20221009 | How Disciples Live | Disciples Settle Down Without Settling (Jeremiah 29:1,4-7)

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The Passage: Jeremiah 29:1,4-7
The One Thing: Disciples settle down without settling

Growgroup Discussion Starters
[Please note, Dan said that if your “exile” is an abusive situation or a place where you feel unsafe, our passage today doesn’t mean “just stay there and wait it out”. Don’t remain in this abusive situation. Get somewhere safe. Get help.]

Know
K1 When there is bad news, are you someone who would prefer to be told “straight” or would you rather someone keeps the truth from you (or at least gives you a sunny version of the truth)? Can you think of an example?

Grow
G1 Dan used the word exile to mean “being in a place or situation that you wish you were not”. In what way are you in exile right now?
G2 Jeremiah said the exile would last 70 years. The other prophets said it would be 2 years. What do you think was the motivation of the prophets who gave the more optimistic prophecy?
G3 Dan said that the prophets who were prophesying that the exile would be over in 2 years were being exceptionally cruel. Why did he said this? Do you think he’s being fair?
G4 Jeremiah 29:5-6 | How might God be calling you to settled down in your “exile”? Think of practical ways you can settle down.
G5 Jeremiah 29:7 | How can you resist settling in your exile? What might “pursuing the well-being” of the place of exile look like? What are some specific prayers you can can be “praying to the Lord on its behalf”?
G6 Determine to settle down but not settle. Mark this date down in your journal. After a week or two, reflect back and allow the Holy Spirit to show you how your heart or disposition has changed.
G7 Was there anything else God spoke to you about on Sunday that has not been covered?

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S1 Start praying this week these suggested breath prayers into your exile: o “Jesus, in you I settle down” o “My soul finds rest in you alone” (Psalm 63) o “Jesus, I choose not to settle” o “I pursue the well-being of my situation”