Sermon
Peace – Overcoming Anxiety
By Tim Keller
Sermon
Serving the City
Tim Keller | April 17, 2016
Overview
When Babylon conquered Israel after Israel’s rebellion, they took the professional classes and leaders of Israel and brought them into exile in Babylon. Why? Because they expected that these leaders would then assimilate and no longer resist.
Because the exiles knew Babylon’s strategy, they refused to move into the city. They settled outside. But then they got a letter from God through Jeremiah and it’s absolutely shocking. And it describes what the people of God’s relationship to this great pluralistic pagan city should be.
Essentially, God says three things: 1) live and settle there, don’t separate or withdraw, 2) respectfully resist there, don’t assimilate, and 3) sacrificially love there.
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In The Prodigal God, Tim Keller examines the way Jesus presents the parable to speak both to those who run from God and to those who try to earn his love by being good. It reveals the heart of the gospel—a message of hope for both the rebellious younger brother and the judgmental older brother, and an invitation for all to experience God’s grace.
