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TRUE WORD FOR TOUGH TIMES: Five Timely and Timeless Words from Jeremiah
DALE RALPH DAVIS
In August 2010 Dale Ralph Davis delivered these five messages from Jeremiah at the Evangelical Movement of Wales Conference in Aberystwyth. Those who were there on the occasion will recall the power and passion of this rich exposition of the Word of God. As he explains in the Preface, Dale Ralph Davis deliberately chose five passages that focused on the 'down' aspect of the prophet's message. He explains his choice of passages in these words:
“Of course, when one has to choose five passages to preach out of a long book like Jeremiah, one has to be selective. The sections I chose tend to focus on the 'negative' side of Jeremiah's ministry, his 'pulling up' and 'throwing down' work (cf. Jer. 1:10). Don't let that give you a skewed view of Jeremiah; remember that he had a 'building and planting' ministry as well. Note the way he preached 'a future and a hope' in chapters 30 - 33 (though that hope was not for his own contemporaries). However, I have focused on 'down' passages, partly because I think they supply a healthy corrective to some of the flippant and flimsy optimism we meet in certain 'Christian' propaganda about the Christian life and ministry. My prayer is that a number of the Lord's servants who are slogging on in the paths of righteousness will, by the Spirit's chemistry, be strangely comforted by this tormented prophet and the ruthless Warrior who stood at his side.”
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Author's Preface
1. ASTOUNDING WORD - Jeremiah 1
Relentless Word
Fragile Word
Dominating Word
Fanatical Word
2. CAN THIS PROPHET BE SAVED? - Jeremiah 15:10-21
Jeremiah's Complaint
Preface (15:10-14)
Balancing on a Paradox (15:15-17)
Stepping Over a Line (15:18)
Coming Under an Ultimatum (15:19)
Resting in Fresh Assurance (15:20,21)
3. THE YOKE IS NO JOKE - Jeremiah 27 - 29
Principle: There is a Decree that Rules Politics (Chapter 27)
A Surprising Sovereignty
A Proper Sovereignty
A Particular Sovereignty
A Sobering Sovereignty
Problem: There is a Dilemma that Involves Truth (Chapter 28)
Prescription: There is a Direction that Governs Life (29:1-14)
An Ordinary Focus
A Civic Duty
A Future Hope
An Immediate Challenge
4. JERUSALEM BURNING - Jeremiah 37 - 39
You Can Resist the Word and Yet have Keen Interest in it
You Can Resist the Word Though you have a Reason to Believe it
You Can Resist the Word by Submitting to Fear
Though Many Resist the Word, There will be a Faithful Remnant
5. FAITHFUL FUTILITY: A Pattern of Ministry - Jeremiah 40 - 45
A Pattern to Ponder (Chapter 40, especially verses 4-6)
A Tragedy to Watch (40:7 - 44:30)
He Faced, Historically, a Tragedy of Treachery
This Leads on to a Tragedy of Pretense
Then he faced a Tragedy of Defiance
A Promise to Hold (Chapter 45)
A Question to Face
An Anticlimactic Observation
Dr. Davis preaching, slightly adapted here for the printed page, will surely be used to fulfill that prayer.
DRD-TWTT CFDRD
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