SSU-2015-04-05: Jeremiah: More Woes for the Prophet HD

Study 5 of 13 on Jeremiah “Ministry is no easy task. It may be simple enough if all you do is point fingers at all the heathens and consider yourself the darling of the remnant. But if you were to live the prophet’s life…that’s a whole different experience. Often times that means calling out the sin within your family. We don’t do that much because we are immediately quoted “the speck log” verse. But sometimes it is the church, it is the chosen, that is as far from truth as any heathen…our stagnation…or worse…our lust to live in the past…often demands a prophet to walk in and cry…lament for God’s chosen…a prophet who is lovingly called to stand witness…and with that same love call others to not wallow in the stagnation of our past and move forward in responsible, and responsive, faith.”—Falvo Fowler Read for This Week’s Study: Jer. 23:14, 15; Jeremiah 20; Acts 2:37; Job 3; Jer. 18:1–10, 18–23 Memory Text: “O Lord, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, everyone mocketh me” (Jeremiah 20:7). 1. Jeremiah 23:14,15 and Jeremiah 5:26-31: What was happening then? What lessons does this teach us for today? 2. Why do politicians, who profess a knowledge of God, seem against programs that help the orphans and the poor? 3. What does Jeremiah 20:7-14 teach us about a relationship with God? 4. What helped Jeremiah see past the pain? (20:9) a. How does that help today? 5. Jeremiah 18:1-10, What important principles about prophetic interpretation do we find here? a. What crucial principles do we find as well? 6. Have you ever felt like Jeremiah in 20:14-18? If so, what did you learn from that experience? 7. Jeremiah 18:18, What revelation does this have for the church today? 8. What lessons should we learn about how careful we need to be in doing things in the name of the Lord?