Reform or Die - Jeremiah 7:1 - 8:3

Jeremiah 7:1-8:3 – “Reform or Die”

Introduction

            Keir Starmer’s speech on the state of the NHS

 

Reformation is Required (7:1-11)

 

            Relying on religion’s externals (v4)

 

                        Rabbit’s foot religion

 

                        Spiritual insurance

 

            Rejecting religion’s internals (v3)

 

                        Reformed relationships

 

 

Rebellion is Repeated (7:12-29)

 

            Go to Shiloh (v12-15)

 

 

 

            Go to the ENT (v13 & 24-26)

 

 

            Go to the home (v17-19)

 

            Keep your meat

 

Rejoicing is Removed (7:30-8:3)

 

            They pay a high price (v30-31)

 

 

            They pay the ultimate price (7:32-8:3)

 

 

Questions:

1a) Are there religious habits or external markers (church attendance, Bible reading, Christian vocabulary) that you use to convince yourself you're spiritually safe without real heart change? 1b) What false gods are subtly influencing your worship?

2) Is there a part of your conduct, thinking, or relationships that remains crooked and needs straightening before the Lord?

3) Are we guilty of using church as a hideout from transformation, rather than a place of true humility before God?

4a) How are we as a church mixing the worship of God with the worship of worthless things? 4b) Where have we domesticated God, assuming His grace will cover our unrepentant hearts?

5a) Where do we see the modern-day "Valley of Hinnom" in our city or culture? 5b) Are we turning a blind eye to the spiritual and moral rot in our society—especially regarding the value of human life?