Standing In Faith At All times

SPIRITUAL GROWTH SERIES: THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH

Week 1 -

“FIRE IN MY BONES” Jeremiah 1 & 20

Rembrandt  van  Rijn

Faithfulness,

perseverance and

obedience to God keep

us Standing In Faith

At All times.

Jeremiah’s world was

different but our

human problems the

same.

Jeremiah 1:4-9 4 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” 6 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.” 7 But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’;

Jeremiah 1:4-9 for to all to whom I send you, you shall go, and whatever I command you, you shall speak. 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the Lord.” 9 Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.”

internal convictions

stronger than external

challenges keep you

standing in faith

at all times.

Jeremiah 20:8-9 8 For whenever I speak, I cry out, I shout, “Violence and destruction!” For the word of the Lord has become for me a reproach and derision all day long. 9 If I say, “I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name,” there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot.”

Do you ever feel tired and

weary in what you’re doing?

“None of these things move me; neither count I my life dear unto

myself; so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry I have

received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God”.

Matthew 5:11-12

“11 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 "Rejoice and be

glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way, they persecuted the prophets who were

before you”.

God is lighting fires in people to stand

for truth, defend the powerless, bring

healing to the weak, hope to the weary,

and uphold a lifestyle of worship that

glorifies Christ in this generation.

"History will have to record that the greatest

tragedy of this period of social transition was

not the strident clamour of the bad people,

but the appalling silence of the good.”

Dr. Martin Luther King

Fire in your bones will keep you

standing in faith at all times.