Jeremiah: The Powerful Prophet of God

Ben Bailey

I. Jeremiah’s background and Person.

A. Jeremiah was from the town of Anathoth, which was known for producing Priests. But, Jeremiah was different, he was a fiery prophet who rebuked the people. (Jer 1:4-9).

B. Jeremiah was beaten and imprisoned by the rulers of the people (Jer 20, 38).

C. Jeremiah was a book, chapter, and verse preacher (Jer 37:17, 15:16).

D. Jeremiah received the greatest compliment in the Bible (Matt 16:15).

E. Jeremiah had a strong desire to preach God’s word against all odds (Jer 20:9, Lk 24:32).

II. Jeremiah’s Task (Jer 1:10, 7:23-28).

A. Jeremiah’s preaching was 2/3 negative.

1. Root out and pull down (a tree).

2. Destroy and throw down (a building).

3. Build and plant (start over).

4. Like a garden.

B. Paul gave Timothy a similar exhortation in 2 Tim 4:2-3.

III. The task accomplished through plain Bible preaching.

A. You have forgotten your God (Jer 2:32, Eccl 12:1, Hos 8:14).

B. You are smart for sin (Jer 4:22d)

1. Sin has always been the destructive factor in God’s people (Ezek 18:4, Isa 591-2, Rom 3:23, Isa 64:6, Rom 6:23).

2. But, Jesus has made a way of escape for you and I (Acts 2:38, Matt 26:28).

C. You love false teaching (Jer 5:30-31, Isa 30:10, 2 Tim 4:3, Mk 7:6, Prov. 14:12).

D. You hate the Old Paths of God’s Word (Jer 6:16, Prov 26:28, 2 Sam 11-12 “a new cart”.

1. Too many people today are insisting on the new paths of Change (Prov 24:21).

2. We must stick to the Bible‘s Old paths (2 Tim 1:13)

E. You trust in the temple more than the God who created you (Jer 7:4). Sanctuary becomes their cemetery (Acts 7:48-50).

1. Do we put our trust in the building, elders, and preacher more than God?

2. The church is not the building, it is you and I (I Cor 12:27, I Tim 3:15).

F. You trust in your own guidance more than God’s guidance (Jer 10:23, Prov 3:5-6).

1. If we are going to be saved today, we must listen to Jesus (Matt 7:13-14, Mk 12:37, Acts 11:14, MK 9:7, Jn 2:5).

G. You are too Prideful (Jer 13:15).

1. One of the major downfalls of man is his own pride (Prov 16:18, I Jn 2:15-16, Prov 8:13, 29:23, Prov 6:17, James 4:6, Prov 16:5, Prov 21:4).

H. You are at the point of no return (Jer 15:1, I Jn 5:16—Jer 11, 14; Ezek 14:14).

1. Moses Exodus 32

I. The message of hope—The Remant (Jer 23:3, Ezek 6:8, 14:22).

1. Lam 3:22

2. The remnant was saved for the lineage of Christ and the establishment of the church.