1. Broken People, Broken Ways, Broken Spirit

2. Broken People
Psalms 69:19 "You know how I am
scorned, disgraced and shamed; all my
enemies are before you. 20 Scorn has
broken my heart and has left me
helpless; I looked for sympathy, but
there was none, for comforters, but I
found none."

3. Broken People
Psalms 69:16 Answer me, O LORD,
out of the goodness of your love; in
your great mercy turn to me. 17 Do
not hide your face from your servant;
answer me quickly, for I am in
trouble.

4. Broken Ways
Jeremiah 2:13 "My people have
committed two sins: They have forsaken
me, the spring of living water, and have
dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns
that cannot hold water."

5. Broken Ways
Sin # 1 Forsaking God

6. Broken Ways
Jeremiah 2:13 "My people have
committed two sins: They have forsaken
me, the spring of living water...

7. Broken Ways
John 4 - never thirst again…

8. Broken Ways
Sin # 2 Replacing God

9. Broken Ways
Jeremiah 2:13 "My people have
committed two sins: They have forsaken
me, the spring of living water, and have
dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns
that cannot hold water."

10. Human water (deepest needs)
• Validation
• Appreciation
• Sense of importance
• Feeling loved
• Approval

11. Areas of life that "need to go well"
• Career
• Finances
• Marriage
• Children
• Ministry
• Feelings

12. Broken Ways
Cisterns break

13. Broken Ways
Jeremiah 2:13 "My people have
committed two sins: They have forsaken
me, the spring of living water, and have
dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns
that cannot hold water."

14. Broken Ways
Ezekiel 30:22 Therefore this is what the
Sovereign LORD says: "I am against
Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break both
his arms, the good arm as well as the
broken one, and make the sword fall
from his hand."

15. Broken Spirit
Jeremiah 31:31 "Behold, the days are
coming, says the LORD, when I will
make a new covenant with the house of
Israel and the house of Judah,

16. Broken Spirit
32 notlike the covenant which I made
with their fathers when I took them by
the hand to bring them out of the land of
Egypt, my covenant which they broke,
though I was their husband, says the
LORD.

17. Broken Spirit
Isaiah 66:2 All these things my hand has
made, and so all these things are mine,
says the LORD. But this is the man to
whom I will look, he that is humble and
contrite in spirit, and trembles at my
word.

18. Broken Spirit
A time of repentance
Psalms 51:16 For thou hast no delight in
sacrifice; were I to give a burnt offering,
thou wouldst not be pleased.

19. Broken Spirit
17 The sacrifice acceptable to God is a
broken spirit; a broken and contrite
heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

20. Broken Spirit
A time of restoration!
Job 5:17 "Behold, happy is the man
whom God reproves; therefore despise
not the chastening of the Almighty.

21. Broken Spirit
18 ForHe wounds, but he binds up; He
smites, but His hands heal."

22. Broken Spirit
Amos 9:11 "In that day I will restore
David's fallen tent. I will repair its
broken places, restore its ruins, and
build it as it used to be,

23. Broken Spirit
A time of rebuilding!
Isaiah 58:12 Your people will rebuild the
ancient ruins and will raise up the age-
old foundations; you will be called
Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of
Streets with Dwellings.

24. Broken Spirit
Isaiah 1:28 But rebels and sinners will
both be broken, and those who forsake
the LORD will perish.