A Heart Like Josiah for My City

The much anticipated City Renewal is launching this week! Isn’t this exciting!!! I am absolutely ready to see a renewal of all things in and through our city, our families, our government, our businesses, our arts, our medical, and every other aspect of society. How? By having the individuals that make up each of these societies to have hearts revived by God Himself. Revival in our hearts for the renewal of our city.

We are here in God’s sovereignty for such a time as this to see the welfare, shalom, and renewal of our city take place. Our Field Journals give us tools to walk through, in unity, the very items that we need to see a city changed, namely – God. We are seeking God on behalf of our city. This week we looked at the time in the history of Judah when Josiah was king, and Jeremiah was the prophet, so that the heart (prophetic voice) and the structure (kind mandate) of the nation could be renewed. And that’s exactly what happened, a revival. And it all started in Josiah’s heart. Will a revival continue to stir in your heart?

Scripture References from the sermon

• Jeremiah 29:7
• Jeremiah 3:15
• 2 Kings 22:2
• 2 Kings 22:11
• 2 Kings 22:13
• 2 Kings 22:19-20
• 2 Kings 23:1-2
• Jeremiah 31:14

Discussion Questions

• Get the Field Journal out and get acquainted with its content. 
• Look at Jeremiah 29:7 and discuss.
• What did Dr Ravitzky mean by “a divine attribute” when speaking of Shalom?
• What would it look like if your city saw more heaven invade it?
• In Jeremiah 3:15 God’s heart is for leaders and shepherds to feed His city. What does this look like practically?
• Josiah saw revival in his heart after reading the Word. (2 Kings 22:11,19-20) Discuss your relationship your heart has with the Word.
• Instead of making excuses about your past, like bad parents, how can you adopt a different past to reshape your future like Josiah did? (2 Kings 22:13)
• How could you live Jeremiah 31:14 to see a revival in your heart for the renewal of your city?