SERMON NOTES
JEREMIAH 1:1-9 (NLT)
(1) These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests from the town of Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. (2) The Lord first gave messages to Jeremiah during the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah. (3) The Lord’s messages continued throughout the reign of King Jehoiakim, Josiah’s son, until the eleventh year of the reign of King Zedekiah, another of Josiah’s sons. In August of that eleventh year the people of Jerusalem were taken away as captives. (4) The Lord gave me this message: (5) “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.” (6) “O Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I can’t speak for you! I’m too young!” (7) The Lord replied, “Don’t say, ‘I’m too young,’ for you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you. (8) And don’t be afraid of the people, for I will be with you and will protect you. I, the Lord, have spoken!” (9) Then the Lord reached out and touched my mouth and said, “Look, I have put my words in your mouth!
GOD DESIGNED YOUR PURPOSE
- To have a life with God and to be a follower of Jesus, it means we give up leadership and we give up authorship of our own lives and we place our trust in Jesus because He knows best.
- Being a spiritual adult means we talk about uncomfortable things in loving ways.
- God has designed you.
- When you give your life to Jesus, you get set apart and consecrated to live differently than the world around you.
- Part of our job as followers of Jesus is to embark on a lifelong journey of discovering how and why God made us, and He doesn’t seem to be hurried by our own impatience.
- God has a divine plan and purpose for your life but it takes trust and reliance on God.
IT’S COMMON TO OBJECT
- It’s great to hear from God, but we don’t always like the answer!
- Don’t trust in your disqualifying traits more than you trust in the power of God.
- God is the master at taking broken things and making them whole.
- Don’t let your objections get in the way of what God wants to do
APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
- How has God spoken identity & calling into your life?
- What are some of your major objections to God’s purpose in your life?
- How do you actively rely on and pursue God’s plan in your everyday life?
SERMON AUDIO
