In this chapter Jeremiah lives out his calling as a prophet to “nations and kingdoms”, a prophet sent to “uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant” (1:10). He has a message for kings and…
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Prayer Update November 8, 2018
Linda and I are in Ottawa this week, privileged to speak at the missions conference for the Metropolitan Bible Church. We had the joy of serving at the Met for almost 15 years before coming to Heritage. The church still…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 26)
This chapter is dated “early in the reign of Jehoiakim” (1) which makes it one of five chapters specifically tied to events from this time period (four chapters are from the “fourth year of Jehoiakim”—25:1; 36:1; 45:1; 46:2). Chapter 26 likely…
Prayer Update November 2, 2018
It's been several weeks since I've posted fresh prayer requests. Last Friday I was at a meeting for presidents of Canadian Christian colleges, universities and seminaries. We were given the data from a major study on Christian teens moving into…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 25)
When he was first called to prophetic ministry, Jeremiah was appointed “over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant” (1:10). Over the first twenty-three years of his ministry. Jeremiah had…
Tuesday with Jeremiah (Chapter 24)
Verse 1 sets the historical back story for this short chapter: this vision and message are given to Jeremiah after Jehoiachin (Jeconiah), court officials (like Daniel and his three Hebrew friends), and craftsmen/artisans are captured and exiled to Babylon. Jehoiachin’s…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 23)
This chapter follows thematically the previous two: after denouncing the final four kings of David’s line (see chapter 22), Jeremiah speaks of a coming Davidic King who will be a “righteous Branch” (5), called by the name “The Lord Our Righteousness”…
Prayer Update October 12
While Thanksgiving weekend has come and gone, those of us who belong to the Lord have continued reason to give thanks. "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapters 21-22)
Chapters 21-22 contain God’s message about and to five kings of Judah: Zedekiah, the final king before the fall of Jerusalem, is addressed in chapter 21. Chapter 22 is a flash back, containing a prophetic word about the four previous kings: …
Prayer Update October 5, 2018
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. (Philippians 4:6). As I write to invite you to pray for some specific requests related to the ministry of…
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