PPT-Advent I – Hope Jeremiah 33: 14-16; Luke 21: 25-36

Lighting the First Advent Candle One The light is surely coming Many Its rays reaching out to illuminate injustice and oppression One With hope we watch for new growth to be coaxed from the earth. Michelangelo, 1512. Jeremiah:. What do you know???. K. INGS. The Kingdom Divides. Assyrian Exile of Israel – 722/21 BC. Judah after Assyrian Exile. Israel and Judah at the time of Jeremiah. Jeremiah Worked for a Long Time. JEREMIAH . Zedekiah: A King Fit for the People. Simon Harris. Zedekiah & Jeremiah. Vision of two baskets of figs . . Jer. . 24 . Letter to the captives . Jer. . 29. Sign of the . yokes . Jer. . 27. Jeremiah. Who was Jeremiah?. Priest from Anathoth . Where did he preach?. In Jerusalem. When did he preach?. 627-586 (and ministered longer) . Structure, Text, Canon. Text. LXX is 15% shorter than MT. Chapters 1-25. Passages and Lessons in Jeremiah. 1:4-10. the Lord calls Jeremiah. 3:14-17,22. backsliding. 6:16. . “ask for the old paths”. 8:12. they did not know how to blush. 9:23-24. knowing the Lord . place our hope?. Jeremiah 33:14-16. “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah…”. “I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David’s line;. JEREMIAH: PLOT. Jeremiah is called to prophesy to Judah re their sins & coming judgment. For 40 years Jeremiah foretells what is coming, often paying a high price personally. Judah will be defeated & Jerusalem destroyed. Lighting the First Advent Candle. One The light is surely coming!. Many Its rays reaching out to illuminate injustice . and oppression.. One With hope we watch for new growth to be coaxed . from the earth.. JEREMIAH. Backsliding. ~ 13x. JEREMIAH. JEREMIAH. 640 BC. 620 BC. 600 BC. 580 BC. Josiah 640-609 BC. Jehoahaz 609 BC (3 months). Jehoakim 609 -598 BC. Jehoiachin. 598 BC (3 months). Zedekiah 598 586 BC. (The Hope candle should be lit before the service begins.). Lighting the Second Advent Candle. One In this holy place, O God, we seek to prepare a path through the wilderness of our lives.. Many Quiet our souls that we may hear your voice.. (The Hope, Peace, and Joy candles should be lit before the service begins.). Lighting the Fourth Advent Candle. . One Today let our hearts join together as we light the . candle . of Love.. Many We seek God’s love to help us heal a broken world.. Advent What is Advent? Advent is a time of preparation. What does that mean? Who are we as Christians preparing for? What are we preparing for? Why is preparation needed? How do we prepare for Christmas? Welcome to our advent collective worship we will be reflecting today on the theme of advent and how it is a time to prepare and await the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ . Gospel Reading, from Isaiah 7:14: JEREMIAH THE PROPHET He was son of Hilkiah , one of the priests of Anathoth , in the land of Benjamin, in Judah. He was called to the prophetic office about 627 BC. He was called to be a prophet by God when he was young and a bachelor. 3. Advent Wreath/Koru. Leader:. . Living God as your people here in Aotearoa, we gather in this time of expectation. . With Simeon and Anna . we wait and we hope. (. Light the first Advent Candle).