Next Week, Sunday, Jan. 19 The Faithfulness of God

“Great is Thy Faithfulness” Jan 12, 2020 Lamentations 3:21-24 250th Anniversary

“Great is Thy faithfulness!” “Great is Thy faithfulness!” Morning

by morning new mercies I see; All I have needed Thy hand hath provided “Great is Thy faithfulness,” Lord, unto me!

The Book of Lamentations

Written by ____________________________

Written in ____________________________

Written to ____________________________

Lament: ______________________________ 1. Great Lament (3:1-18)

Q: Who is the cause of all this?

A: _______________________________ What we experience, see, hear, etc. ARE NOT our basis for truth about God - Our only source for truth is God’s Word!

Job 1:21 “Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord. Job 13:15 Though he slay me, I will hope in him.

2. Great Truth to Remember

(3:19-20) “I feel…” (3:21) “I know…” Q: What does Jeremiah call to mind?

A: ______________________________ (3:23)

Ex 34:6 The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.” Dt 7:9 Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations. Dt 32:4 The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he. Ps 89:2 For I said, “Steadfast love will be built up forever; in the heavens you will establish your faithfulness.”

Q: What does faithfulness mean?

A: _____________________________________________ 2 Tim 2:13 If we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself.

David’s Community Bible Church History

3. Great Promises to Claim (3:22-23)

a. God is faithful in _______________________ (22a) NIV: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:31-33 For the Lord will not cast off forever, but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love for he does not afflict from his heart or grieve the children of men.

b. God is faithful in ____________________ (22b-23)

1. They are __________________

2. They are __________________ 4. Great Hope to Possess (3:24) 1. The Principle: ____________________________ 2. The Process:

He __________________

He __________________

He __________________

He __________________

Our Response

1.____________________

2.____________________

3.____________________