Hope in the City: A Call to Influence
Main Passage: Jeremiah 29:4-14
I. Introduction
- There are no _________________ candidates.
- We are flawed individuals striving to accomplish God’s _________________ on earth.
- We are also citizens of ____________ worlds, heaven and earth.
- Philippians 3:20
- Ephesians 2:19
- 2 Corinthians 5:20
II. A Look at the Text
- Understanding the context.
- Judah had fallen to _________________.
- II Kings 24:12-16 describes the second ________________.
- _________________ prophets in Jerusalem and in Babylon were preaching that the exile would be short (2 years) because Babylon was going to collapse.
- Jeremiah, who is in Jerusalem, is sending this message to the Jews in Babylon via the official carrier _________________ that went from the king of Judah to the king of Babylon.
- Judah had fallen to _________________.
- The exile of the Jews is seen by Jeremiah as an act of God’s _________________.
- Jeremiah gives a very _________________ message than the false prophets.
- Make Babylon your _________________.
- Prepare to live there a _________________ time.
- _________________ in numbers, do not decrease.
- Make Babylon your _________________.
- Seek the peace and _________________ of the city.
- Shalom means _________________.
- _________________ for the city’s welfare, not its ________________.
- As the city prospers, so will you _________________.
- Shalom means _________________.
- God has a good _________________ for you.
- Some _________________ God for what had happened.
- Jeremiah restores their _________________ in God by saying He will answer your prayers if you pray with your whole _________________.
- Some _________________ God for what had happened.
III. What is God saying to us today?
- Do not let your eschatology hinder you from doing your _________________.
- We are to _________________ in light of His coming.
- Our job is to __________ until Jesus comes. Luke 19:11-27
- We are to _________________ in light of His coming.
- We are called to seek the _________________ of our city, state, nation, and even the world.
- Personally live _________________ and serve God.
- Stand for _________________.
- Elect the _________________ leaders.
- Contribute to making the city a _______________ place.
- Personally live _________________ and serve God.
- _________________
- _________________
- John 14:13-14
- John 16:23-24
- James 5:14-15
- 1 Timothy 2:1-2
- Believe and claim God’s _________________.
IV. Conclusion