91 messages at First B Jackson taught
out of Jeremiah, in the order the book runs.
Jeremiah (unspecified verses)On a Mission from Godlisted as one of the oblique references behind Peter's speech to the council
Jeremiah (partial, exact chapter/verse not given)Falling Feels Like Flying for a Little WhileOpening verse: 'blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and their confidence'
JeremiahBehold My Servantreferenced as also forecasting a new covenant to come
Jeremiah 31 (implied new covenant passage)Steady As We GoReferenced as the promise to write God's law on hearts and give a heart of flesh rather than stone, pointing forward to the new covenant.
JeremiahWomen's Bible Study - October 12th, 2022Referenced for the potter's house illustration of God molding and shaping clay as a picture of His relationship with us
JeremiahWomen's Bible Study - Oct 5th, 2022God told Jeremiah he would allow Babylon to take the people captive but said perhaps they would repent and he would relent
Jeremiah 1:5Seek the Prosperity of the CityBefore I formed you in the womb I knew you, used as part of Jeremiah greatest hits introduction
Jeremiah 1:5When It Pleased GodGod knew and ordained Jeremiah as a prophet before he was born, paralleling Paul's call
Jeremiah 1:5Seek the Prosperity of the CityGod tells Jeremiah he was known and consecrated before birth, appointed as prophet to the nations
Jeremiah 1:5Seek the Prosperity of the CityBefore I formed you in the womb I knew you, consecrated you, appointed you a prophet to the nations
Jeremiah 1:8Seek the Prosperity of the CityDo not be afraid of their faces, I am with thee to deliver thee, used to encourage preachers facing a congregation
Jeremiah 1:8Seek the Prosperity of the CityGod tells Jeremiah not to be afraid of the faces of those he delivers the message to
Jeremiah 1:8Seek the Prosperity of the CityDo not be afraid of their faces, for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord
Jeremiah 4:22We Are All Gomercited alongside Hosea as a contemporary voice saying my people are foolish, they have not known me
Jeremiah 4:22All of Us Are Gomercited as a parallel to Hosea, 'my people are foolish, they have not known me, wise to do evil but no knowledge to do good'
Jeremiah 5:30-31Preach the Wordprophets prophesying falsely and priests ruling on their own authority, with the people loving it, used as an Old Testament parallel to itching ears
Jeremiah 6Come to Me and I Will Give You Reststand by the ways, ask for the ancient paths, walk in the good way and find rest for your souls
Jeremiah 6:16Seek the Prosperity of the CityStand at the crossroads, ask for the ancient paths, walk in it and find rest, cited as example of good in the Old Testament tradition
Jeremiah 6:16Seek the Prosperity of the Citystand at the crossroads, ask for the ancient paths and the good way, walk in it and find rest
Jeremiah 6:16Seek the Prosperity of the CityStand at the crossroads, ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is and walk in it and you will find rest for your souls
Jeremiah 6:16The Coming Onestand by the ways, ask for the ancient paths where the good way is and walk in it
Jeremiah 7:1-11Jesus Purifiesquoted in larger context calling out hypocrisy, warning against trusting in deceptive words while practicing injustice
Jeremiah 7:1-11Jesus PurifiesGod warns Judah to amend their ways, asks has this house become a den of robbers, which Jesus quotes against the chief priests and scribes
Jeremiah 7:11Jesus Purifiesquoted as the source of has this house become a den of robbers, which Jesus applied to the temple authorities
Jeremiah 9:23Put No Confidence in the Fleshdo not boast in wisdom, might, or riches, but boast in knowing the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness
Jeremiah 9:23-24The Message of the Cross Dividescited as background for Paul's point that the wise, mighty, and rich should not glory in those things but in knowing God
Jeremiah 9:23Put No Confidence in the Fleshthe Lord telling Israel not to boast in wisdom, might or riches, but to boast in knowing the Lord
Jeremiah 9:24His Praise Continually in My Mouthquoted 'let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who exercises loving kindness and justice and righteousness on earth'
Jeremiah 13:11No Longer Strangers and AliensGod made Israel cling to Him for renown, praise and glory, but they did not listen
Jeremiah 15:16WWW Be Right (15)I discovered your word and devoured it because it was so delicious
Jeremiah 17We're on a Mission from Godreferenced as one of the passages underlying Peter's words about God raising and exalting Jesus
Jeremiah 17Monday Nights @ First B (17)quoted as a prayer for the church, blessing those who trust in the Lord and are like trees planted by water that bear fruit even in drought
Jeremiah 17Work the Works While It Is Dayopening verse read before worship: 'blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence'
Jeremiah 17:7-8Not Ashamed of the Gospelblessed are those who trust in the Lord, like trees planted along a riverbank
Jeremiah 17:7-8Living Stones, Active Worshipersopening reading about being blessed when trusting the Lord, like trees planted by a riverbank that stay green and fruitful even in drought
Jeremiah 17:7-8Trust the Lord No Matter Whatused as the benediction, blessing the one who trusts in the Lord, like a tree planted by water
Jeremiah 17:9Seek the Prosperity of the CityThe heart is deceitful above all things, used frequently in marriage counseling context
Jeremiah 17:9Not Even Onereferenced to support the point that out of the heart the mouth speaks: our hearts are desperately wicked
Jeremiah 17:9Easy to Understand, Hard to Dothe heart is deceitful above all else, cited to show that communication problems in marriage run deeper than technique
Jeremiah 17:9Seek the Prosperity of the Citythe heart is deceitful above all things, used in the context of marriage counseling
Jeremiah 17:9Seek the Prosperity of the CityThe heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure, used often in marriage counseling
Jeremiah 17:9Suffer the Children to Comereferenced as saying the human heart is very deceptive and deceitfully evil
