Jeremiah

The Righteous Branch

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 02:49:24 +0000

Jeremiah is in prison and everything looks bleak. But God will fulfil his promise to David to provide a future ruler.

Sermon outline -
1. The nature of the branch
2. The work of the branch
3. The impact of the branch

Speaker: Robert McCollum
Series: Jeremiah
Event: Worship
Date: 11/05/2008
Length:36:12 minutes (4.1 MB)

The Mighty Power of God

Mon, 26 May 2008 07:23:45 +0000

We always like to live within our comfort zone. Does this mean we live in the shadows of Christian service when we should be more involved. What holds us back? Pride, fear of failure, lack of faith...

Do we think God is unable to support us?

Sermon outline -
1. The context of the question
2. The implication of the question
3. The necessity of the question
4. The relevance of the question

Speaker: Robert McCollum
Series: Jeremiah
Event: Worship
Date: 04/05/2008
Length:34:52 minutes (4.0 MB)

Jeremiah and the New Covenant

Mon, 26 May 2008 06:41:47 +0000

Many who reject infant baptism turn to this passage to justify their position.

Sermon outline -
1. The need for a new covenant
2. The blessings of the covenant
3. The mediator of the new covenant

Speaker: Robert McCollum
Series: Jeremiah
Event: Worship
Date: 27/04/2008
Length:33:41 minutes (3.9 MB)

God's Covenant Love

Sun, 25 May 2008 16:29:08 +0000

We are in covenant with God.

Sermon outline -
1. A supreme declaration of God's love
2. A self evident confirmation of God's love

Speaker: Robert McCollum
Series: Jeremiah
Event: Worship
Date: 13/04/2008
Length:33:15 minutes (3.8 MB)

A Time of Restoration

Sun, 25 May 2008 03:54:29 +0000

For most of his life Jeremiah spoke of the judgment of God. Now he moves on to speak about God's plan to restore His people. This message is a rebuke to the church in our time which in many cases has been carried into exile by the world.

Sermon outline -
1. Restoration for the church
2. Leadership for God's people

Speaker: Robert McCollum
Series: Jeremiah
Event: Worship
Date: 30/03/2008
Length:39:08 minutes (4.5 MB)

God's Plan for His People

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:14:23 +0000

This chapter contains a letter written to the 10,000 exiles in Babylon to inform them that their exile would last for 70 years but that God had a plan for them.

Sermon outline -
1. The existence of God's plan
2. The nature of God's plan
3. The outworking of God's plan

Speaker: Robert McCollum
Series: Jeremiah
Event: Worship
Date: 23/03/2008
Length:41:45 minutes (4.8 MB)

Submission to God

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:50:04 +0000

Sermon outline -
1. The bondage Jeremiah was to illustrate
2. The submission Judah was to accept
3. The message Zedekiah was to reject
4. The prophet Jeremiah was to denounce

Speaker: Robert McCollum
Series: Jeremiah
Event: Worship
Date: 16/03/2008
Length:39:20 minutes (4.5 MB)

Judah ripe for judgement

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:37:31 +0000

A story of murder and intrigue against the Lord's servant.

Sermon outline -
1. The commission Jeremiah received
2. The offense Jeremiah caused
3. The punishment Jeremiah escaped

Speaker: Robert McCollum
Series: Jeremiah
Event: Worship
Date: 09/03/2008
Length:37:53 minutes (4.3 MB)

The Year of the Lord's Wrath

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:12:09 +0000

Some years in history stand out from the others. 606BC is one of them when a battle for dominance of the known world took place between Babylon and Egypt. The backdrop is the negative view of Jeremiah's preaching.

Sermon outline -
1. The pattern of Judah's rebellion
2. The declaration of Judah's punishment
3. The duration of Judah's exile

Speaker: Robert McCollum
Series: Jeremiah
Event: Worship
Date: 24/02/2008
Length:43:06 minutes (4.9 MB)

The Inscrutable Ways of God

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:29:19 +0000

If you were among those captured from Jerusalem and taken to Babylon, would you envy those left behind? Jeremiah had a vision which was good news for the captives and terrible news for those left behind.

Sermon outline -
1. The illustration the Lord used
2. The grace the Lord would give
3. The judgment God would impart

Speaker: Robert McCollum
Series: Jeremiah
Event: Worship
Date: 17/02/2008
Length:36:49 minutes (4.2 MB)

The Power of God's Word

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:45:56 +0000

A sergeant major has power in his speech but only relatively so. Nothing compares to the power of God. A number of metaphors are used to describe His word.

Sermon outline -
1. God's word like wheat
2. God's word like fire
3. God's word like a hammer

Speaker: Robert McCollum
Series: Jeremiah
Event: Worship
Date: 10/02/2008
Length:37:02 minutes (4.2 MB)

The Branch

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:22:20 +0000

Jeremiah exercised his ministry during a time of great spiritual decline. But was it all doom and gloom? Was there no future for the people of God?

