Sunday 9th November 2025
Read: Luke 13:1-9, 19:41-48; Jeremiah 8:4-9:1
Sermon: Jeremiah 8:4-9:1
Introduction
Jeremiah and the Babylonian Exile
Jeremiah 8:4-12 No peace for those who fail to return
8:4-7 Judah’s failure to return is unnatural
8:8-9 the scribes turning Yhwh’s law into falsehood is shameful
8:10-12 the consequences of treating the wound of God’s people lightly
Jeremiah 8:13-17 Looking for healing but finding terror
Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 lamenting for Jerusalem who refuses healing
Luke 13:1-9, 19:41-48 Weeping over fruitless Jerusalem