ReStart: Seek God's Presence

<p>SERMON NOTES — Sunday, January 12, 2020</p> <p> “SEEK God’s Presence” Jeremiah 29:8-14 NIV </p> <p> “8 Yes, this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “Do not let the prophets and diviners among you deceive you. Do not listen to the dreams you encourage them to have. 9 They are prophesying lies to you in my name. I have not sent them,” declares the Lord. 10 This is what the Lord says: “When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place. 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.” (NIV) The Kingdom of God = “Anywhere that God’s ________________ are doing God’s __________________ in God’s ______________________.”</p> <p>S___________________ God’s Presence through __________________. S___________________ God’s Promises through ____________________.</p> <p>S________________ God’s Provision through _______________________.</p> <p>S_______________ God’s Purpose through _________________________. The A.C.T.S. Prayer:</p> <p>A___________________</p> <p>C___________________</p> <p>T___________________</p> <p>S___________________</p> <p>“I came so that they could have life — indeed, so that they could live life to the fullest.”- John 10:10b CEB</p> <p> </p> <p>My Next Step:</p> <p>God, what do you want to do in me and through me in 2020?</p> <p> _________________________________.</p> <p>A Prayer For This Week Gracious God, we give thanks that You are with us, for us, and working in and through our lives for our good and