Jeremiah 4:19 (4/10/24)

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Jeremiah 4:19 (4/10/24)

What Do You Hear?

April 10, 2024 • Benham Brothers • Jeremiah 4:19

- When you draw near to God, He gives you eyes to see and ears to hear.

- You will see & hear the spirit.

- When Jesus returns, we’ll see Him and hear Him physically.

- But we can do it now if we focus our spiritual eyes and tune our spiritual ears.

- We won’t just see and hear God, we’ll see and hear the enemy.

- EX: Jesus calling Peter “Satan.”

- All through Christ’s ministry, He talked about those who don’t see or hear.

- Jeremiah shows us what it looks like.

- His culture was going to hell in a hatbasket, but everyone was having a great time.

- They were building their churches and having their conferences and enjoying themselves.

- All while the culture was going down the tube straight to hell!

- vs 19 - “Oh, my anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain. Oh, the agony of my heart! My heart pounds within me; I cannot keep silent. For I have heard the sound of the trumpet; I have heard the battle cry.”

- Jeremiah heard something nobody else did.

- He heard it because his ears were tuned into God.

- He saw it because his eyes were focused on the Lord.

- We must do the same.

- When we see God moving and hear Him whispering, we can prepare for what lies ahead.

- EX: David and I speaking at a men’s event and charging the men to be bold.

- Some of the staff might not say anything - maybe even distance from us.

- But other men flock to us and are ready to fight!

- They heard the battle cry!

- But Jeremiah didn’t simply hear the battle cry, he also heard something else:

- vs 31 - “I hear a cry as of a woman in labor, a groan as of one bearing her first child— the cry of Daughter Zion gasping for breath…”

- He was soft-hearted toward people and hard-headed toward principle!

- How do you tune your ears to hear God and focus your eyes to see God?

- See like a Soldier - recognize that we’re in a spiritual battle.

- Soldiers are always on the lookout.

- They are surrendered to authority.

- Process like a Parent - your role is to provide and protect.

- So you speak truth in love.

- Your provide boundaries for their blessing.

- Study like a Scribe - devour the Scripture.

- Don’t just read, but “study.”

- 2 Timothy 2:15 - “Study to show yourself approved.”

Jeremiah 1:5 (10/6/16)

October 6, 2016 • Benham Brothers

• Sweet Spot. • Read Jeremiah 1:5 then Psalms 139:16. • Every one of us were created with a pre-packed purpose by God and for God. • If you were created to be an apple it’s futile to desire to be a grapefruit. • The only way an apple seed can become an apple is to DIE to itself. • It can then become the specific nourishment for others God intended for it. • An apple has different vitamins and minerals than oranges - we need both. • We come into our purpose through FOCUS: 1. We don’t focus on a PLACE (a destination). 2. We don’t focus on PEOPLE (comparison). 3. We focus on a PERSON (God). • God asks us to die, to surrender all to Him. • When we focus on Him He reveals us to ourselves. • How do you know if you're following God's purpose for you? 1. When doors open automatically - you don't have to push them open. 2. When you are at total rest - you're not letting ambition lead. 3. When you feel energized the more you do it - it's not burning you out. 4. When you have the grace to handle the blessings that come from it - you don't get prideful or selfish. 5. When you feel God's power working through you - others will experience change (like Paul in prison when the other prisoner's chains fell off).

Jeremiah 1:7-8 (10/4/18)

October 4, 2018 • Benham Brothers

* Notice the five commands God gives young Jeremiah: * 1) Don’t think about yourself - don’t say, “I’m too young.” * 2) Go where I send you - even if he didn’t understand why or where. * 3) Say whatever I command you - he wasn’t to consider his audience and tailor his message. * He was to start with God’s truth and then deliver to the people, not the other way around. * 4) Don’t be afraid - the message would tick people off. * 5) Get yourself ready (vs 17) - this is the same command Jesus gave His disciples.

Jeremiah 1:10 (10/10/14)

October 10, 2014 • Benham Brothers

God placed Jeremiah "over" all things - he could: Build and Plant. Pluck up and Break down. Destroy and Overthrow. The first four are negative - tearing things down. The last two are positive - building up. You have to tear down before you build up. He wasn't the prince (phsycial ruler) - he was the prophet (spiritual ruler). To remain in this position of authority Jeremiah needed to remain under God's authority. Matt 28:18 - Jesus was given this same authority. Matt 16:19 - Jesus granted access to this authority to the body of believers. As the church we have been placed "over" all things just as Jeremiah was. We can now: Build and Plant. Pluck up and Break down. Destroy and Overthrow. We don't have to be the prince (physical ruler), just the prophet (spiritual ruler). The goal of the church is to extend God's kingdom on the earth by ruling well, not to build BIG church. So long as our focus is kingdom and not church we will continue in His authority.