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A Church in the Community: Jeremiah 29:4–7
Clay Thornton · Jeremiah 29:4-7 · October 18, 2026
About This Sermon
If Southside disappeared today, what good would Jacksonville lose? From Jeremiah 29:4-7, Clay Thornton walks through God's instructions to the exiles in Babylon — build houses, put down roots, seek the city's welfare, and pray for its people. Those commands reveal God's heart for the communities where his people live, and they press a congregation to look past its own walls. A church is called not just to be a community, but to be a church within a community.