Sermon outline -
1. The identity of the branch
2. The reign of the branch
3. The work of the branch

Speaker: Robert McCollum
Series: Jeremiah
Event: Worship
Date: 23/12/2007
Length:38:07 minutes (4.4 MB)

The Way of Life

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:10:36 +0000

For nine years Jeremiah has preached to the king and his servants but they hadn't listened. Now the king has a request for Jeremiah.

Sermon outline -
1. A pathetic request from the king
2. A bleak response for the king
3. A challenging reply to the people

Speaker: Robert McCollum
Series: Jeremiah
Event: Worship
Date: 16/12/2007
Length:31:14 minutes (3.6 MB)

God's Soverignty Explained

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 05:34:18 +0000

Jeremiah was told to go to the potters house to learn some valuable lessons. We can learn from them too.

Sermon outline -
1. God's sovereignty revealed in the potters house
2. God's sovereignty consistent with his character
3. God's sovereignty will express itself in justice

Speaker: Robert McCollum
Series: Jeremiah
Event: Worship
Date: 25/11/2007
Length:35:03 minutes (4.0 MB)

Remember the Sabbath

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:08:16 +0000

Why did our forefathers seek to keep the Sabbath day so carefully? Why do many today seek to erase the fourth commandment? Jeremiah was sent with a message from God considering it which applies to us today as it did to the people then.

Sermon outline -
1. A universal command
2. A precise command
3. A despised command
4. A blessed command
5. An awesome command

Speaker: Robert McCollum
Series: Jeremiah
Event: Worship
Date: 18/11/2007
Length:39:22 minutes (4.5 MB)

The Heart of Man

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 08:26:27 +0000

Social anthropology is a study of man and his behaviour. However, a number of assumptions are based on the theory of evolution and hence are invalid. For a proper understanding of man we need to look to the Bible.

Sermon outline -
1. The characteristic attitude of the sinful heart
2. The distinguishing features of a regenerative heart
3. The natural conditions of the heart

Speaker: Robert McCollum
Series: Jeremiah
Event: Worship
Date: 11/11/2007
Length:32:28 minutes (3.7 MB)

Jeremiah's Complaint

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 12:18:11 +0000

Christians can be very good at debating the truth but at the same time weak at what in going on in their hearts. Jeremiah opens his heart and gives us an insight into his feelings.

Sermon Outline -
1. Jeremiah's complaint to God
2. Jeremiah's plea to God
3. Jeremiah's testimony before the Lord

Speaker: Robert McCollum
Series: Jeremiah
Event: Worship
Date: 04/11/2007
Length:38:31 minutes (4.4 MB)

Without Repentance, No Mercy

Mon, 8 Oct 2007 16:36:38 +0000

Sin has consequences not only in this life but in the life to come. In Jeremiah we see the consequences of such sin on a whole nation.

Main points -
1. The consequence of persistent rebellion
2. The collaborators in the rebellion
3. The further plea of the rebellious

Note: There is some distortion during the reading.

Speaker: Robert McCollum
Series: Jeremiah
Event: Worship
Date: 07/10/2007
Length:38:12 minutes (4.4 MB)

Christ and His Church

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 16:25:59 +0000

1. The intimacy that exists between Christ and His Church
2. The loyalty that is expected
3. The pollution that is experienced

Speaker: Robert McCollum
Series: Jeremiah
Event: Worship
Date: 23/09/2007
Length:30:25 minutes (3.5 MB)

Jeremiah's Challenge

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:00:38 +0000

Jeremiah was a faithful ambassador for God but the people hated his message and because of this the messenger. People from his home town plotted to kill him. God's response was that tougher times lay ahead.

Main points -
1. They recognised his past experience
2. They revealed his future course
3. They restore his confidence in God

Speaker: Robert McCollum
Series: Jeremiah
Event: Worship
Date: 09/09/2007
Length:29:50 minutes (3.4 MB)

The Broken Covenant

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 05:06:19 +0000

The Bible is a book about covenants. Essentially there is only the covenant of grace.

Main points -
1. The Covenant historically established
2. The Covenant periodically broken
3. The Covenant messianically kept

Speaker: Robert McCollum
Series: Jeremiah
Event: Worship
Date: 12/08/2007
Length:32:58 minutes (3.8 MB)

Knowing God

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:39:55 +0000

Main points -
1. The futility of human resources
2. The superlative value of divine knowledge
3. The glorious experience of divine knowledge

Speaker: Robert McCollum
Series: Jeremiah
Event: Worship
Date: 24/06/2007
Length:36:20 minutes (4.2 MB)

Leadership

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:28:37 +0000

Why is Christianity so weak and pathetic in the western world in the 21st century? The primary reason is the leadership.

Main points -
1. Unspiritual leadership
2. Uncalled leadership
3. Covetous leadership
4. Deceitful leadership
5. Offensive leadership

Speaker: Robert McCollum
Series: Jeremiah
Event: Worship
Date: 10/06/2007
Length:34:48 minutes (4.0 MB)

Repentance

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:56:42 +0000

God provides a way of escape for sinful rebels.

Main points -
1. A call to repentance
2. The remarks of repentance
3. The blessing of repentance

Speaker: Robert McCollum
Series: Jeremiah
Event: Worship
Date: 03/06/2007
Length:32:08 minutes (3.7 MB)