Jeremiah 39, 42, 44

Written By Lexie Miller

We have three guest preachers bringing us the final word on our series through Jeremiah.

This is the end of one of the heaviest books in the Bible. Forty years of warnings. Chance after chance. And a people who kept choosing Egypt over God — over and over — right up until there was nothing left.

But here's the thing: we all have an Egypt. It's that place we run to when we think we know better. That voice we listen to instead of God.

But this isn't just a story about destruction. It's a story about a God who keeps reaching. Who delivers on every promise. Both the hard ones and the beautiful ones. Who shows up after the catastrophe. Who says, I am not done with you.

The first one will be from Jimmy Cleary, followed by Caleb Hunt, and finally by Austin Ray. It's three voices, but one message.

Key Moments

  • 00:00 Welcome

  • 1:11 Jimmy Cleary: "What God Promises, God Delivers"

  • 5:26 A Timeline of 40 Years of Warnings

  • 16:08 The Bad News: God Keeps His Promises

  • 22:13 The Good News: God Keeps His Promises Too

  • 24:54 What Following Jesus Actually Does to a Life

  • 29:23 Caleb Hunt: "Whose Voice Are You Listening To?"

  • 34:06 Telling the Whole Story of Jeremiah

  • 43:31 The Good Figs: Why Surrender Is the Win

  • 56:21 Are We Listening? The Call to Relinquish the Throne

  • 57:38 Surrender Is Just Joining the Winning Side

  • 1:00:06 Austin Ray: "God Is Merciful, Right, and Present"

  • 1:03:45 Three Themes That Run Through the Whole Book

  • 1:20:51 What Are Your False Gods?

  • 1:21:56 Worship Louder Than the Train (Parking Garage Story)

  • 1:25:07 God Is Present Before, During, and After Catastrophe

  • 1:26:08 A Mother's Story: Faith and Loss


Community Group Questions

  1. When has someone warned you about something you ignored, and they turned out to be right?

  2. In Jeremiah 42, the remnant asks God whether to stay or flee to Egypt. What does God tell them, and what do they do?

  3. 2 Chronicles 36:15-16 says God sent messengers "persistently" because he had compassion on his people. What does that tell you about why judgment finally came?

  4. In Jeremiah 44, God asks the people two "why" questions. What are they, and what do they reveal about his heart?

  5. All three preachers mentioned that we all have our own "Egypt" — something we run to instead of God. What does yours tend to look like?

Lexie Miller
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Jeremiah 21, 37, 38