Jeremiah 20:1-7 Living In Exile Ordinary Life Sermon Outline by Pastor Dennis Tuuri, July 13, 2008
Introduction America - Israel or Egypt or Babylon or Rome? Why Exile? Hypocrisy and Apostasy, Christianity and Pluralism/Secularism Cognitive Minority; 1 Tim. 2:1-4
Lessons on Life in Exile from Jeremiah 29
I. Exile is from the Lord II. Ordinary life is what exile is all about A. Obeying in the Simple Things 1. Building and Planting Jer. 1:10 2. Avoiding Perfectionism and Legalism 2 Kings 5:18,19 3. Avoiding Titanism B. Believing Blessing is Present in Exile Gen. 1:28; Ex. 1:7; Jer. 30:19 C. Serving the City Ezek, 3:15 1. Working for the Citys Peace Avoiding the Siren Song of Retreatism and the Ghetto 2. Praying for the City Avoiding the Siren song of Syncretism and the Problem of Glamour 3. Having A Goal of Conversion for the City Ps. 122:6-9; Jer. 37:3, 7 No Year of Exclusion for this War! Dt. 20:5-10; 28:30-32; Isa. 65:21-23 III. Ordinary life means putting God first, seeking and listening attentively to Him. = Isa. 48:11; 43:7, Isa. 42:10-12; 43:20,21 IV. Ordinary Life Starts Here and Now, and on this Lords Day
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