”Grief, Hope, and Perseverance” by David Chang - a podcast by lehmanavechurchofchrist

September 26 2021 - Sunday AM Sermon

 

Grief, Hope, and Perseverance by David Chang

• Three Reminders from Jeremiah’s Prayer
  
  • Jeremiah Was Transparent About His Struggles
    
    • Jeremiah Struggled (Jer. 12:1-4, 15:18)
      
      • Jeremiah was one of many to be honest about struggles
        
        • E.g., David (Psa. 6, 31, 51, 142, etc.); Elijah (1 Kgs.19:14); Habakkuk (Hab. 1:2-4)
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  • Jeremiah Was Not Rebuked For His Prayers
    
    • God did not scold, but inspired courage and faith through his promises
    
    
    
    • Jesus Knows the Human Condition (Heb. 2:8, 4:15-16)
    
    
    
    • Therefore we can approach God with our struggles with confidence
    
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  • Jeremiah Was Promised Deliverance
    
    • Message of Hope in the Prophets
      
      • Judgment is sorrow for wrongdoers, but relief for the righteous
      
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    • Jeremiah was not a stranger to suffering, but God promises him deliverance (Jer. 15:20-21)
    
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
  

• Perseverance in Faith
  
  • “Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one”
  
  
  
  • Remember the three lessons from Jeremiah’s prayer:
    
    • Vocalize our struggles to God
    
    
    
    • God is for us, not against us
    
    
    
    • Hope for the deliverance promised by God
    
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
  

Duration 33:40

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