Apathy Brings Judgment

Apathy Brings Judgment

From Woodland Hills Church of Christ by Woodland Hills Church of Christ

July 12, 2026 · 39 min

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The episode discusses the dangers of apathy and the historical precedents of judgment as illustrated in the book of Jeremiah.

Old Testament Sermons / Speaker:Berry Kercheville Apathy Brings Judgment Jeremiah 16 Introduction: Have you ever noticed how difficult it is for us to accept a coming major change in our wellbeing? After Enoch and Noah had warned for 1000 years of the coming judgment, Jesus said , “For as in those days before the Flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark…” And so it was with Nineveh, Jerusalem, Babylon, Persia, and Rome. The same was true in 1929 and the Great Depression and the murder of six million Jews in Nazi Germany. When we are comfortably living in peace and prosperity with a mighty military, it seems unimaginable. Paul urged Christians in 1 Corinthians 7 , to not marry because, “the fashion of this world is passing away. What we tend not to consider, is that “world” passing away did not happen by an invasion, it happened internally by a corrupt empire. We can’t imagine it in America, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t happening or won’t happen , whether by trials on an individual, national corruption , the temporal judgment of a nation, or the final judgment, apathy will leave us unprepared. This is the…

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Host: Berry Kercheville

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Books & works: Jeremiah

Places: Nineveh, Jerusalem, Babylon, Persia, Rome

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