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Sunday School Lesson July 16, 2017 Jeremiah’s Call and Commission

To follow along, visit your local Christian bookstore, and ask for the Bible Expositor and Illuminator

Time:  627 B.C.   Place:  probably Anathoth

Golden Text:  “The Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shall speak (Jeremiah 1:7).

Lesson Outline:  I.  The Lord’s Pronouncement  – Jeremiah 1:4-5, II. The Lord Assurance – Jeremiah 1:6-8, III. The Lord’s Endowment – Jeremiah 1:9-10

Introduction

After King Solomon’s death, the united kingdom of Israel had split into rival Northern and Southern Kingdoms. The Northern Kingdom was called Israel, and the Southern was Judah. Read More

Prayer of Thanksgiving and Confession

Our God and our Father, we come before You in the name of Jesus, thanking You for Your goodness and mercy towards us. Thank You for Your daily benefits, thank You for being our provider and protector. Thank You for giving Your only begotten Son for our sins, through Him we have life and peace with You. Thank You for choosing us to be in Your family. Thank You for Your Words that is established in heaven, thank You that Your Word will not return unto You void. Oh Lord, our Lord how excellent is Your name in all the earth, who have set Your glory above the heavens. Read More

Setting Goals

Brethren, I count myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before. I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus – Philippians 3:13-14.

A goal, according to Webster’s Dictionary is “the terminal point of a race”. The end toward which efforts are directed”. Many unhappy, unfulfilled, unaccomplished people could change their lives for the better if they would learn and adopt the principle of management by goal-setting. They would be able to live happily and accomplish much in their lifetime. Read More