In every respect, Jeremiah's ministry was successful in God's eyes because Jeremiah unflinchingly and obediently proclaimed the message of God throughout the course of his forty-year ministry. Rather than measure success by the number added to the temple roll, Jeremiah claimed success from his resolve in the face of threats from the very people he was sent to warn. Obedience, as it turns out, is the yardstick by which God measures success. In Jeremiah we see the high cost of obedience to the prophetic calling.

And yet, this call did not smother his humanity. Jeremiah has often been referred to as the "weeping prophet" because of the tears of compassion he shed for his people. At the same time, he demanded vengeance on those who threatened him. In Jeremiah’s life, we witness the dynamic struggle of one who could not separate himself from the burden of the message he was charged to deliver.

Join us in a study of Jeremiah's significant and challenging life in the 2005 Annual Bible Study.