Jeremiah 17:14Seek the Prosperity of the CityHeal me O Lord and I shall be healed, save me and I shall be saved, cited as expression of dependence on God alone
Jeremiah 17:14Seek the Prosperity of the CityHeal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me and I shall be saved, for you are my praise
Jeremiah 23:1-3The Shepherd's Dogreferenced as prophecy about woe to shepherds destroying and scattering sheep, leading into messianic prophecy
Jeremiah 24:1-10One Last Loving Defenseread in full as a framing passage about good and bad figs, exile, and God's promise to build up and not tear down
Jeremiah 24:1-10One Last Loving DefenseRead in full as an introduction to the sermon, illustrating God's promise to prosper those who turn to Him and judge those who do not
Jeremiah 24:6-7One Last Loving DefenseReturned to near the end of the sermon to show God's promise to set His eyes on His people for good, build them up, and give them a heart to know Him
Jeremiah 29Grow in the Grace and Knowledge of Christreferenced as the passage presented the first Sunday Pastor Ray preached as lead pastor, about putting down roots and praying for the peace of the land
Jeremiah 29:1Seek the Prosperity of the CityThe words of the letter Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the exiles, the primary sermon text introduced as the first message the preacher heard at First B
Jeremiah 29:1-14I Will Bless the Lord at All TimesGod tells the exiles they will be in Babylon a long time but He knows the plans He has for them
Jeremiah 29:1-2Seek the Prosperity of the CityThe letter Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the elders, priests, prophets and all people taken into exile in Babylon
Jeremiah 29:4-7Seek the Prosperity of the CityGod commanding exiles to build houses, plant gardens, marry, multiply, and seek the prosperity of the city where they were sent
Jeremiah 29:4-7Seek the Prosperity of the CityGod's command to the exiles to build houses, plant gardens, grow in numbers, and seek the prosperity of the city where He sent them
Jeremiah 29:4-6Seek the Prosperity of the CityGod commands the exiles to build houses, plant gardens, take wives, have children and increase in number
Jeremiah 29:7Seek the Prosperity of the CitySeek the prosperity of the city where I have sent you into exile and pray to the Lord on its behalf
Jeremiah 29:10-13Seek the Prosperity of the CityGod promising to visit after seventy years, fulfilling plans for prosperity and hope, and hearing prayer from a whole heart
Jeremiah 29:10-13Seek the Prosperity of the CityAfter 70 years God will fulfill his good word, bring them back, for he knows his plans for a future and a hope
Jeremiah 29:11Seek the Prosperity of the CityFor I know the plans I have for you, noted as second most googled Bible verse, the verse the whole sermon builds toward
Jeremiah 29:11Become Like Mecharge to graduates: 'For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, they are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope'
Jeremiah 29:11Monday Nights @ First B (11)God has his own plans for you, used when praying for God's will rather than their own
Jeremiah 29:11Springs Without WaterGod telling Jeremiah he knows the plans he has, while warning of false prophets saying deliverance would come sooner
Jeremiah 29:11His Praise Continually in My Mouthquoted 'I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for calamity, to give you a hope and a future', with surrounding context about the Babylonian exile
Jeremiah 29:11Rejoice in the Lord Alwaysmentioned as the verse Paul preached two weeks prior, noted as the second most Googled Bible verse, 'I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you'
Jeremiah 29:11Seek the Prosperity of the Cityplans to prosper and not to harm, to give hope and a future, noted as second most googled Bible verse
Jeremiah 29:11Don't Be Afraid, Keep on Speakingmentioned as a passage preached on the first Sunday, with the point that the verses before it call God's people to settle and put down roots for seventy years
Jeremiah 29:11Seek the Prosperity of the CityThe second most googled Bible verse: plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans for a hope and a future
Jeremiah 29:11Women's Bible Study - Oct 5th, 2022God told the Israelites in Babylon he knew the plans he had for them, plans to prosper and not harm them, to give hope and a future
Jeremiah 29:11The Very Last and the Servant of Allquoted as an example of a shiny verse taken out of context that people prefer over harder truths
Jeremiah 31A More Excellent Ministrylongest Old Testament quote in the New Testament, cited in full to describe the new covenant God will write on hearts
Jeremiah 31Once for All Timequoted as the Holy Spirit testifying to the new covenant, God's laws written on hearts and sins remembered no more
Jeremiah 31Draw Near With Confidencereferenced as the prophecy of the new covenant that Jesus inaugurated at the Last Supper
Jeremiah 31Confidence to Enter, Boldness to Goreferenced as the Old Testament proclamation of the new covenant that Jesus declared fulfilled at the Last Supper
Jeremiah 31Before Abraham Was, I AmGod has loved us with an everlasting love, cited in the closing benediction
Jeremiah 31:3Seek the Prosperity of the CityI have loved you with an everlasting love and drawn you with unfailing kindness, cited alongside note that God's kindness leads to repentance
Jeremiah 32:17Death to the Lawopening verse spoken before worship: 'Our sovereign Lord, you've made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.'
Jeremiah 33:3Seek the Prosperity of the CityCall out to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things, called god's telephone number by a pastor in Mexico
Jeremiah 33:3Whatever He Says to You, Do Itquoted as a verse Paschal had memorized through Awana: 'Call out to me and I will answer you, and I will show you great and mighty things that you do not know'
Jeremiah 33:3Seek the Prosperity of the Citycalled God's telephone number, call out to Me and I will answer and tell you great and unsearchable things
Jeremiah 33:3Seek the Prosperity of the CityCalled God's telephone number: call out to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things
