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 __________________

Encouragement in Persecution
2 Timothy 1:15-18

I) _________________

II) Paul’s ___________

III) Paul’s ____________

IV) Paul’s _____________

     A) For the ______________

     B) For the ______________

V) Paul’s ____________?

VI) What do we _____________?

     A) There are many ways persecution brings _________________

     B) We should do what we can to support ____________ 
        Christians

     C) We will be blessed by our __________ to persecuted 
        Christians

Worship as a Lifestyle
Romans 12:1-2

I) What do you think of when you think of _____________?

II) Our worship is based on what _________ has done for us

     A) What is “_____________” there for?

     B) Paul makes his _________ in chapters 1-11

III) As a response to God, we need to give _________________

     A) We now present our ____________ as living sacrifices

     B) We completely ____________ ourselves to God

     C) Which is _____________

     D) And results in our ________________

IV) A life of worship means we live ________ lives

     A) We are to be set ________ for God

          1) Set apart for ____________

          2) Set apart from __________

     B) We are to be different from the ____________

V) A life of worship comes from a transformed __________

     A) Happens through the ___________

     B) Requires our ______________

     C) Requires our ___________

VI) A life of worship __________ the will God!

Practicing Joy
Luke 4:16-21

I) The Reason for ___________

     A) Jesus quotes from ____________ 61:1-2

     B) The reference goes back to the year of ____________

     C) Which is set forth in _____________ 25:10

     D) It is a reminder that God is ______________

     E) It is a reminder of what God has done for ______!

     F) The gospel is _________ news!

II) There are times we don’t feel _________

     A) Jesus _________

          1) From ________________?

          2) Because of the effects of ________?

          3) Because of ________________?

     B) Jesus wept over rebellion and _______________

     C) Jesus wept over His ______________

     D) As was _________________?

     E) Paul encouraged ___________

     F) But knew what it was to _______________

III) How do we cultivate _______?

     A) We ____________

     B) We ____________

     C) We ____________

     D) We ____________

     E) We ____________

     F) We ____________

     G) We ____________

     H) We ____________

     I) We ____________

     J) We look for the ____________

     K) We ____________

The Spiritual Discipline of Confession
(Practice Repentance)
James 5:13-16

I) Consideration of the _______________ context

     A) James addresses _________________

     B) James encourages __________________

     C) James reinforces __________________

II)  Understanding the ___________________ context

     A) Comments are not _______________

     B) Not necessarily about physical ______________

     C) Confession has to do with individual _________________

III) Repentance and ________________ in the Christian life

     A) We need to ______________ others

          1) But forgiveness doesn’t always remove 
             _________________

          2) And forgiveness doesn’t always involve 
             _________________

     B) _________________ is necessary for restoration

          1) Modeled by our relationship with _________

          2) Revealed by ______________

          3) May take _________

          4) May not happen ____________

          5) ____________ undergirds the process

     C) What some of the religious world gets ___________

          1) You go to the person _____________

          2) The whole idea of ____________ is wrong

          3) We only need one _____________ to get right with 
             God!