Sermons by Joe Khan (Page 26)

Sermons by Joe Khan (Page 26)

The Trustworthy God

When we see violence in the Bible, especially violence orchestrated by God, it is easy to pull back a bit from God and doubt whether or not He is the kind of God that we want to trust. Well as we reach the crescendo of the narrative of Jeremiah, the destruction of Jerusalem, we see God enact a brutal fate on the city and the king… but this judgment will actually fuel our trust in God rather than turn us…

Yes He Can!

There is a part inside of all of us that longs for change; that longs to be better, more Christlike, more holy.  But fighting against that desire is a spirit of apathy and rebellion that is all too often stronger than our desire to change.  As we continue in our Jeremiah series we see a powerful and defiant king who does everything he can to stamp out change… but we also see a power that can overcome even the most…

Foolishly Wise

So many people think that following Jesus, going to church, embracing religion, is one of the most foolish things you can do. As we continue following the life and teaching of Jeremiah we see that God calls him to do something that looks incredibly foolish to prove to the nation that trusting God might look foolish but is infinitely wise.

The Welfare of the City

As Australian society moves further and further away from its Christian roots it is easy for churches and Christians to respond to this rapid change by either fighting against it or fleeing from it. When the exiles of Judah found themselves in the pagan city of Babylon surrounded by pagan culture the feeling was the same… some wanted to fight and some wanted to flee. But God inspires Jeremiah to write to these exiles and what he says radically changes…

The Long Arm of Salvation

King Nebuchadnezzar of Bablyon had defeated the Assyrians and the Egyptians and eventually pressed in on Judah. Without a chance of survival, the king of Judah surrendered and he, his family and 10000 of the culturally elite of the nation were carried off into captivity. Many thought these exiles were the bad fruit that God had weeded out of Judah and those that remained would be refined for his purposes. But God shows Jeremiah a vision that turns this thinking upside down and…

The King for the Broken-hearted

Running through the prophecies of Jeremiah has been a savage critique of the society that the now idolatrous nation of Judah was building.  The poor, the widow, the orphan, and the refugee were being overlooked and left vulnerable. Here in this chapter Jeremiah brings this theme to the fore and reveals something shocking about the heart that was behind these social abuses. 

The Hero we Need

We know that Jeremiah had been given a tough task.  Having to declare the coming destruction of Judah did not make him that popular and we have seen that this has taken its toll on him. Well in this encounter we look at today we see the broken Jeremiah pour out his heart to God and in doing so we will see something stunning about how God longs for us to relate to Him.

The Heart of Sin

As we have been following the people of Judah and seeing them dive further and further into the sin of idolatry, I guess we have to ask ourselves: How did things get this bad?  How did the children of God abandon their father and embrace the gods of the nations? As Jeremiah continues to weep over the people and wrestle with their imminent demise, we see the heart of the nation’s sin and the heart of our sin as well.

Why do the Wicked Prosper?

Suffering injustice is one of the most burning pains that we can face in life.  We feel oppressed, we feel betrayed, we feel like there is nothing we can do… So often we can think that we aren’t supposed to complain about the injustices we suffer… that having faith means putting on a brave face.  But Jeremiah teaches us that God actually welcomes our complaints and longs to help us.

The Futility of Idols

Feeling weak, isolated and oppressed, the nation of Judah turned her eyes to the powerful nations around her and began to entertain the idea that maybe their gods and customs were more powerful than Yahweh.  So God calls Jeremiah to outline for the people the peril of chasing after these idols and as he lays it out plain we will also be challenged to see what pursuing our own idols has the potential to do to us and how we…