God calls men to the old paths; few make the right choice (Jer. 6:16). People, prophets, and priests were guilty of ignoring God’s word (Jer. 6:13-17). They lived to please themselves, not the Lord. All men must seek the old paths to be right with God.

2. • Introduction
1. Jer. 6:16 God calls men to the old paths—
few make the right choice
16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the
ways, and see, and ask for the old paths,
where is the good way, and walk therein,
and ye shall find rest for your souls.
But they said, We will not walk therein.
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3. • Introduction
2. Jer. 6:13-17 People, prophets, & priests
were guilty of ignoring God’s Word
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4. 2. Jer. 6:13-17 People, prophets, & priests
were guilty of ignoring God’s Word
13 For from the least of them
even unto the greatest of them
every one is given to covetousness;
and from the prophet even unto the priest
every one dealeth falsely.
14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter
of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace;
when there is no peace.
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5. 2. Jer. 6:13-17 People, prophets, & priests
were guilty of ignoring God’s Word
15 Were they ashamed
when they had committed abomination?
nay, they were not at all ashamed,
neither could they blush:
therefore they shall fall among them that fall:
at the time that I visit them they shall be cast
down, saith the LORD.
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6. 2. Jer. 6:13-17 People, prophets, & priests
were guilty of ignoring God’s Word
16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways,
and see, and ask for the old paths,
where is the good way, and walk therein,
and ye shall find rest for your souls.
But they said, We will not walk therein.
17 Also I set watchmen over you, saying,
Hearken to the sound of the trumpet.
But they said, We will not hearken.
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7. • Introduction
3. All men must seek the old paths:
Identify the old paths
Seek the old paths
Only few walk in the old paths
Filipinos ask for the old paths
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8. I. Identify the Old Paths
A. God’s Way Is Revealed in His Word
Jer. 11:1-4 God’s original instructions to Israel are
the old paths of truth
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9. 1 Jer. 11:1-4 God’s original instructions to Israel
The word that came to Jeremiah from the
LORD, saying,
are the old paths of truth
2 Hear ye the words of this covenant,
and speak unto the men of Judah,
and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
3 And say thou unto them,
Thus saith the LORD God of Israel;
Cursed be the man that obeyeth not
the words of this covenant,
4 Which I commanded your fathers in the day
that I brought them forth out of the land of
Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying,
Obey my voice, and do them,
according to all which I command you:
so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God: 9

10. I. Identify the Old Paths
A. God’s Way Is Revealed in His Word
Jer. 23:16-17 False teachers substitute
their own word for God’s revealed Word
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11. Jer. 23:16-17 False teachers substitute
their own word for God’s revealed Word
16 Thus saith the LORD of hosts,
Hearken not unto the words of the prophets
that prophesy unto you:
they make you vain:
they speak a vision of their own heart,
and not out of the mouth of the LORD.
17 They say still unto them that despise me,
The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace;
and they say unto every one that walketh
after the imagination of his own heart,
No evil shall come upon you. 11

