Sermons by Pastor Matthew Shorack (Page 2)

Jeremiah 46-52 Stand Your Post (Series On Jeremiah) God will use Babylon to judge the nations around Israel. (46-49: Egypt, Jerusalem, Philistia, Edom, Amon, Damascus, Hazor) Jeremiah 46:1-2 This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations: 2 Concerning Egypt: This is the message against the army of Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim…

Jeremiah 26-45 Stand Your Post (Series On Jeremiah) Jeremiah 26-29: Jeremiah is rejected by Israel’s leaders. Jeremiah 26:7-9 The priests, the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speak these words in the house of the Lord. 8 But as soon as Jeremiah finished telling all the people everything the Lord had commanded him to say, the priests, the prophets and all the people seized him and said, “You must die! 9 Why do you prophesy in the Lord’s name…

Jeremiah 25 Stand Your Post (Series On Jeremiah) (Jeremiah 25:1-7) All the people of Judah ignored God’s warnings. Jeremiah 25:5 They said, “Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and your evil practices, and you can stay in the land the Lord gave to you and your ancestors for ever and ever. They could have stayed on their land.   (Jeremiah 25:8-11) Why did God predict that the Babylonian Exile would last 70 years?   (Jeremiah 25:12-14) After…

Jeremiah 7:16-34 Stand Your Post (Series On Jeremiah) They Destroy Themselves (7:16–31) God’s command. (7:16) God instructs Jeremiah to stop praying for the people.   Jeremiah 7:17-19 Do you not see what they are doing in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? 18 The children gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough and make cakes to offer to the Queen of Heaven. They pour out drink offerings to other gods…

Jeremiah 7 Stand Your Post (Series On Jeremiah) How did God’s people lose direction? They deceived and destroyed themselves. They Deceive Themselves (7:1–15) The Delusions (7:1–8) Jeremiah 7:8 But look, you are trusting in deceptive words that are worthless. They shouldn’t be fooled by those who keep promising their safety because the Temple of the Lord is near.   The consequences of choosing lies. (7:9–15) Jeremiah 7:9-10 “‘Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal…

Jeremiah 2 – 6 Stand Your Post (Series On Jeremiah) In chapters 2—6, Jeremiah is going to deliver 2 messages. (2-3:5; 3:6-6) 1st Message Jeremiah 2—3:5 These verses involve warning after warning, to the nation of Judah. (2 Chronicles 7:14) Jeremiah 2:9-11 “Therefore I bring charges against you again,” declares the Lord. “And I will bring charges against your children’s children. 10 Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus and look, send to Kedar and observe closely; see if there…

Jeremiah 1:4-19 Stand Your Post (Series On Jeremiah) Jeremiah 1:4-6 The word of the Lord came to me, saying, 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” 6 “Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young.” Jeremiah was real and honest with God. God shuts down Jeremiah’s reasons for not obeying. God…

Jeremiah 1:1-19 Stand Your Post (Series: Jeremiah) The Background and Summary of Jeremiah In 640 BC Josiah became the king of Judah and the Assyrian Empire seemed unstoppable in the Middle East. Jeremiah 1:1-3 The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. 2 The word of the Lord came to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, 3 and through the…

Matthew 7:24-29 The Sermon On the Mount (Series) The story of two men with a lot in common Matthew 7:24-25 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. One man built on the…

Matthew 7:15-23 The Sermon On the Mount (Series) How can we recognize false teachers? Matthew 7:15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. We can recognize their bark.   Matthew 7:16-20 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear…

Luke 2:8-15 The birth of Jesus! Luke 2:8-12 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a…

Matthew 7:7-14 The Sermon On The Mount (Series) Matthew 7:7-8 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. We ask for what we wish. We seek, for what we miss. We knock, for what we feel shut from.   Matthew 7:9-11 “Which of you,…

Matthew 7:1-6 The Sermon On The Mount (Series) Matthew 7:1-2 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. The tense of the verb judged shows a once-for-all final judgment. One day we will all be judged.   Matthew 7:2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. People are judging us right now. Luke 6:37–38 “Do not judge, and you will not be…

Matthew 6:25-34 The Sermon On The Mount (Series) Matthew 6:25-27 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?…

Matthew 6:19-24 The Sermon On The Mount (Series) Matthew 6:19-21 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Materialism will enslave the heart. It’s not wrong to possess things, but…

Matthew 6:16-18 The Sermon On The Mount (Series) Matthew 6:16-18 “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18 so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and…