1. JEREMIAH BY: Calem, Lauren, Tristian

2. WHO WAS JEREMIAH? -Jeremiah was the son of Hilkiah (a Levitical priest). -He was born in 655 BC in Anathoth -The village of Anathoth was out to kill him -Throughout his childhood he trained to be a priest -Before he was born god had planned for him to work for the office of a prophet to take god's words Israel and to the nations. -Jeremiah was a priest who God calls to be his prophet. ANATHOTH

3. Lesson #1: The importance of knowing God Jeremiah had a very close relationship with god. Overtime he gained trust for god. It is important to know god and all that he can do for us or against us so it’s good to respect and cherish. He created us therefore we should obey him and his plan for our lives. TWO LESSONS WE CAN LEARN FROM JEREMIAH

4. Lesson #2 Relying on God Jeremiah knew that God was in complete control of events. Lots of Jeremiah's countrymen did not believe that god was in complete control of events so they didn't listen to the messages being sent even though they were directly from the Creator. God has a plan for all the events in our lives and purpose for all of them so we have to rely that what he has planned for us and our lives is for the better.

5. SIGNIFICANT SCRIPTURAL READINGS ABOUT JEREMIAH For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. But the LORD is the true God; he is the living God, the eternal King. When he is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure his wrath.

6. SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCES FROM JEREMIAH’S LIFE -Jeremiah was set aside before birth to take a message to the nations, urging a change of heart and turning to the one true God. His message still applies. -Jeremiah is persecuted

7. When King Josiah died, Jeremiah’s hardships as a prophet of God increased. His message aroused great hostility and death threats, especially in his native city, Anathoth (Jeremiah 11:21). Even his own relatives conspired against him and betrayed him (Jeremiah 12:6). His persecution increased in Jerusalem when a priest named Pashhur sought out Jeremiah to have him beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin for a day (Jeremiah 20:1-2). After this, Jeremiah lamented the hardship that had come to him for speaking God’s words. It was difficult to have become a laughingstock to the people and a target of mockery (verse 7). Later, spiteful men obtained the king’s approval to arrest Jeremiah for prophesying disaster. These men then lowered Jeremiah by ropes into a cistern, and he sank into a layer of mud (Jeremiah 38:1-6). When another court official learned about Jeremiah’s fate, he persuaded the king to let him rescue Jeremiah before he starved to death at the bottom of the cistern (verses 7-13). Yet Jeremiah knew he had to speak the message God had given him. He wrote how, if he tried to resist speaking what God told him to speak and tried to not even mention God’s name, God’s words became like fire in his heart. He was unable to hold them in (Jeremiah 20:9). God told Jeremiah that if he would boldly speak His words and not shrink back in fear of the people, He would give him the strength he needed to withstand the persecution. God told him, “I will make you to this people a fortified bronze wall; and they will fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you; for I am with you to save you and deliver you” (Jeremiah 15:20-21). SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCES FROM JEREMIAH’S LIFE