Jer 8 22 By Ron Halbrook

Jer. 8: 22 [By Ron Halbrook]

• Introduction: 1. Jer. 8: 18 -9: 2 Judgment fell on Judah 2

1. Jer. 8: 18 -9: 2 Judgment fell on Judah 18 When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me. 19 Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? [Why is Judah suffering judgment? God answers: ] Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities? 3

1. Jer. 8: 18 -9: 2 Judgment fell on Judah 20 The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. 21 For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black [mourn]; astonishment hath taken hold on me. 22 Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered? 4

1. Jer. 8: 18 -9: 2 Judgment fell on Judah 1 Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! 2 Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men. 5

• Introduction: 1. Jer. 8: 18 -9: 2 Judgment fell on Judah – Judah persisted in sin, refused to repent – Jeremiah is shocked, saddened, disgusted – Vs. 22 God is merciful but sinners stubborn 22 Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered? 6

• Introduction: 2. Lk. 8: 43 -44 Great Physician heals even the most desperate cases! 43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, 44 Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: 7 and immediately her issue of blood stanched.

• Introduction: 2. Lk. 8: 43 -44 Great Physician heals even the most desperate cases! – Lev. 15: 19 Unclean to touch: she hid – Sinners desperately need the Great Physician 8

Sinners desperately need the Great Physician This woman in her helplessness is a picture of humanity. It is sick with the worst of all maladies—sin. It is suffering all the wretched consequences of guilt— weariness, restlessness, misery, remorse. It often spends its resources on things which have no healing virtue, and which leave it ill as ever. At length it repairs unto him in whom is no disappointment, in the shelter of whose cross, and in the shadow of whose love, and in the sunshine of whose service is pardon for every sin…. (Pulpit Commentary: Luke, I: 227) 9

• Introduction: 3. Christ is balm for every sin-sick soul! – Our merciful God offers abundant balm – Sinners may accept or reject Christ’s balm – Many Filipinos gladly accept his balm 10

I. Our Merciful God Offers Abundant Balm A. God Promised Healing to Judah – Jer. 8: 11 False remedies deceive not heal 11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. 11

I. Our Merciful God Offers Abundant Balm A. God Promised Healing to Judah – Jer. 30: 12 -13 No hope of healing in sin 12 For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous. 13 There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines. 12

I. Our Merciful God Offers Abundant Balm A. God Promised Healing to Judah – Jer. 30: 17 God is the only source of healing 17 For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; 13

I. Our Merciful God Offers Abundant Balm A. God Promised Healing to Judah – Jer. 31: 31, 34 New covenant pardons sin 31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant … - - - - -- - - - - 34 …for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. 14

I. Our Merciful God Offers Abundant Balm A. God Promised Healing to Judah – Jer. 33: 15 -16 New King brings salvation 15

• Jer. 33: 15 -16 New King brings salvation 15 In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. 16 In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness. 16

I. Our Merciful God Offers Abundant Balm B. Jesus Christ Is the Great Physician – Matt. 1: 21 Jesus means Savior 21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. 17

I. Our Merciful God Offers Abundant Balm B. Jesus Christ Is the Great Physician – Lk. 1: 76 -77 John: prepare for Savior 76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; 77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people 18 by the remission of their sins,

I. Our Merciful God Offers Abundant Balm B. Jesus Christ Is the Great Physician – Lk. 2: 11 Angels announce Savior’s birth 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 19

I. Our Merciful God Offers Abundant Balm B. Jesus Christ Is the Great Physician – Lk. 5: 31 -32 This Physician heals sinners! 31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. 32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. 20

I. Our Merciful God Offers Abundant Balm B. Jesus Christ Is the Great Physician – Lk. 8: 43 -44 This Great Physician heals even the most desperate cases! 43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, 44 Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: 21 and immediately her issue of blood stanched.

Sinners desperately need the Great Physician This woman in her helplessness is a picture of humanity. It is sick with the worst of all maladies—sin. It is suffering all the wretched consequences of guilt— weariness, restlessness, misery, remorse. It often spends its resources on things which have no healing virtue, and which leave it ill as ever. At length it repairs unto him in whom is no disappointment, in the shelter of whose cross, and in the shadow of whose love, and in the sunshine of whose service is pardon for every sin…. (Pulpit Commentary: Luke, I: 227) 22

II. Sinners May Accept or Reject the Balm A. We Are Made in God’s Image with Free Will – Gen. 2: 16 -17 The tree offered choice 16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely 23 die.