12. I. Identify the Old Paths
B. God’s Way Has Been Followed by the Faithful
Heb. 11:7-8 Heroes of faith followed His Word
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13. Heb. 11:7-8 Heroes of faith followed His Word
7 By faith Noah,
being warned of God of things not seen as
yet, moved with fear,
prepared an ark to the saving of his house;
by the which he condemned the world,
and became heir of the righteousness
which is by faith.
8 By faith Abraham,
when he was called to go out into a place
which he should after receive for an
inheritance, obeyed;
and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
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14. I. Identify the Old Paths
C. God’s Way Is Distinguished from False Ways
Jer. 6:13-14 False prophets & priests justify sin
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15. Jer. 6:13-14 False prophets & priests justify sin
13 For from the least of them
even unto the greatest of them
every one is given to covetousness;
and from the prophet even unto the priest
every one dealeth falsely.
14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter
of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace;
when there is no peace.
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16. I. Identify the Old Paths
D. God’s Way Brings Peace to Our Souls
Matt. 11:28-30 Christ calls sinners to find
peace in him & his word
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17. Matt. 11:28-30 Christ calls sinners to find
peace in him & his word
28 Come unto me,
all ye that labour and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me;
for I am meek and lowly in heart:
and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
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18. II. Seek the Old Paths
A. God Seeks Us, We Must Seek Him
Jer. 6:10, 16-17 God seeks men
without forcing them to obey Him
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19. Jer. 6:10, 16-17 God seeks men
without forcing them to obey Him
10 To whom shall I speak, and give warning,
that they may hear?
behold, their ear is uncircumcised,
and they cannot hearken:
behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach;
they have no delight in it.
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20. Jer. 6:10, 16-17 God seeks men
without forcing them to obey Him
16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the
ways, and see, and ask for the old paths,
where is the good way, and walk therein,
and ye shall find rest for your souls.
But they said, We will not walk therein.
17 Also I set watchmen over you, saying,
Hearken to the sound of the trumpet.
But they said, We will not hearken.
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21. II. Seek the Old Paths
A. God Seeks Us, We Must Seek Him
Matt. 7:7 Jesus calls men to seek
the kingdom of God
7 Ask, and it shall be given you;
seek, and ye shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
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22. II. Seek the Old Paths
B. God Sent His Son to Call Us to Repent
Acts 17:27-31 God rules the world so
that we can seek & find Him in Christ
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23. Acts 17:27-31 God rules the world
so that we can seek & find Him in Christ
27 That they should seek the Lord,
if haply they might feel after him, and find
him, though he be not far from every one of us:
28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being;
as certain also of your own poets have said,
For we are also his offspring.
29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of
God, we ought not to think that the Godhead
is like unto gold, or silver, or stone,
graven by art and man's device.
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24. Acts 17:27-31 God rules the world
so that we can seek & find Him in Christ
30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at;
but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
31 Because he hath appointed a day,
in the which he will judge the world in righteousness
by that man whom he hath ordained;
whereof he hath given assurance unto all men,
in that he hath raised him from the dead.
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25. III. Only Few Walk in the Old Paths
A. Few Obeyed God in the Patriarchal Age
1 Pet. 3:19-20 The Lord pled
with Noah’s generation: few were saved
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26. 1 Pet. 3:19-20 The Lord pled
with Noah’s generation: few were saved
19 By which also he went and preached
unto the spirits in prison;
20 Which sometime were disobedient,
when once the longsuffering of God waited
in the days of Noah,
while the ark was a preparing,
wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
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27. III. Only Few Walk in the Old Paths
B. Few Obeyed God in the Mosaic Age
Jer. 23:3 The Lord saved a remnant of
the Jews, through whom Christ came
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28. Jer. 23:3 The Lord saved a remnant of
the Jews, through whom Christ came
3 And I will gather the remnant of my flock
out of all countries whither I have driven them,
and will bring them again to their folds;
and they shall be fruitful and increase.
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29. III. Only Few Walk in the Old Paths
C. Few Obey in the Gospel Age
Matt. 7:13-14 Jesus said only few will
repent & walk in the way of salvation
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the
gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to
destruction,
and many there be which go in thereat:
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30. IV. Filipinos Ask for the Old Paths
A. Christ Revealed the Old Paths of Salvation
Matt. 28:18-20 Christ’s
love, authority, & teaching are
revealed in the New Testament
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31. Matt. 28:18-20 Christ’s
love, authority, & teaching are
revealed in the New Testament
18 And Jesus came and spake unto
them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven
and in earth.
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
20 Teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I have commanded you:
and, lo, I am with you alway,
even unto the end of the world. Amen.
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32. IV. Filipinos Ask for the Old Paths
A. Christ Revealed the Old Paths of Salvation
Matt. 28:19 He taught sinners how to
receive salvation:
hear, believe, repent, confess Christ, submit
in water baptism
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33. IV. Filipinos Ask for the Old Paths
A. Christ Revealed the Old Paths of Salvation
Matt. 16:18-19 He gave the pattern for
his true church in the New Testament: its
work, worship, organization, doctrine, discip
line, & unity
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34. IV. Filipinos Ask for the Old Paths
A. Christ Revealed the Old Paths of Salvation
Jn. 13:34-35 He taught us to love each other
as much as he loves us
1 Pet. 1:14-16 He taught us to live holy lives
Col. 3:18-21 He gave the only plan for
true happiness in the home
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35. IV. Filipinos Ask for the Old Paths
A. Christ Revealed the Old Paths of Salvation
2 Pet. 1:3 He gave all things necessary for
life & godliness
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36. IV. Filipinos Ask for the Old Paths
B. 45th Trip Feb. 7-27, 2012
Ron & Donna
Halbrook, David & Starla
Halbrook (Batesville, AR)
1st principles, VBS, & the home
42 lessons, David 40, ladies 12
24 baptized (+20)
David 1st in New Zealand, Australia36

37. IV. Filipinos Ask for the Old Paths
C. Feb. 10 Kapitbahyan, Manila
Work with Elias Cruz, Jerry Toreja
70 attend
Man’s Leadership in the
Home, David on Saul’s Conversion
& A New Creature in
Christ, ladies classes
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38. IV. Filipinos Ask for the Old Paths
D. Feb. 11-15 Tuguegarao, Cagayan
Work with Rody Gumpad
Home study at Cilia Lim house
Tabuk, Kalinga with Ben Vistro
Metro church in Tuguegarao
Manaring, Ilagan, Isabela
with Santos Basilio
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39. IV. Filipinos Ask for the Old Paths
E. Feb. 16-19 Cebu City, Cebu
Work with Jonathan Carino
VBS How to Study the
Bible, Lordy Salunga help teach
Sunday classes, worship services
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40. IV. Filipinos Ask for the Old Paths
F. Feb. 20-24 Angeles City
Work with Lordy Salunga
Home & Family, Jonathan Carino
help teach
50 men plus ladies attended
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41. IV. Filipinos Ask for the Old Paths
G. Feb. 25-26 Manila
Work with Jimmy
Battung, Atoy Franco, & Elijah
Sikat
Work with Willie & Kenneth Pastor
in Bilibid Prison
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42. • Invitation
1. Jer. 6:16 God calls men to the old paths—
few make the right choice
16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways,
and see, and ask for the old paths,
where is the good way, and walk therein,
and ye shall find rest for your souls.
But they said, We will not walk therein.
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43. • Invitation
2. All men must seek the old paths:
Identify the old paths
Seek the old paths
Only few walk in the old paths
Filipinos ask for the old paths
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44. • Invitation
3. Christ revealed the old paths of salvation
Matt. 28:19 He taught sinners how
to receive salvation:
hear, believe, repent, confess
Christ, submit in water baptism
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
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