My sermon for Sunday January 19, 2014

2. Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the
plans I have for you, declares
the LORD, plans to prosper you
and not to harm you, plans to
give you hope and a future.”

3. I. BUILD YOUR FAITH
Jude 1:20
But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in
your most holy faith and praying in the Holy
Spirit,
Waiting Watch list
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Watch out for your Relationship
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Watch out for your Motive
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Watch out for your Lifestyle
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Watch out for your Faith

4. II. DO GOD'S WORK WHILE WAITING
2 Chronicles 31:21
In everything that he undertook in the service of
God’s temple and in obedience to the law and
the commands, he sought his God and worked
wholeheartedly. And so he prospered.
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Read God's Word
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Meditate on God's Word
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Do God's Word
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Let others know about God's Word

5. III. WAIT WITH PATIENCE
Colossians 3:12
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and
dearly loved, clothe yourselves with
compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness
and patience.
God's plan:
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Maybe slow
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May not be the same as your plan

6. Conclusion
• Jeremiah 29:11-14
• 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the
Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans
to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on
me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me
with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you,” declares
the Lord, “and will bring you back from captivity. I will
gather you from all the nations and places where I have
banished you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you
back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”