Make No ExcusesMake No Excuses

Rhema Bible StudyLife Lesson 3-1

Jeremiah 1:4-14, 17-19

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Lesson Purpose

• To understand what do I believe about my faith?

• To answer how do I know the will of God?

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Lesson ImpactLesson Impact

•This lesson can help you give up your excuses for not serving God and respond obediently to His call.

•This lesson can help you give up your excuses for not serving God and respond obediently to His call.

IntroductionMake No Excuses

IntroductionMake No Excuses

1. Are we willing to be used by God?

1. How can we fulfill the purpose for which He made us?

1. Are we willing to be used by God?

1. How can we fulfill the purpose for which He made us?

Make No ExcusesLesson Titles

Make No ExcusesLesson Titles

1. God Calls

2. God Equips

3. God Affirms

1. God Calls

2. God Equips

3. God Affirms

God CallsGod Calls

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Jeremiah 1:4-8

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God Calls

Lesson Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-8

•Scripture background

Lesson Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-8

•Scripture background

• 641 - Josiah becomes king

• 628 - Jeremiah called by the LORD

• 626 - Nabopolassar rises to power in Babylon

• 612 - Nineveh destroyed by the Babylonians and Medes

• 609 - Josiah killed by the Egyptian forces of Necho at Megiddo -

Jehoahaz made king by the people of Judah

• 608 - Necho takes Jehoahaz captive to Egypt and places Jehoiakim on the throne in his place

• 605 - Nebuchadnezzar defeats Necho at Carchemish

•        - Jehoiakim becomes a vassal of Nebuchadnezzar     

•        - First deportation of captives from Judah (Daniel taken)

• 602 - Jehoiakim rebels against Nebuchadnezzar

• 598 - Babylonians capture Jerusalem / Jehoiakim dies

•        - More Jewish people deported to Babylon

• 597 - Jehoiachin is made king, and reigns only three months when he is deported to Babylon with 10,000 other

• 579 - Zedekiah placed on the throne

• 587 - Zedekiah rebels against Nebuchadnezzar

• 586 - Judah’s rebellion is crushed, Jerusalem is destroyed

•        - Zedekiah is deported to Babylon                   

•        - Gedaliah appointed governor over Judah - then is killed

•        - Many of the Jews flee to Egypt (Jeremiah with them)

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God Calls

Lesson Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-8

•Scripture background•What does it say?

Lesson Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-8

•Scripture background•What does it say?

4 Then the word of the Lord came unto me,

saying, 5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew

thee; and before thou camest forth out of the

womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a

prophet unto the nations. 6 Then said I, Ah, Lord

God! behold, I cannot speak:for I am a child

Jeremiah 1:4-6Jeremiah 1:4-6

7 But 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 shalt speak.

8 Be not afraid of their faces:for I am with thee to

deliver thee, saith the Lord

Jeremiah 1:7-8Jeremiah 1:7-8

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God Calls

1. What was the Lord calling Jeremiah to do?

2. Why did Jeremiah feel inadequate for the job the Lord appointed for him?

3. How did God respond to Jeremiah’s objections?

1. What was the Lord calling Jeremiah to do?

2. Why did Jeremiah feel inadequate for the job the Lord appointed for him?

3. How did God respond to Jeremiah’s objections?

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God Calls

4. Does God always deliver us from dangerous situations?  

5. What were Jeremiah’s qualifications for his new role as a prophet of God?  

6. How can we recognize God’s call to service today?

4. Does God always deliver us from dangerous situations?  

5. What were Jeremiah’s qualifications for his new role as a prophet of God?  

6. How can we recognize God’s call to service today?

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God Calls

7. What reasons might we give today to explain why we’re not the right person for the job?  

8. How has God equipped you to complete a task He gave you, whether large or small?

7. What reasons might we give today to explain why we’re not the right person for the job?  

8. How has God equipped you to complete a task He gave you, whether large or small?

DiscussionDiscussion

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Discussion• Summary of Jeremiah

• Chapter 1: Jeremiah’s reluctant call

• 1:2-45: Jeremiah’s life and prophetic messages to his own people during the reigns of Judah’s last 5 kings

• 2:46-51: Jeremiah’s prophecies against other nations

• The fall of Jerusalem and the Temple to Babylon

• Summary of Jeremiah

• Chapter 1: Jeremiah’s reluctant call

• 1:2-45: Jeremiah’s life and prophetic messages to his own people during the reigns of Judah’s last 5 kings

• 2:46-51: Jeremiah’s prophecies against other nations

• The fall of Jerusalem and the Temple to Babylon

ApplicationApplication

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Application

• God calls people to serve Him based on His ability, not ours.

• He equips and empowers for the task.

• We should lay aside our fears and feelings of inadequacy and respond with confidence to God’s call because we know we are never alone.

• God calls people to serve Him based on His ability, not ours.

• He equips and empowers for the task.

• We should lay aside our fears and feelings of inadequacy and respond with confidence to God’s call because we know we are never alone.

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Application

• What excuses or objections are you currently using to avoid God’s call?

• How will you overcome those excuses and fulfill the role God has planned for you?

• What excuses or objections are you currently using to avoid God’s call?

• How will you overcome those excuses and fulfill the role God has planned for you?

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Application

•  Have you been reluctant to accept the service or leadership of fellow believers because they were young and unproven?

• What will it look like if you trust God’s choice?

•  Have you been reluctant to accept the service or leadership of fellow believers because they were young and unproven?

• What will it look like if you trust God’s choice?

Biblical Truths of This LessonBiblical Truths of This Lesson

•God’s plans for us were made in eternity past, long before we were born.

•We have no valid reasons for refusing to obey what God calls us to do.

•When God calls us to do something, He will equip us for the task.

•God’s plans for us were made in eternity past, long before we were born.

•We have no valid reasons for refusing to obey what God calls us to do.

•When God calls us to do something, He will equip us for the task.

Biblical Truths of This LessonBiblical Truths of This Lesson

•God will accomplish His will through His Word, but our task is to remain faithful in proclaiming it.

•God will accomplish His will through His Word, but our task is to remain faithful in proclaiming it.

QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?