Set Apart - Pt 9

Blessing Babylon

In a world defined by division and hostility, how are believers called to respond to a culture that feels increasingly alien to their faith?

In this message, we look at one of the most surprising commands in the entire Bible. When the people of Israel were stripped of their homeland and carried off as exiles into Babylon—a cruel, pagan empire—the prophet Jeremiah gave them an astounding directive: do not fight them, do not isolate from them, but bless them.

While the New Testament highlights love as the supreme Christian virtue, Jeremiah 29 provides one of history's greatest real-world demonstrations of what that love looks like under extreme pressure. Join us as we explore what Jeremiah’s message to the exiles teaches us about overcoming cultural hostility, seeking the peace of our communities, and living with radical, active love in a modern "Babylon."