When Hard Hearts Need Hard Words of Truth

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When Hard Hearts Need Hard Words of Truth

• Jeremiah 11-13

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Remember Jeremiahs Mission

• Root Out those who want a convenient religion
• Pull Down cherished traditions
• Destroy error sinful habits
• Build righteousness, holiness
• Plant life of service to God

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Why Will You Not Listen to Gods Covenant?

• The Contingencies of Faith -111-5
• The Consequences of Faithlessness 6-8
• The Curse of Covenant-breaking 9-13
• The Consequences of a Broken Covenant 14-17
• Why will people prefer not to get back to the old
  paths expressed in the covenant?

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WHY WILL YOU TAKE IT OUT ON GODS MESSENGER?

• Conspiracy against Jeremiah 1118-23
• Complaint against the Lord 121-4
• Consolation for a discouraged prophet 125-13
• Consolation for a returning remnant 1214-17

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Refusing To Obey The Lords Words

• The symbol of the Linen Sash 131-11
• Prides alienating power
• The symbol of the wine bottles 1312-14
• Pride will be broken

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Testifying to Pride and Stubbornness

• When mens pride can break Gods heart 1315-17
• Appeal for humility or captivity -18-19
• Stubborn and therefore hopeless 20-23
• Your shame will be realized if your heart is so
  determined 24-27

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Lessons We Need To Learn

• They did not incline their ear to Gods word
  118
• How interested are you?
• God did not incline His ear to their desperate
  cries 1111,14
• Why do we want God only in times of crisis?

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Lessons We Need To Learn

• Dont get mad at the preacher for loving you and
  God enough to tell you the truth 1119
• When you get rid of him, you still have not
  solved the problem
• God will judge evil, but not on our time 12-1-4
• So, evil only seems to triumph

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Lessons We Need To Learn

• We need to develop spiritual toughness 125
• Evil will not escape Gods wrath 1213
• All our oaths should seriously acknowledge the
  Lord 1216
• Pride will ruin us
• How will we escape if God is not pleased with us?