Sermon Breakdown · The sermon begins by introducing Jeremiah 17:5-8 which contrasts the cursed man who trusts in man with the blessed man who trusts in God.

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord. And whose hope is in the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by ...

4 мая 2020 г. · The person that trusts in Jehovah is compared to a green and fruitful tree. He is planted by the waters. He is planted there by God himself.

8 янв. 2018 г. · The cursed man makes flesh his strength (vs.5a); the blessed man makes the LORD His hope (vs.7b). The cursed man shall be like a shrub in the ...

7 июл. 2019 г. · In this sermon, David Capoccia examines a short testimony from God in the prophecy of Jeremiah concerning how a person obtains a cursed or a blessed life.

12 февр. 2022 г. · In Jeremiah 17:5-10, the prophet Jeremiah tells us that when we trust in the Lord, we are blessed. When we turn away from the Lord, we are cursed.

The passage exhorts the reader to trust in the Lord. The issue of trust in the Lord comes up throughout scripture, in various ways and with many nuances.

The question the pericope begs us to contemplate is not whether the heart trusts or believes, but rather, what does the heart trust and believe in.

5 мар. 2014 г. · This is what the Lord says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the Lord ...

In this sermon on Jeremiah 17:5–8 titled “The Christian Life,” Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones preaches on the great truth that blessings come by God's grace.