Subject: When the Clay Rejects the Potter

Scripture Reading: Jeremiah 2

Memory Verse: Jeremiah 2: 5

1. What controversy did the Lord have with Israel then that He still has now? Jeremiah 2: 4 & 5

2. Even though they plunged deeper into sin, did they stop to seek counsel? Jeremiah 2: 6 - 8

3. Although they found it hard to acknowledge, what were they guilty of and who was responsible? Jeremiah 2: 11 & 13.

4. Why was punishment inevitable then and still is today? Jeremiah 2: 31 - 35, 8: 6 - 12

5. To constantly shun God's messengers is considered foolish, what does such action bring upon a church or a nation? Proverbs 1: 22 - 30

6. In the days of Nehemiah, God's people (the clay) asked Him (the potter) to put them back on His wheel. How did they do this? Nehemiah 9: 32 - 38. Was it any different in the days of Daniel? Daniel 9: 1 - 11, 17 & 19

7. How does a merciful God respond to sincere repentance? Jonah 3: 3 - 10. In acknowledgement of our present condition, what is the church's only option? Jeremiah 7: 3 – 7