Jeremiah’s Fifth “Confession”
Jeremiah 20:7-18

I) Jeremiah’s _____________

     A) He accuses God of ____________ to him!

     B) Which is __________

     C) But it’s a cry of ___________

          1) The __________ is hard

          2) And people __________ him

     D) He’d like to _________, but he can’t!

     E) He finally returns to God’s promises and ___________

     F) Which results in ___________!

     G) But he ___________ to God again

II) What does ______________ look like?

     A) We are __________

     B) We feel ______________

     C) We may __________

     D) We can experience a loss of ____________

     E) We feel ___________ inside

     F)  We can feel ______________

III) How can we ________ with depression?

     A) We need to ____________ it

     B) We need to embrace getting ___________

     C) We need to remember that it’s _____________

     D) We need to remember that God ________ us

     E) And we need to ________ Him

          1) Through ___________

          2) With ___________

Jeremiah’s Fourth “Confession”
Jeremiah 18:18-23

I) Imprecatory prayers are prayers for God’s _______________

II) Jeremiah’s confession is an ___________ of imprecatory prayer

     A) Jeremiah recounts his enemies __________

     B) Jeremiah reminds God of his ________________

     C) Jeremiah asks for God’s ________________

III) _____________ examples of imprecatory prayers

     A) In the ___________

     B) By ___________

     C) By ___________?

IV) Can we ________ imprecatory prayers?

     A) We are called to be ______________

     B) We are not supposed to seek out personal ________________

     C) We are supposed to let ________ seek vengeance for us

     D) We are allowed to be angry at ___________

     E) We are not allowed to let that anger ___________ us

     F) We should want to see ________ punished

     G) Which we do when we pray for Jesus’ __________

     H) It’s right to pray for __________, even as we try to be 
        merciful

Jeremiah’s Third “Confession”
Jeremiah 15:10-21

I) The Context of Jeremiah’s _____________

     A) The current situation: _____________

     B) The people’s momentary _____________

     C) But God has had ____________!

     D) Jeremiah’s concern about the _____________

     E) God calls them ___________ prophets

     F) God reaffirms His ______________

     G) Jeremiah _________ for the nation

     H) God’s ____________ pronouncement

II) Jeremiah’s ____________

III) God Promises Jeremiah _____________

IV) But Not The ____________!

V) Jeremiah Expresses His __________

VI) God Urges Jeremiah to be ______________

IV) What do we ____________?

     A) We should consider the immediate _______ of discipleship

          B) Disciples will face ____________

          C) Disciples need to be _____________

          D) Disciples need to be ______________

     B) We should consider the immediate cost of ______________
        discipleship

     C) We should consider the immediate cost of ____________ to 
        be a disciple

     D) We should consider the___________ cost of discipleship

Jeremiah’s Second “Confession”
Jeremiah 12:1-6

I) Jeremiah’s ______________

     A) He appeals to God as a righteous _____________

     B) He asks why evil people _____________

     C) He wonders why the wicked get ____________

     D) And wonders why they seem to be _____________

     E) When they ___________ really know God!

II) Jeremiah’s ____________

     A) Answer me because I’m ________________!

     B) ___________ the wicked for their evil!

     C) Even _____________ cries out!

     D) Because of their ____________ and arrogance

III) God’s _____________

     A) Why are you so ____________?

     B) Worse is yet to ___________!

     C) Remember what I’ve ____________ you about!

IV) What does this ____________ us?

     A) God is _______________!

     B) Sometimes we’ll have ____________

     C) God isn’t obligated to _____________ us

     D) But His revealed truth should help us to ___________

     E) Which is the opposite of the ____________ unbelievers

Jeremiah’s First “Confession”
Jeremiah 11:18-23

I) Usual characteristics of _________________

     A) ___________

     B) ___________

     C) ___________

     D) ___________

II) Normally communal, these are more ______________

III) Jeremiah’s ________________

     A) The persecution is coming from his ______________

     B) God is the one who revealed their ______________

     C) Jeremiah protests his __________________

     D) Jeremiah is shocked by their ________________

     E) Jeremiah calls out for God’s _________________

IV) God’s ________________

V) What do we _______________?

     A) Those closest to us can be the most ______________

     B) Nothing is ______________ from God’s sight

     C) There is a cost to ________________

     D) We should be most worried about God’s _______________

     E) We need to trust God for ________________

     F) Don’t harden your heart to God’s ___________!

