Prospering During Exile

Title "Prospering During Exile."

Passage: Jeremiah 29:4-14 (King James Version)

Main Point: God's desired outcome is that we PROSPER in SHALOM (Peace)

Shalom:

-Peace that come from a knowledge and sense of well-being.

-Peace that comes from a sense of soundness; strength, substance, sound in reason, competent, reliable.

-Peace that comes from completeness.

Shalom is peace that can only be found in God alone:

-Our welfare depends on Him.

-He is strong, His truth is sound, and He is utterly reliable.

-He is complete in holiness and lacks nothing.

- God not only wants us to know these facts, but wants us to experience the SHALOM that comes as we live into these facts.

God has a plan for us to Prosper in Shalom:

:4- Trust that God is in control.

:5-6 Seek Prosperity in God's Shalom in your home and family.

:7 Seek Prosperity in God's Shalom in your community.

:8-9 Seek to Prosper in GOD'S plan for, and definition of, prosperity and SHALOM.

:10-14 Prosper in God's SHALOM by being prepared to continue growing in SHALOM upon return from exile.