How Do I Live in Exile?

What if the place you feel “stuck” is exactly where God wants to shape you?

In this message, Pastor Clayton teaches from Jeremiah 29, where God’s people are told to build, plant, pray, and prosper—not in comfort, but in exile. Instead of fighting their circumstances, they were called to work for the peace and prosperity of the city where God had sent them.

Maybe you’ve been praying for escape when God’s actually calling you to invest, grow, and shine right where you are.

In this sermon, you’ll learn:

- How to trust God when you feel “stuck” in a hard season

- Why exile might be God’s discipline—not His distance

- What it means to “work for the peace of the city” in today’s culture

- How to think and live as a citizen of heaven while you’re on earth

- Why building, planting, and praying are acts of faith, not resignation

Key Scriptures:

- Jeremiah 29:4–14 — God’s command to build, plant, and pray in exile

- Philippians 3:20 — “We are citizens of heaven…”

- 1 Peter 2:11 — “Temporary residents and foreigners…”

- John 18:36 — “My Kingdom is not of this world.”

- Matthew 28:19–20 — The mission that outlasts every nation

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You might feel far from home—but God has placed you exactly where you can make the biggest difference.

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