II. Sinners May Accept or Reject the Balm B. Israel Was Free to Accept or Reject God – Ex. 19: 5 -8 “If ye will obey…” 24

Ex. 19: 5 -8 “If ye will obey…” 5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: 6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel. 7 And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him. 8 And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD. 25

II. Sinners May Accept or Reject the Balm B. Israel Was Free to Accept or Reject God – Deut. 30: 15 -18 Choose life or death 26

• Deut. 30: 15 -18 Choose life or death 15 See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; 16 In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it. 17 But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them; 18 I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it. 27

II. Sinners May Accept or Reject the Balm B. Israel Was Free to Accept or Reject God – Isa. 1: 16 -20 Choose pardon or punishment 28

Isa. 1: 16 -20 Choose pardon or punishment 16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; 17 Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. 18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. 19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: 20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. 29

II. Sinners May Accept or Reject the Balm C. We Can Accept or Reject the Gospel Balm – Mk. 16: 15 -16 Choose salvation or judgment 15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 30

Mk. 16: 15 -16 Choose salvation or judgment GOSPEL OF CHRIST Believe + Baptized = Saved ATHEISM Believe + Baptized = NOT Saved UNIVERSALISM Not Belive + Not Baptized = Saved CATHOLICISM Baptize Infant = Saved + Believe CALVINISM Saved = Believe + Baptized DENOMINATIONS Believe = Saved + Baptized 31

II. Sinners May Accept or Reject the Balm C. We Can Accept or Reject the Gospel Balm – Acts 2: 38, 41 3, 000 chose salvation 41 Then they that gladly received 38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, his word were baptized: and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and the same day there were added unto and ye about three thousand souls. them shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 32

II. Sinners May Accept or Reject the Balm C. We Can Accept or Reject the Gospel Balm – Acts 7: 57 Jewish leaders close their ears 57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, 33

II. Sinners May Accept or Reject the Balm C. We Can Accept or Reject the Gospel Balm – Acts 8: 35 -38 Ethiopian requested baptism 34

• Acts 8: 35 -38 Ethiopian requested baptism 35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. 36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? 37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. 38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. 35

II. Sinners May Accept or Reject the Balm C. We Can Accept or Reject the Gospel Balm – Acts 13: 45 -46 Antiochian Jews reject gospel 36

• Acts 13: 45 -46 Antiochian Jews reject gospel 45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. 46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. 37

II. Sinners May Accept or Reject the Balm C. We Can Accept or Reject the Gospel Balm – Acts 19: 5 Ephesians were baptized (again) 5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 38

II. Sinners May Accept or Reject the Balm C. We Can Accept or Reject the Gospel Balm – Acts 22: 16 Saul waited no longer 16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. 39

II. Sinners May Accept or Reject the Balm C. We Can Accept or Reject the Gospel Balm – Acts 24: 25 Felix chose to wait 25 And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee. 40

II. Sinners May Accept or Reject the Balm D. Gospel Balm Makes a New Man in Christ – Eph. 4: 17 -24 Put off old man, put on new man 41

Eph. 4: 17 -24 Put off old man, put on new man 17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, 18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: 19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. ICK!!! S 42

Eph. 4: 17 -24 Put off old man, put on new man 20 But ye have not so learned Christ; 21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: 22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; 23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; 24 And that ye put on the new man, HEALED!!! which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. 43

III. Many Filipinos Gladly Accept the Balm A. Filipinos Desperately Need Gospel Balm – Pagan idolatry, Islam, Catholicism, denominationalism – Culture of corruption & immorality – Many have no Bible – Disillusioned, searching, willing to listen 44

III. Filipinos Gladly Accept the Balm B. Ron & Phil Martin (Jere Whitson Rd Church, Cookeville, TN); Harry Osborne (84 th St Church, Oklahoma City, OK) – July 22 -Aug. 25, 2010 – Teach saints & sinners – Ron 97 lessons + Phil’s + Harry’s 45 – 64+ baptized

III. Filipinos Gladly Accept the Balm C. Manila Area July 23 -29 – Saturday at Kapitbahayan with Ben & Elias Cruz – Sunday at Kenneth Pasig church with Lewelyn Lazarao; Southville 3 with Elijah Sikat & Lucio Centeno 46

