Seek The Welfare of The City

by John Roberts on October 13, 2024

Seek the Welfare of The City

Speaker: John J Roberts

Series: #5 “The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: Living at the intersection of faith and

culture.”

Text: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-14, Daniel 3 & 6, Romans 13

Date: October 13, 2024

Introduction

“God has yet to bless anyone except where they are. And if we faithlessly discard situation after situation, moment after moment, as not being right, we will simply have no place to receive His Kingdom into our lives.”

-Dallas Willard

We are children of the City of God living in the City of Man.

We live by the principles of the city we’re from as ambassadors to the city in which we live.

Daniel 3 & 6

We engage, influence, and seek the welfare of the city in which we live.

Romans 15:1 – 2, 13

“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”

-Mother Teresa

Questions for Reflection

What is bothering you about the City in which you live… not just the city, but the state and country? Write everything you can think of on a piece of paper.
Take time to evaluate your list and separate out those things you can influence from those things you can’t.
Decide how you will move on the things you can influence.
Is God calling you to step into a more public arena? If so, where or how?
Can you commit yourself to pray for the welfare of the City, State, and Country?

About the Author

John Roberts

John and his wife, Sharlyn, moved to Moses Lake from the Seattle area in October of 1989 to begin work with Moses Lake Christian Church and they have continued with the church until the present.

John earned his BA from Puget Sound Christian College in Edmonds WA, graduating in June of 1988 with a Major in Theology and a Minor in Preaching. John continued his education attending the Northwest Graduate School of Ministry, Biola University, and Regent College. He earned an MA in Apologetics from Biola University in 2006. Additionally, John completed the Renovare Institute of Spiritual Formation in July 2013, and earned a certificate in Spiritual Direction from Soul Formation in 2020.

John and Sharlyn were married in June 1988 (the same day John graduated from college… because… he uses his time wisely). John and Sharlyn raised three boys in Moses Lake who are now grown, moved away and are starting families of their own. Jonathan (Jonny) and his wife Madelyn; Josh and his wife Kara and their three children, Vida, Arlo and Edan; and Noah their youngest son.

John and Sharlyn love being with their kids and grandkids in their free time. Additionally, they enjoy travel adventures. In the summer of 2023 John and Sharlyn took a 200-mile pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago (the Camino Way).