Gracepoint DT Questions - Jeremiah 1
Jeremiah 1:4-10, 18-19
Consider the scale of God’s call upon Jeremiah—“appoint you as a prophet to the nations” (v. 5) and “I appoint you over nations and kingdoms” (vs. 10)—and how Jeremiah must have felt about it. Consider the parallels between this and Jesus’ great commission to the disciples.
Matt 28:18-20 18
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
What do these two scenes reveal about God’s way of working out his will on the earth, and communicating his heart to men?
Reflect on Jeremiah’s answer to the Lord’s call upon his life. In what ways do I respond like Jeremiah—“I do not know how to ___; I am only a ___”—when God asks me to take on something that seems too big for me?
What is the essence of God’s answer to Jeremiah and the disciples regarding their adequacy for the task?
How firmly have I accepted God’s call upon my life, and how clearly have I set aside notions of my inadequacy and embraced God’s provision for the mission he has given me?
What impact might verses 5 and 8 have had on Jeremiah’s sense of confidence regarding his adequacy for the task God is calling him to? Do I have a sense that God has known me all my life, and that he has been directing and guiding me long before I became aware of his specific call upon my life?
Jeremiah 1:17-19
Reflect on this passage. What does v. 17 tell me about the Christian’s role as a prophet? Whom must I fear, and whom must I not fear in my life?
Think about the people and groups arrayed against Jeremiah, all of whom would oppose his message, disagree with his words, dismiss his warnings. What does this tell me about the position and relational situation I must be willing to face as I obey God?
Consider the scale of God’s call upon Jeremiah—“appoint you as a prophet to the nations” (v. 5) and “I appoint you over nations and kingdoms” (vs. 10)—and how Jeremiah must have felt about it. Consider the parallels between this and Jesus’ great commission to the disciples.
Matt 28:18-20 18
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
What do these two scenes reveal about God’s way of working out his will on the earth, and communicating his heart to men?
Reflect on Jeremiah’s answer to the Lord’s call upon his life. In what ways do I respond like Jeremiah—“I do not know how to ___; I am only a ___”—when God asks me to take on something that seems too big for me?
What is the essence of God’s answer to Jeremiah and the disciples regarding their adequacy for the task?
How firmly have I accepted God’s call upon my life, and how clearly have I set aside notions of my inadequacy and embraced God’s provision for the mission he has given me?
What impact might verses 5 and 8 have had on Jeremiah’s sense of confidence regarding his adequacy for the task God is calling him to? Do I have a sense that God has known me all my life, and that he has been directing and guiding me long before I became aware of his specific call upon my life?
Jeremiah 1:17-19
Reflect on this passage. What does v. 17 tell me about the Christian’s role as a prophet? Whom must I fear, and whom must I not fear in my life?
Think about the people and groups arrayed against Jeremiah, all of whom would oppose his message, disagree with his words, dismiss his warnings. What does this tell me about the position and relational situation I must be willing to face as I obey God?