The Weeping Prophet
Jeremiah 1

I) The ____________ situation

     A) The ____________

          1)  ________________

          2)  ________________

          3)  ________________

          4) _________________

          5) _________________

          6) _________________

     B) The ________________

          1)  ________________

          2)  ________________

          3)  ________________

          4) _________________

II) The _____________ situation

     A) Son of a __________

     B) Protested his ________

     C) Pleads with Judah to ___________

     D) Pronounces judgment on Juday because of ________

     E) Warns them about ____________

     F) __________

     G) Commanded by God NOT to __________

     H) Experiences _____________

     I) Writes to the exiles in ___________

     J) Prophecies about the ______________

III) Jeremiah’s _____________

     A) Persecuted by his ___________

     B) Persecuted by his ______________

     C) Persecuted by the chief __________

     D) Almost _____________

     E) Ridiculed by _____________

     F) Threatened by _____________

     G) Persecuted by _______________

IV) Lessons from _______________

     A) Our situation is not ____________

          1) ___________ turmoil

          2) ___________ sinfulness

     B) We learn about the sanctity of __________

     C) We see God’s _______________

     D) We understand the danger of _____________

Even More Astonishing Facts About the Coming Messiah!
Isaiah 52:13-53:12

I) Last week we learned that the ______________ would be:

     A) _____________
     B) The divine ______
     C) The coming ________
     D)The Wonderful ____________________
     E) The Mighty __________
     F) The Everlasting _______________
     G) The Prince of _______________

II) Isaiah goes on to reveal the Messiah as the Servant of the ________

     A) ___________ is sometimes referred to as the servant of 
        the Lord

     B) But there are 4 passages that seem to refer to an 
        _____________

     C) In Isaiah 42:1-9 the servant is a giver of a new 
        _____________

     D) In Isaiah 44:1-9 the servant brings _____________ to all 
        people

     E) In Isaiah 50:4-11 the servant suffers as a result of 
        ____________

     F) In Isaiah 52:13-53:12 the servant suffers humiliation and 
        _______________

III) Isaiah 53 ___________ that the Servant of the Lord:

     A) He will _____________ everyone

     B) He will seem _____________

     C) He will be _______________

     D) He will be _______________

     E) We will be _______________

     F) He will be _______________

     G) We will not _____________

     H) Even though He was _______________

     I) He will die for our __________

     J) He will die with the ____________

     K) He will be buried with the _________

     L) He will be _______________

     M) He will be _______________

     N) And it is all according to _________!

The Coming Messiah
Isaiah 9:1-7

I) God promises _____________

II) God promises ___________

III) God promises ____________

IV) Because the Messiah is _____________!

     A) The description of the ____________

     B) ___________ is revealed as the Messiah

          1) He came as a child: __________________

          2) He is the divine Son: __________________

          3) He is the coming King: __________________

          4) He is the Wonderful Counselor: __________________

          5) He is the Mighty God: __________________

          6) He is the Everlasting Father: __________________

          7) He is the Prince of Peace: __________________

V) And will set up His __________________

     A) It is a _______________ kingdom

     B) It will be a _______________ kingdom

     C) It will be a ________________ kingdom

     D) It will be an _______________ kingdom

A Vision of God for the Holidays
Isaiah 6:1-13

I) God shows Isaiah His ____________

     A) Isaiah’s vision came at a time of discouragement and
        ____________

     B) The vision reminds Isaiah that God is the true _________

II) Isaiah is overcome by his _____________________

III) Isaiah experiences God’s ___________

IV) Isaiah answers God’s __________

V) God gives Isaiah a _______________ message

VI) Important ___________ for us today

     A) A vision of God’s glory helps us to understand our 
        _______

     B) A vision of God’s glory helps us to understand His 
        __________

     C) A vision of God’s glory helps us to understand His
        ___________________

     D) A vision of God’s glory makes us want to ___________ Him

     E) A vision of God’s glory helps us to understand that
        ________________ is more important than success

     F) A vision of God’s glory helps us to ________ Him in life

Overcoming Evil with Good
Romans 12:14-21

I) Our love for ____________ is an act of worship

II) ____________ those who seek us harm

III) Be happy with those who are ______________

IV) Be sympathetic with those who are ___________

V) Think well of ________________

     A) Don’t be ___________

     B) Associate with the ______________

     C) Don’t be _________________

VI) Try to be a good ______________

VII) Try to live _______________ with everyone

     A) If you can’t, don’t let it be your _____________!

     B) Unless it ___________ to be

VIII) Don’t repay evil with ___________

     A) Vengeance is ___________

     B) Be __________ to the unkind

          1) It may cause them to __________

          2) It may be the only _____________ they see

     C) Don’t give into __________________