Missions 2011: Reaching Neighbors and Nations
Sermon Notes
1. The background of the letter to the exiles (1-3)
2. God is in charge of our lives - He has a plan (4)
3. Settle into life in the city as a foreigner (5-9)
• Build houses and settle in (5)
• Grow your family (6). What might the impact of your family
be over 70 years?
• Seek the welfare of the city in which you live - pray for it (7)
• Don’t get side-tracked by other prophets (8, 9)
4. God is faithful to His promise
• He has a plan - embrace it
• Pray for His plan
• Seek His plan and do it
• Trust Him to fulfill His plan
Application
1. God’s primary way to reach your neighbors is through where you live and where you work. Are we?
2. God’s primary way to reach your nation and world is through where you live and where you work. Are we?
3. Don’t get side-racked from obeying God’s message. Are we?
4. Trust Him, pray to Him, and seek Him, enjoy the journey, and He will make it all happen. Are we?