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Sermon Summary

Is today's Sermon based on one of the Lessons?	Yes / No
Circle the Lesson that the Sermon is based on.	Jeremiah 33:14-16 Psalm 25:1-10 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Luke 21:25-36 None of the Above
What is the main point of the Sermon?	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
Note any Scripture references the preacher makes	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
What powerful figures of speech did the preacher use? (Metaphors, Similes, hyperbole)	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
Now that you have thought about this Lesson, what might you do differently next week?	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________

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Jeremiah 33:14-16
Psalm 25:1-10
1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
Luke 21:25-36

Focus Statement: I will fulfill the promise I made.

Name times, periods, or events when you have based your self-esteem or identity on status or power	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
How is this reliance on finite securities reflected in the behavior of your community? (persons and institutions)	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
When identity is determined by social location (e.g., income, education, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, physical ability), what persons or groups are the victims of injustice? What persons are groups receive privileges at the expense of others?	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
To what extent does your church fail to embody the righteous relations that Jeremiah assures us God will bring about? e.g., unjust structure, policies, practices?	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
As Christians, what role do we play in building a church and society that is just to all persons? 6. Is your identity defined by your social location or social commitment? How so?	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________