We believe in any relationship the more you know about and interact with another person, genuine love deepens. The same would-be knowing God, His love for us, and His story within history. The more we know about God the more we will in turn love God. Our desire is that the church would know more about God, deepen our love for Him, and experience His redemptive work in our lives.
In today's culture and our church, we are seeing more and more people lack understanding of the bible in how to read, understand, and apply to their own life. This series gives us a chance to understand God’s Redemption story in a big picture as well as allows us to internalize it and apply it to ourselves.
This will also give us a chance to see how we relate to the ancestral history of the Family of God that all Jesus followers are now a part of. As we spend time with the Biblical heroes and villains of our past, we will become familiar with our roots in order to better see the heart and hand of God work throughout Human History.
In today's culture and our church, we are seeing more and more people lack understanding of the bible in how to read, understand, and apply to their own life. This series gives us a chance to understand God’s Redemption story in a big picture as well as allows us to internalize it and apply it to ourselves.
This will also give us a chance to see how we relate to the ancestral history of the Family of God that all Jesus followers are now a part of. As we spend time with the Biblical heroes and villains of our past, we will become familiar with our roots in order to better see the heart and hand of God work throughout Human History.
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What Happened between Isaiah and Jeremiah?
In the last installment of God’s Redemption Story, we concluded our exploration of the prophetic ministry of Isaiah. The 'Poem of the Suffering Servant,' recorded in Isaiah 53, painted a poignant picture of the suffering Jesus endured on our behalf. The Holy God whom Isaiah had seen 'high and lifted up' in His glory became 'high and lifted up' on the cross to pay for our sins.
This moving depiction of Jesus’ sacrificial love sets the tone for the rest of Isaiah. Despite the suffering of the Israelites at the hands of the Assyrians and the impending suffering of the Judeans, the book of Isaiah ends with a hopeful message. Persecution was imminent, but it wouldn’t be the end. Jerusalem would be restored. Salvation was on its way, and someday, God was going to set all things right. The righteous and unrighteous would be judged, and a new heavens and earth would be established.
As prophesied by Isaiah, the decades following his ministry saw the decline of the Assyrian empire and the rise of the Babylonian empire. This created a time of great political upheaval and unrest. God’s people had not listened to the warnings given to them. They continued to embrace idolatry and false religion.
This Sunday, we will begin our exploration of Jeremiah. Like Isaiah, Jeremiah was a prophet in the southern kingdom of Judah. The prophetic ministry of Jeremiah began nearly 100 years after the end of Isaiah’s prophetic ministry. He accepted his call as a prophet during the reign of King Josiah and remained a prophet in Judah until the Babylonian capture of Jerusalem.
Jeremiah is known by many as 'The Weeping Prophet.' His prophecies centered around imminent judgment and destruction. Although he also spoke of eventual hope and restoration, his prophecies were not well-received. Jeremiah experienced a great deal of personal suffering as a result of his prophetic ministry.
Join us this Sunday as we take our first look at how God’s Redemption Story is reflected in the prophetic ministry of Jeremiah.
This moving depiction of Jesus’ sacrificial love sets the tone for the rest of Isaiah. Despite the suffering of the Israelites at the hands of the Assyrians and the impending suffering of the Judeans, the book of Isaiah ends with a hopeful message. Persecution was imminent, but it wouldn’t be the end. Jerusalem would be restored. Salvation was on its way, and someday, God was going to set all things right. The righteous and unrighteous would be judged, and a new heavens and earth would be established.
As prophesied by Isaiah, the decades following his ministry saw the decline of the Assyrian empire and the rise of the Babylonian empire. This created a time of great political upheaval and unrest. God’s people had not listened to the warnings given to them. They continued to embrace idolatry and false religion.
This Sunday, we will begin our exploration of Jeremiah. Like Isaiah, Jeremiah was a prophet in the southern kingdom of Judah. The prophetic ministry of Jeremiah began nearly 100 years after the end of Isaiah’s prophetic ministry. He accepted his call as a prophet during the reign of King Josiah and remained a prophet in Judah until the Babylonian capture of Jerusalem.
Jeremiah is known by many as 'The Weeping Prophet.' His prophecies centered around imminent judgment and destruction. Although he also spoke of eventual hope and restoration, his prophecies were not well-received. Jeremiah experienced a great deal of personal suffering as a result of his prophetic ministry.
Join us this Sunday as we take our first look at how God’s Redemption Story is reflected in the prophetic ministry of Jeremiah.