04-05-2026 • PM

FINDING HOPE IN THE RUINS

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

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THE CONTEXT

586 B.C.

Jerusalem is burning.
Solomon’s temple is destroyed.
The city is crushed under judgment.

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THE AFTERMATH

RUIN AND GRIEF

Survivors chained for Babylon.
Mocked by their captors.
The bitter fruit of rebellion.

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THE PROPHET

SPEAKING FROM ASHES

Jeremiah is not at a safe distance.
He does not abandon truth.
He remembers who God is.

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THESIS

THE ONLY ANCHOR

When everything human collapses.
God's mercy and faithfulness remain.
The anchor that holds the soul.

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THE TEXT

A DECLARATION OF HOPE

"The Lord's lovingkindnesses indeed never cease..."

Lamentations 3:22a

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THE TEXT

UNFAILING COMPASSION

"...for His compassions never fail."

Lamentations 3:22b

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THE TEXT

FRESH MERCY

"They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness."

Lamentations 3:23

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POINT I

COVENANT MERCY REMAINS

Jeremiah starts with God.
He does not start with the crisis.
Faith must look higher than ruin.

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POINT I

NOT A SOFT LOVE

This is covenant, loyal mercy.
Rooted entirely in God's nature.
Not weak, human sentiment.

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GEM: ḤESED

Steadfast love with steel in its spine.

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POINT I

JUDGMENT WAS REAL

Jerusalem fell for a reason.
The people rebelled against truth.
God's holy warnings are true.

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POINT I

MERCY WAS NOT GONE

Compassion had not run dry.
God remains who He is.
Wrath is not the whole story.

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POINT I

HOLY AND MERCIFUL

Judgment does not erase mercy.
Mercy does not excuse sin.
God holds both perfectly.

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POINT I

MERCY CONFRONTS US

You are still breathing today.
Truth is still speaking to you.
Time remains to repent.

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APPLICATION

Stop treating days as if they are owed to you.

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POINT II

NEW EVERY MORNING

God gives mercy day by day.
Not a lifetime supply at once.
He teaches us dependence.

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POINT II

THE MANNA PRINCIPLE

Israel gathered manna daily.
Hoarded manna quickly rotted.
We must look upward daily.

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POINT II

NO STORED CERTAINTY

We want earthly guarantees.
We want peace in bulk.
God demands daily trust.

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GEM: DAILY GRACE

You cannot fight tomorrow's battle with today's grace.

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POINT II

HEAVY DAYS

Mornings can bring intense pain.
Grief and fear rise early.
But mercy comes with the sun.

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POINT II

UNBELIEVING CONTROL

Anxiety tries to live in tomorrow.
We choke on unassigned days.
God supplies the present hour.

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APPLICATION

DROP THE BURDEN

Repent of yesterday's sin.
Stop borrowing tomorrow's panic.
Walk in today's grace.

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POINT III

UNCHANGING FAITHFULNESS

The summit of Lamentations.
The rock under the ruins.
Our God does not shift.

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POINT III

HUMAN FRAGILITY

Kingdoms and nations fall.
Wealth vanishes; bodies fail.
Only the Creator remains.

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POINT III

FALSE ANCHORS

We often trust predictability.
We rely heavily on routine.
Ruin exposes this lie.

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GEM: EXPOSURE

Ruin exposes what you trusted, but cannot erase God.

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POINT III

NO VARIATION

God does not fluctuate.
Same in prosperity and pain.
He cannot lie or fail.

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POINT III

TRUE FAITHFULNESS

Not a promise of easy lives.
A promise that God is true.
He keeps His covenant.

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APPLICATION

STAND ON THE ROCK

Do not interpret God by the crisis.
Interpret the crisis by God.
Hold fast to the truth.

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CONCLUSION

MESSAGE OF THE ASHES

When walls crack, God is faithful.
When grief enters, God is faithful.
Lift your eyes to Him.

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INVITATION

CALL TO THE LOST

Earthly stability cannot save you.
Divine judgment is real.
Obey the Lord today.

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INVITATION

CALL TO THE DRIFTING

Stop carrying secret sin.
Return to the Father.
Repent in brokenness.

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OBEDIENCE

STEPS OF SALVATION

HEAR: Romans 10:17
BELIEVE: John 8:24
REPENT: Acts 17:30
CONFESS: Romans 10:9-10
BAPTISM: Acts 2:38

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GEM: THE FINAL WORD

If you are still breathing, mercy has not quit on you yet.

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