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Case 02 · Jeremiah

Leading by the Checkbook or the Black Book

A pastor's outreach ideas die in one meeting, killed by caution instead of prayer. Jeremiah had a name for leaders who lead…

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Case 02 · Jeremiah

The Prophet of Broken Cisterns: What Jeremiah 2 Says About Chasing the Wrong Security

Jeremiah's first sermon centers on one image: a broken cistern that can't hold water. Here's what it means, and why the people…

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Case 02 · Jeremiah

The Day the King Burned God’s Word

King Jehoiakim cut Jeremiah's scroll apart with a scribe's knife and burned it column by column. God's response: dictate it again, longer…

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Case 02 · Jeremiah

Devices Devised Against Jeremiah: Responding When People Turn on Your Ministry

Jeremiah 18 names four specific "devices" the people built against him — a smear campaign, an emotional pit, obstacles, and snares. Here's…

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Case 02 · Jeremiah

Should We Leave or Should We Stay? What Jeremiah 42 Teaches About Seeking God’s Will

The remnant of Judah asked Jeremiah to seek God's will, promised to obey whatever the answer was, got a clear answer —…

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Case 02 · Jeremiah

Gedaliah: A Good Leader Undone by Misplaced Trust

Gedaliah was a good, kind governor who ignored a direct warning that he was about to be assassinated. Kindness alone wasn't enough…

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Case 02 · Jeremiah

Jesus in the Life of Jeremiah

When Jesus asked who people thought He was, "Jeremiah" was one of the answers. The parallels between the two are more striking…

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Case 02 · Jeremiah

The Prophet’s Final Message: What It Cost Jeremiah to Stay Faithful to the End

Jeremiah's last recorded words were rejected outright by the very people he'd followed into exile. By any visible measure, his ministry was…

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Cross-Case

Why I Wrote a Case Study on Jeremiah

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I set you apart… Then said I, Ah,…

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Cross-Case

Moses vs. Jeremiah: Two Very Different Callings, One Faithful God

Moses and Jeremiah lived 800 years apart with almost opposite callings. Read side by side, their stories reveal less about their differences…

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