Finding True Peace in Christ Amidst Chaos
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It's great to see as we continue our series, the Christmas list, that we continue. And talking about peace today, it's incredible to see a missionary family that is bringing peace to a place that is otherwise not known for peace. So let's pray over them today. Dear Father, I thank you for this family. I want to thank for missionaries that are all around the world that are trying to bring the gospel of peace. [00:24:53] (24 seconds)
To your people all around this world. God, I pray for this family, that they would feel our support, that the people here in one of the wealthiest counties of America would be able to minister at a distance to those that are in so need of peace. In Jesus' name, amen. Yes, Pastor Corey shared any of the cash that's left in the black boxes in the back is one way that we can give to their cause. So when we talk about peace, what comes to mind? And I know the word is not the word, but it's the word of God. It's the word of God itself in today's world, especially after watching a video like that, can feel like a punchline. But what are some of the things that come to mind when you think of peace? [00:25:18] (37 seconds)
And by now, you're saying, well, walking into the sermon, I thought I had peace, and that's been robbed. So thanks for that, Kevin. Yeah, well, go in peace. Yeah, yeah, no, no, no. There's more, I promise. There's more to this story. At different stages, you're probably going to face a lot of these different things, a lot of these robbers of your peace. Maybe you're currently facing some of those things, and you're realizing, I hadn't been able to put my finger on the fact that it's the peace that I've been longing for. [00:30:47] (27 seconds)
The peace we're going to be talking about today is not something that could be found in hobbies, not something that could be found in medication, not something that could be found in the world external, because what we're going to be talking about is not the world external, but the source of this peace is eternal. [00:33:42] (18 seconds)
Lord, as we talk of the things that can rob our peace, I pray that we'd recognize that we have an active enemy and the world around us is broken. And if we long for peace external, it's unlikely. Lord, so I pray instead we turn to a peace eternal that's in you and you alone. In Jesus' name, amen. As we talk about longing for peace, I think it's important to recognize that the Bible itself is full of non -peaceful times. There's very rarely a book of the Bible you open and you're like, well, this was written to a great people that were living in a great peaceful time. Pretty much every story in the Bible, pretty much every book of the Bible is written to a people in a time of turmoil. And one of those times is the prophet Isaiah, 2 ,700 years ago. He knows that Assyria has just conquered. And now he's talking about the pending doom that's coming to Judah because of Babylon's conquering of them. And after seeing all this, he's about to write this during that turmoil and during that conquering. And he says in Isaiah 9, 6, For to us a child is born, to us a son is given. [00:33:52] (71 seconds)
The government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and here it is, Prince of Peace. [00:35:03] (12 seconds)
The Prince of Peace would, however, reveal a peace that surpasses all understanding. He'd reveal that peace can be had not in the absence of war, of oppression, of destruction, of all these things, but in the absence of war, of oppression, of destruction, of all these things. But a peace that can persist through all of that chaos. [00:37:30] (15 seconds)
Because God won't give you peace around you, he gives you peace within you. But the first step on this path to peace that everyone is longing for, the first step is first is to make peace with Jesus. [00:37:45] (12 seconds)
The first step is to have peace between us, between us and God, who is the Prince of Peace. [00:37:57] (7 seconds)
Jesus offers peace, not by fixing your pain, not by fixing your toddler, not by fixing your teenager, not by fixing your spouse, not by changing your workload, not by any of those things. Instead, he says, I'm giving you peace because I'm paying for a greater peace with a greater expense. [00:43:34] (18 seconds)
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To your people all around this world. God, I pray for this family, that they would feel our support, that the people here in one of the wealthiest counties of America would be able to minister at a distance to those that are in so need of peace. In Jesus' name, amen. Yes, Pastor Corey shared any of the cash that's left in the black boxes in the back is one way that we can give to their cause. So when we talk about peace, what comes to mind? And I know the word is not the word, but it's the word of God. It's the word of God itself in today's world, especially after watching a video like that, can feel like a punchline. But what are some of the things that come to mind when you think of peace? [00:25:18] (37 seconds)
And by now, you're saying, well, walking into the sermon, I thought I had peace, and that's been robbed. So thanks for that, Kevin. Yeah, well, go in peace. Yeah, yeah, no, no, no. There's more, I promise. There's more to this story. At different stages, you're probably going to face a lot of these different things, a lot of these robbers of your peace. Maybe you're currently facing some of those things, and you're realizing, I hadn't been able to put my finger on the fact that it's the peace that I've been longing for. [00:30:47] (27 seconds)
The peace we're going to be talking about today is not something that could be found in hobbies, not something that could be found in medication, not something that could be found in the world external, because what we're going to be talking about is not the world external, but the source of this peace is eternal. [00:33:42] (18 seconds)
Lord, as we talk of the things that can rob our peace, I pray that we'd recognize that we have an active enemy and the world around us is broken. And if we long for peace external, it's unlikely. Lord, so I pray instead we turn to a peace eternal that's in you and you alone. In Jesus' name, amen. As we talk about longing for peace, I think it's important to recognize that the Bible itself is full of non -peaceful times. There's very rarely a book of the Bible you open and you're like, well, this was written to a great people that were living in a great peaceful time. Pretty much every story in the Bible, pretty much every book of the Bible is written to a people in a time of turmoil. And one of those times is the prophet Isaiah, 2 ,700 years ago. He knows that Assyria has just conquered. And now he's talking about the pending doom that's coming to Judah because of Babylon's conquering of them. And after seeing all this, he's about to write this during that turmoil and during that conquering. And he says in Isaiah 9, 6, For to us a child is born, to us a son is given. [00:33:52] (71 seconds)
The government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and here it is, Prince of Peace. [00:35:03] (12 seconds)
The Prince of Peace would, however, reveal a peace that surpasses all understanding. He'd reveal that peace can be had not in the absence of war, of oppression, of destruction, of all these things, but in the absence of war, of oppression, of destruction, of all these things. But a peace that can persist through all of that chaos. [00:37:30] (15 seconds)
Because God won't give you peace around you, he gives you peace within you. But the first step on this path to peace that everyone is longing for, the first step is first is to make peace with Jesus. [00:37:45] (12 seconds)
The first step is to have peace between us, between us and God, who is the Prince of Peace. [00:37:57] (7 seconds)
Jesus offers peace, not by fixing your pain, not by fixing your toddler, not by fixing your teenager, not by fixing your spouse, not by changing your workload, not by any of those things. Instead, he says, I'm giving you peace because I'm paying for a greater peace with a greater expense. [00:43:34] (18 seconds)
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