13 March 2016

Family Camp 2016 : Evening Message 1: Interactive Praying

Family Camp 2016 : Evening Message 1: Interactive Praying
Text: Jeremiah 1

Speaker:
Rev Dr Charles Tan
Series:
Family Camp 2016 : Call To Me

Message Notes

Introduction of the Theme of the Camp “Call to Me”             Jeremiah 33:3

  1. The Concept of “Interactive Praying”

a) A relationship established
b) A dialogue begun and sustained
c) A search for understanding
  1. A Training program

a) Understanding the world we live in
i) Its sinfulness
ii) Its wickedness
b) Understanding the word of God
i) To be comprehended
ii) The revealed word
c) Understanding the will of God
d) Understanding the judgment of God
e) Understanding the Person of God
  1. Many important lessons learned along the way

a) About self
b) About God
c) Corrections
d) Change
e) Commencement of Interactive Praying
  1. Examples

a) Jeremiah
i)   As a young man
ii)  Appointment
iii) Interaction
iv) Commencement
b) Ezekiel (Ezekiel 1-3)
i) The Glorious Person of God                            Ezekiel 1
ii) The Spirit of God                                                Ezekiel 2
iii) The Word of God                                                Ezekiel 2
iv) Watchman ministry                                          Ezekiel 3
  1. Inspiration

a) To discover God afresh
b) To develop a relationship with God
c) To desire a strong walk with God
d) To determine to interact with God
e) To determine to make necessary changes as we progress in prayer
  1. Interactive Praying

a) God’s initiative to speak to Jeremiah
i) The word of the LORD came to me                           Jeremiah 1:4
ii) Before I formed you in the womb I knew you          Jeremiah 1:5
iii) Before you were born I sanctified you                     Jeremiah 1:5
iv) I ordained you a prophet to the nations                  Jeremiah 1:5
b) Jeremiah’s response
i) Ah, LORD God                                                              Jeremiah 1:6
 ii) Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth                Jeremiah 1:6
c) God’s further word
i) But the LORD said to me                                          Jeremiah 1:7
ii) Do not say, “I am a youth”
iii) For you shall go to all to whom I send you
iv) And whatever I command you, you shall speak
v) Do not be afraid of their faces
vi) For I am with you to deliver you, says the LORD Jeremiah 1:7
  1. The training program Jeremiah 1:9-19

a) The place of God’s word (Lesson 1)
Word of God in the mouth of Jeremiah
b) Ministry outlined (Lesson 2)
i) Set you over the nations and the kingdoms
ii) To root out
iii) To pull down
iv) To destroy
v) To throw down
vi) To build
vii) To plant
c) Word of God to Jeremiah (Lesson 3)
               “Jeremiah, what do you see?”            Jeremiah 1:11
d) Response of Jeremiah
   “I see a branch of an almond tree”      Jeremiah 1:11
 e) Then the LORD said to me                Jeremiah 1:12
i) You have seen well
ii) I am ready to perform My word
f) The word of the LORD came to me  Jeremiah 1:13
“What do you see?”
g) Jeremiah’s response                                   Jeremiah 1:13
i) I see a boiling pot
ii) Facing away from the north
h) God’s explanation               Jeremiah 1:14-16
i) Calamity from the north
ii) The kingdoms of the north
iii) They will attack Jerusalem
i) Jerusalem
i) Judgment on Jerusalem
ii) Because of wickedness
iii) Forsaking of God
iv) Offering incense to other gods
v) Worshipped idols
j) Preparation for ministry Jeremiah 1:17-18
i) Prepare yourself
ii) Arise
iii) Speak to them all that I command you
iv) Do not be dismayed, lest I dismay you before them
k) God’s plan Jeremiah 1:18
i) I have made you this day
ii) A fortified city
iii) An iron pillar
iv) Bronze walls
l) Enemies identified                   Jeremiah 1:18-19
 i) The kings of Judah
ii) Its princes
iii) Its priests
iv) The people of the land
m) They will fight you but they shall not prevail
  1. Application

 a) Commencement of a relationship with God
i) Real
ii) Vital
iii) Significant
b) Cultivation of this relationship with God
i) Devoting time
ii) Putting in effort
iii) Seeking maturity
c) Continuation and Consistency
i) Doubts will surface
ii) Distraction will come
iii) Consistency to be found
d) Culmination
i) A meaningful prayer life
ii) A strong prayer life
iii) An understanding of Interactive-Praying
iv) A practice of Interactive-Praying