11 Galatians 3:24-25 Colossians 2:16-17 Jeremiah 17:24-27 Hebrews 10:16-25 Hebrews 10:26-27 Verses mentioned but not displayed: Job 15:16 Matthew 25:46 Colossians 2:14 Romans 3:20

God restricted Jeremiah from marriage and having children, offering consolation to the bereaved or going celebratory gatherings. Through Jeremiah's obedience, the LORD provoked curiosity and provided opportunity for Jeremiah to speak God's word. The example of Jeremiah is an inspiration to God's people to submit to Him so others would come to know God and be saved by Him. Verses in order of appearance: Jeremiah 16:1-4 Jeremiah 16:5-9 Deuteronomy 14:1 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Jeremiah 16:10-12 1 Samuel 15:13-14 Jeremiah 16:13-15 Ephesians 2:1-7 Jeremiah 16:16-18 Jeremiah 16:19-21 Psalm 18:1-3 Job 42:5 Verses mentioned but not displayed: Hebrews 13:4 1 Corinthians 7:26 1 Kings 18:28 Jeremiah 41:4-5

Synopsis: God spoke to Jeremiah and said it would not matter if Moses or Samuel prayed--He would still not be favourable towards His people because they would not repent of sin and return to Him. Jeremiah struggled as he suffered for doing good, and God exhorted him to return to Him, to take the precious from the vile. God calls His faithful people to heed His call to repent and take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. Verses in order of appearance: Jeremiah 15:1-4 James 5:15 2 Chronicles 33:3-6 Jeremiah 15:5-7 Proverbs 8:34-36 Jeremiah 15:8-9 Jeremiah 15:10-14 Matthew 10:34-36 Jeremiah 39:11-12 Jeremiah 15:15-18 Philippians 3:7-11 Psalm 19:8 Psalm 34:8 Jeremiah 15:19-21 Philippians 4:8 Verses mentioned but not displayed: Jeremiah 7:8 2 Kings 24:1-4 Hebrews 5:8-9 2 Corinthians 10

Synopsis: The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the time of drought, and the spiritual condition of Israel was as parched as their dry cisterns and riverbeds. God would bring the sword and famine false prophets said would not come as a judgment upon them. Jeremiah walked in wisdom to wait for God who supplied all their needs--and newness of life. Verses in order of appearance: Jeremiah 14:1-6 Deuteronomy 28:22-24 Jeremiah 14:7-9 Genesis 42:7 Jeremiah 14:10-13 Romans 1:20-21 Jeremiah 14:14-16 Deuteronomy 18:20-22 Jeremiah 14:17-18 Jeremiah 9:1 Jeremiah 14:19-22 Psalm 103:2-5 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Verses mentioned but not displayed: Jeremiah 7:16 Jeremiah 11:14

God directed Jeremiah to use a linen sash to provide an illustration of what would happen to His people because they departed from Him. They were incapable of changing themselves for the better or doing good, and God is willing to go to great lengths to warn and save sinners. The question remained: would their unwillingness to change continue? Verses in order of appearance: John 9:41 Jeremiah 13:1-6 Jeremiah 13:7-11 Jeremiah 13:12-14 Genesis 27:28 Proverbs 3:9-10 Jeremiah 51:7 Isaiah 56:12 Isaiah 51:21-23 Jeremiah 13:15-19 Amos 5:18 Matthew 6:22-23 Jeremiah 13:20-22 Isaiah 20:3-4 Jeremiah 13:23-27 2 Corinthians 5:17 John 3:17-19 Verses mentioned but not displayed: Exodus 28 Deuteronomy 11:24-25 Joshua 18:23 2 Samuel 15:30

Synopsis: God is the giver of all good gifts, and Christmas is the joyous time of remembering Jesus is the greatest gift given to all. Zacharias and Elizabeth were given a son named John, and he was the prophet who prepared the way for Jesus who was born of the virgin Mary. Praise God the Light of the World still shines bright! Verses in order of appearance: Luke 1:31-33 Isaiah 7:14 Luke 1:37-38 Luke 1:67-75 Luke 1:76-79 Isaiah 9:2 John 8:12 Numbers 24:17 Verses mentioned but not displayed: Isaiah 40:3 Malachi 3:1

Though Jeremiah trusted God and knew He was righteous, he questioned His judgments. God revealed Jeremiah was worn out by footmen when God was preparing Him to contend with horses according to His divine power. God is good to redeem times of trouble to draw us to Himself and be strengthened in faith. Verses in order of appearance: Job 1:20-22 Job 2:10 Amos 3:6 Jeremiah 12:1-2 Psalm 73:1-4 Jeremiah 12:3-4 Jeremiah 12:5-6 1 Kings 18:44-46 Jeremiah 12:7-9 Jeremiah 12:10-13 Jeremiah 9:11 Jeremiah 12:14-17 Obadiah 1:10-15 Jeremiah 12:15 (NLT) Galatians 1:22-24 Mathew 4:16 Psalm 73:22-28 Verses mentioned but not displayed: James 5:11 Leviticus 10:10 Ezekiel 44:23 Jeremiah 11:17 Genesis 3 Zechariah 14:9, 16-19 Isaiah 9:2