HEAR YE THE WORD OF LORD JEREMIAH 22:29

HEAR YE THE WORD

INTRODUCTION: There are many voices clamoring to be heard in this day. There are the voices of government, education, business, labor, sports, etc. But God is also demanding of the people a hearing. God has spoken, man is without excuse. In our text today some people refuse to hear the Word of God. (write more) The command of the Lord is to hear His Word. Have you heard?

WHAT SHALL WE HEAR WHEN WE HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD?

We shall hear the word of condemnation for the sinner. ; Condemnation- in the Bible condemnation is synonymous with damnation, judgment, punishment, destruction, and verdict. In a strong sense, condemnation means ‘the banishing to hell for all those who are disobedient to the will of God. The world today needs to the Word of the Lord that says that there are consequences for our disobedience. Jeremiah was sent to Jerusalem to deliver this message to the king of Judah and his staff. We need not to only know what God can do for us, we need to also know what God will do to us for disobeying Him. (vs 3-4) . We all have sin, therefore we are all under Condemnation. It doesn’t matter if you are saved and sanctified you are still under condemnation because you were born into sin. ‘Look, I was guilty of sin from birth, a sinner the moment my mother conceived me.’ As we go through our text we will see that these king’s had a good up bringing but since they didn’t cherish the Word of God in their hearts they gave into worldly things. Therefore, it is so important for followers of Christ to spend time with God by studying His Word, praying His Word, meditating on His Word, and living His Word. (?) Not only should we hear the word of condemnation but we:

We shall hear the word of invitation. ; . God has compassion for us so much that he sends out an invitation to us to come to Him when we are thirsty, broke, and disgusted. God is inviting us to come to Him so that He can but your weight on His shoulders and give you rest. God is inviting us to hear His Word that His anointed speaks. Now we need to understand that is an invitation and if we don’t accept this invitation, don’t expect to get the benefits of this invitation. I know some of you are saying that you accepted the invitation, you repented, was baptized, and you are attending church. But God still sends out invitations by way of His anointed preachers. Like in our text God is inviting us to listen to what He is saying. So if we accept this invitation to listen to God we need to understand that this is not a only a Sunday deal but a daily deal. “Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.” ‘So, faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the Word of Christ.’ If you accept this invitation and all that it entails, God will honor it, ‘Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.’ You are invited to hear the Word of the Lord but if you don’t accept, ‘For I tell you none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.’ Not only should you hear the word of invitation: