Trust God and know He has a plan; Ignore those who interfere with His will.(NATION)(THE CAPITAL PULPIT)(Excerpt)

From: The Washington Times (Washington, DC) | Date: November 27, 2006 | Copyright information

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The following is an excerpt from a recent sermon by the Rev. Bucas Sterling III, senior pastor at Kettering Baptist Church in Upper Marlboro.

The prophet Jeremiah was called by God at a young age to the assignment of preaching to a rebellious Israel prior to the captivity in Babylon.

Early in his ministry after warnings and proclamations of their wickedness, idolatry, disrespect for God and violation of their covenant relationship with God his own brothers plot to have him killed. God then advises Jeremiah of the plot to deliver him ...

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