2020-05-17 | A HOPE FILLED FUTURE
Jeremiah 29:11(NLT) – “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord, “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11(NKJV) – For I know the thoughts I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
1. BELIEVE THAT WE ARE ON HIS MIND
Jeremiah 29:11(NKJV) – For I know the thoughts I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace (Shalom)
Psalm 139:17(NLT) – How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered.
2. FIND YOUR HOME IN HIM
Jeremiah 29:5(NLT) – Build houses and plan to stay. Plant gardens, and eat their fruit they produce.
Jeremiah 29:7 – And work for the peace and prosperity of the city where I sent you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, for its welfare will determine your welfare.
Jeremiah 29:14 – “I will be found by you,“ says the Lord. “I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you out of the nations where I sent you and will bring you home again to your own land.”
3. DISCOVER HIS PLANS AND PURPOSE
Jeremiah 29:11- “I know the plans I have for you.”
4. STEP INTO A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST
Jeremiah 29:12-13(NLT) – In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.
James 4:8 – Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.
Questions for discussion/ reflection
1. Share some losses you have experienced personally or as a family during this crisis.
2. How have you dealt with these losses?
3. Do you find yourself striving for a future home in Christ or do you currently live from your home in Christ? Why?
4. Share what you sense about your purpose/ calling and different ways it might be fulfilled?