Scripture - Jeremiah 1:4-10 Let’s begin this morning by understanding who Jeremiah was. Verse 1 tells us he was the son of Hilkiah. Hilkiah was the high priest who found the Book of the Law during the time of King Josiah. It was the finding of the Book of the Law that sparked a revival during the reign of Josiah. Revivals are not caused by human beings; they are caused by God – specifically by the Word of God. The Word of God is responsible for every revival that has tak

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-10 The timing & era of Isaiah is a question scholars have dealt with for a long-time with no real consensus. Jewish tradition says that Isaiah died during the reign of Manasseh of Judah & that his career spanned more than 80 years. Evangelical Christianity holds that Isaiah may have prophesied for as much as 64 years (it all depends on when one begins counting). Some scholars believe that Isaiah can be divided up into several parts, some written by

Scripture - Luke 12:13-21 Our modern world is built on anxiety. You see it on the faces of people hurrying to work. You see it even more as they travel home, tired but witho having solved life’s problems. Their faces are weary, puzzled, living with the unanswerable question as to what it all means. This world thrives on people setting higher & higher goals for themselves, & each other, so they can worry all day & all year about whether they will reach them. If they do, t