III. Filipinos Gladly Accept the Balm C. Manila Area July 23 -29 – Monday at Vicas church, Northern Caloocan City with Larry & Ely Ebuenga – Also at Phase 6 church, Northern Caloocan City with Jhun & Arnold Layusa 47 – Also at Tala church

III. Filipinos Gladly Accept the Balm C. Manila Area July 23 -29 – Tuesday at Bilibid Prison to visit Willie Pastor – Also preach in squatter relocation project, Muntinlupa 48

III. Filipinos Gladly Accept the Balm C. Manila Area July 23 -29 – Wednesday at Marilao church with Abraham Cruz: 13 baptized – Also at Minuyan III church with Enteng Cay 49

III. Filipinos Gladly Accept the Balm D. Auckland, New Zealand July 30 -Aug. 5 – Meet in Ronnie Salunga home – Randy Cabrillas family joined – 6 days, 11 -26 attend – 1 st principles, edification, how to prepare sermons, etc. 50

III. Filipinos Gladly Accept the Balm E. Visayan Islands Aug. 7 -11 Based in Iloilo City, Panay, we visited Negros Oriental Sunday at Kawayanan church, Bago City with Shem Tagapan Also Phil at Victorias City with Jack Jaco Also at Bacalod City hotel 51

III. Filipinos Gladly Accept the Balm E. Visayan Islands Aug. 7 -11 – Monday-Tuesday San Jose, Antique, Panay Island – Tony Abad trying to plant church – 27 came, then 45! 52

III. Filipinos Gladly Accept the Balm E. Visayan Islands Aug. 7 -11 Wednesday 92 attend at Iloilo City hotel— Q & A: why do people who understand not obey? 53

III. Filipinos Gladly Accept the Balm F. General Santos City Aug. 12 -16 Thursday Phil with Samson Castillon at Katangawan church, Ron at Nestor Francisco’s house 54

III. Filipinos Gladly Accept the Balm F. General Santos City Aug. 12 -16 Friday Phil at Magsaysay church, Koronadal City, S. Cotabato with Carlito Abella Ron at San Filipe church, Tantangan with Rosalito Nardo Then we switched 55

III. Filipinos Gladly Accept the Balm F. General Santos City Aug. 12 -16 Saturday at Lake Sebu, S. Cotabato with Fred Tihitum & Benjie Blonto— 75 attend 56

III. Filipinos Gladly Accept the Balm F. General Santos City Aug. 12 -16 Sunday Phil with Bernard Saquilan Ron at Balite church with Ricardo dela Cruz Both at Riverside church with Johnny Julom Both to Malungon, 57 funeral of Rene Sandoval

III. Filipinos Gladly Accept the Balm G. Davao City area Aug. 17 -24 Tuesday at Kiblawan, Davao del Sur thanks to Ben Canada Wednesday Phil & Ron alternate at Digos with Julie Notarte & at Sitio Dulangan with Elmer Dianga 58

III. Filipinos Gladly Accept the Balm G. Davao City area Aug. 17 -24 Thursday-Friday Phil, Harry, & Ron at Davao City hotel Saturday Harry & Ron at Bible Baptist Church, Calinan Ron at night at Seaside church with Ben Canada 59

III. Filipinos Gladly Accept the Balm G. Davao City area Aug. 17 -24 Sunday Harry at Seaside & Lemuel Ortega’s place Ron at Lower Madapo with Robert Agsao & New Matina with Juanito Balbin 60

III. Filipinos Gladly Accept the Balm G. Davao City area Aug. 17 -24 Monday at Tagum City, Davao del Norte civic center— 125 attend PM at Toril, Davao del Sur, Victory Christian Fellowship 61

• Invitation: 1. Jer. 8: 18 -9: 2 Judgment fell on Judah 22 Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered? 62

• Introduction: 2. Lk. 8: 43 -44 Great Physician heals even the most desperate cases! 43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, 44 Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: 63 and immediately her issue of blood stanched.

• Invitation: 3. Christ is balm for every sin-sick soul! – Our merciful God offers abundant balm – Sinners may accept or reject Christ’s balm – Many Filipinos gladly accept his balm 64

• Invitation: 3. Christ is balm for every sin-sick soul! – Why do you wait, dear sinner? 16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. 65