Reclaim | Hope Amidst Opposition

Reclaim | Hope Amidst Opposition

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Jeremiah 29:10-11 “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.”

Hold on to hope in the face of opposition.

Zerubbabel —- The Temple
Ezra ————- The Community
Nehemiah —— The Walls

Temptation to compromise (v. 1-3)

Discouragement, fear, and frustration (v. 4-5)

The use of official power (v.23-24)

James 1:2-4 “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”

Ephesians 2:20 (NLT) “Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself.”