Finding Peace Through Jesus: The Gift of Advent
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"Last week, we started with the gift of hope, and we talked about how we live between this place of fear and uncertainty in our lives and the hope that God speaks into our fear. And that ultimately, it's the hope that gives us the courage and the strength to keep moving forward even when the path may not be clear." [00:00:33] (23 seconds)
"This light, the light has dawned. It has shown a light into the darkness in our world. And there's no doubt that we live in a crazy and chaotic and complicated world. But whether you look at things globally, relationally, or even these inner battles that we have in our hearts, there's a battle going on for our peace." [00:01:22] (26 seconds)
"And yet what we're reminded of is that ultimately, Jesus is the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one Jesus brought peace. with God. He brought peace for each other, and he brings peace for our hearts. He offers us this peace through his life and his death and his resurrection, and that's what we get to celebrate and be reminded of each time that we gather, that Jesus came to set things right, to put things back in place, and he offers and extends us this peace day in and day out." [00:03:50] (33 seconds)
"It's the peace that God promised long ago. The centuries before Jesus was born, the prophet Isaiah spoke of a child who would carry the burdens of the world, who would bring in and usher in a reign of unending peace. But here's what he said, read just a moment ago, for a child will be born for us, a son will be given to us, and the government will be on his shoulders. He will be named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty Counselor. Mighty God." [00:04:23] (32 seconds)
"Because of who God is in the flesh, Jesus ultimately brings peace to our heart and our minds. He has not left us to our own devices or our own efforts to figure out how it is that we navigate the complexities of living in a broken and fallen world. He gives counsel that is miraculous." [00:06:12] (23 seconds)
"Isaiah 26 says this, you keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you because he trusts in you. Jesus invites us to trust him fully. He offers divine wisdom and guidance that surpasses human understanding." [00:07:13] (19 seconds)
"You get this picture of our lives, being securely held in the hand of God, who's going to protect us, who's going to fight for us, who's going to defend us from all the these things that we're not even aware of." [00:10:44] (13 seconds)
"And there's nothing that can snatch us out of his hands. It's the safest place to be. But then he goes on to say another, he sends his holy angels to watch over us. This is from Psalm 91. Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place, the most high, who is my refuge? No evil shall be allowed to befall you. No plague come near your tent. For he will command his holy angels concerning you and guard you in all your ways." [00:10:56] (32 seconds)
"And now everlasting father is an uncommon term for God, Yahweh, in the Old Testament. And there's a lot of reasons for that that I'm not going to dive into at the moment, but basically you never see God's people referring to Yahweh as their father. That was basically God was too holy for that. And yet what we see when Jesus comes, he teaches us and shows us how it is that we approach our heavenly father, Abba, Father." [00:12:05] (29 seconds)
"And because of that, we are able to bring our weariness, our anxiousness, our frustrations, our anger, and we're able to bring it to him. And he meets us in those moments and he reminds us." [00:13:42] (13 seconds)
"And what we see is that as we, as God's people, wholeheartedly surrender and say, Christ is my King, we see peace grow and expand into places that it maybe hasn't been before. It fills us, it changes us, and allows us to be these agents of peace in this world that needs the light of Christ to shine." [00:15:04] (24 seconds)
"And finally, He is the Prince. He is our Prince of Peace who reigns over every storm, who brings calmness to our hearts and reminds us that it's going to be okay because He has overcome the world. And He does this actively, not because He has to, but because of His love for us." [00:16:30] (24 seconds)
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"This light, the light has dawned. It has shown a light into the darkness in our world. And there's no doubt that we live in a crazy and chaotic and complicated world. But whether you look at things globally, relationally, or even these inner battles that we have in our hearts, there's a battle going on for our peace." [00:01:22] (26 seconds)
"And yet what we're reminded of is that ultimately, Jesus is the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one Jesus brought peace. with God. He brought peace for each other, and he brings peace for our hearts. He offers us this peace through his life and his death and his resurrection, and that's what we get to celebrate and be reminded of each time that we gather, that Jesus came to set things right, to put things back in place, and he offers and extends us this peace day in and day out." [00:03:50] (33 seconds)
"It's the peace that God promised long ago. The centuries before Jesus was born, the prophet Isaiah spoke of a child who would carry the burdens of the world, who would bring in and usher in a reign of unending peace. But here's what he said, read just a moment ago, for a child will be born for us, a son will be given to us, and the government will be on his shoulders. He will be named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty Counselor. Mighty God." [00:04:23] (32 seconds)
"Because of who God is in the flesh, Jesus ultimately brings peace to our heart and our minds. He has not left us to our own devices or our own efforts to figure out how it is that we navigate the complexities of living in a broken and fallen world. He gives counsel that is miraculous." [00:06:12] (23 seconds)
"Isaiah 26 says this, you keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you because he trusts in you. Jesus invites us to trust him fully. He offers divine wisdom and guidance that surpasses human understanding." [00:07:13] (19 seconds)
"You get this picture of our lives, being securely held in the hand of God, who's going to protect us, who's going to fight for us, who's going to defend us from all the these things that we're not even aware of." [00:10:44] (13 seconds)
"And there's nothing that can snatch us out of his hands. It's the safest place to be. But then he goes on to say another, he sends his holy angels to watch over us. This is from Psalm 91. Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place, the most high, who is my refuge? No evil shall be allowed to befall you. No plague come near your tent. For he will command his holy angels concerning you and guard you in all your ways." [00:10:56] (32 seconds)
"And now everlasting father is an uncommon term for God, Yahweh, in the Old Testament. And there's a lot of reasons for that that I'm not going to dive into at the moment, but basically you never see God's people referring to Yahweh as their father. That was basically God was too holy for that. And yet what we see when Jesus comes, he teaches us and shows us how it is that we approach our heavenly father, Abba, Father." [00:12:05] (29 seconds)
"And because of that, we are able to bring our weariness, our anxiousness, our frustrations, our anger, and we're able to bring it to him. And he meets us in those moments and he reminds us." [00:13:42] (13 seconds)
"And what we see is that as we, as God's people, wholeheartedly surrender and say, Christ is my King, we see peace grow and expand into places that it maybe hasn't been before. It fills us, it changes us, and allows us to be these agents of peace in this world that needs the light of Christ to shine." [00:15:04] (24 seconds)
"And finally, He is the Prince. He is our Prince of Peace who reigns over every storm, who brings calmness to our hearts and reminds us that it's going to be okay because He has overcome the world. And He does this actively, not because He has to, but because of His love for us." [00:16:30] (24 seconds)
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