Rooted in the
Gospel of Jesus.

Dean introduces a new Lenten sermon series on the book of Proverbs, defining biblical wisdom as a practical skill for navigating life’s challenges while bringing blessing to our community. It highlights that the fear of the Lord is the essential foundation for wisdom, encouraging us at every stage of faith to seek divine guidance for life’s most complex decisions.

Dean invites us to enter a “holy Lent” by adopting intentional spiritual disciplines that bring order to life’s chaos while resting in the promise that God’s steadfast love and mercies are new every morning

Jeremiah ends with the fall of Jerusalem, destruction of the city, the palace of the king, the Temple of the Lord, and the execution and exile of all the people. God’s judgement on Judah for immorality, injustice, and idolatry that Jeremiah had prophesied for decades is finally realized. This judgment on God’s people is a type of the spiritual and eternal judgment that will fall on all people. The Bible is clear, God is judge and one day we will all give an account before him, but if our faith is in Christ, we have no reason to fear.

This sermon explores the final siege of Jerusalem through the contrasting responses of the vacillating King Zedekiah, the suffering prophet Jeremiah, and the courageous servant Ebed-Melech. It challenges us to move beyond a superficial faith and cultivate a deep, rooted obedience to God that stands firm in the face of suffering and cultural opposition.