Finding True Peace in Christ's Presence
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"But as much as being out in nature is great, being in the hills is a it's a lovely place to be. The mountains themselves are not our source of help. Our help, as the verse says, our peace, our refreshing, our life, our hope comes from the Lord." [00:33:27] (20 seconds)
"Mary needs a place now. And so finally, Joseph, he negotiates a deal with some guy who says, you can stay in the barn. And Mary's going, great. So we can have the baby in a barn. That's what I always pictured with animals and animal poop and barn stuff. And, you know, absolutely perfect. Great. Thanks, Joseph. And so you've got this teenage girl, nine months pregnant, traveled all this time on a donkey in a barn. She gives birth. No epidural, no medical intervention." [00:39:08] (31 seconds)
"Jesus is born and placed in a feeding trough. The prince of peace enters the planet Earth. King Herod. The king at the time, he feels threatened. And he's heard the prophecies about a king being born. And he's thinking Jesus would try to overthrow him. And so the king says, let's just kill this baby." [00:39:39] (25 seconds)
"And Shalom was actually a greeting that one person would give to another. Shalom means rest, tranquility, wholeness. Completeness. Jesus is the Sar of Shalom. And you could say he's the captain of rest. He's the Lord of tranquility. He's the chief of contentment. And as long as you are under Christ, we can have his peace." [00:42:41] (27 seconds)
"The answer is really no, because they are outside of something, outside of the lordship of Jesus Christ or the leadership of the Sar of Shalom. They are outside. They are outside the will of the Sar Shalom. And it's only when we are under the lordship of the Sar, the one who is in charge, that we experience his peace. The amazing thing is that when we're under the lordship of Christ, if your private world is falling apart, Jesus can give you an inward peace that goes beyond human understanding." [00:43:48] (38 seconds)
"He's the lord of peace, the prince of peace. Jesus is the Sar Shalom. You know, and peace is more than just, I got that peaceful, easy feeling like the eagles sing. It's a completeness. It's a wholeness. It's a tranquility. It's a rest. And when you're under him, you can experience his peace. And when you step outside of his will and his way, you may not experience his peace. And that's why you want to stay and be under the Sar Shalom." [00:44:31] (33 seconds)
"Philippians 4, 6, do not be anxious about everything. Well, that's helpful, isn't it? Sometimes it's easier said than done. But here's the antidote. I love the verse where it says this, but in every situation by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving in your heart, present your request to God, you know, and here's the wonderful promise that comes. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. What do we do?" [00:47:24] (32 seconds)
"When we're trying to cope on our own, when we don't have peace, we step under the lordship of Christ. And then with thanksgiving, we take our requests to him and we present them to him. And we say, Lord, I can't do this. I can't do this. It's no longer mine, Jesus. I've got to trust in you for this." [00:48:25] (20 seconds)
"So peace is a person that we place ourselves under. And further to that, peace is found in his presence, in his presence. If you've been around Harmony for any length of time and even probably only a week, you would have heard us talking about spending, spending time in the secret place. It's a thing that we talk about all the time, spending time in his presence. And it's not just some phase that we're going through as a church. It's actually our first kingdom value." [00:48:44] (33 seconds)
"And because peace is a person, we can have an intimate relationship with a person of the Holy Spirit who leads us to the Father." [00:50:18] (13 seconds)
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"Mary needs a place now. And so finally, Joseph, he negotiates a deal with some guy who says, you can stay in the barn. And Mary's going, great. So we can have the baby in a barn. That's what I always pictured with animals and animal poop and barn stuff. And, you know, absolutely perfect. Great. Thanks, Joseph. And so you've got this teenage girl, nine months pregnant, traveled all this time on a donkey in a barn. She gives birth. No epidural, no medical intervention." [00:39:08] (31 seconds)
"Jesus is born and placed in a feeding trough. The prince of peace enters the planet Earth. King Herod. The king at the time, he feels threatened. And he's heard the prophecies about a king being born. And he's thinking Jesus would try to overthrow him. And so the king says, let's just kill this baby." [00:39:39] (25 seconds)
"And Shalom was actually a greeting that one person would give to another. Shalom means rest, tranquility, wholeness. Completeness. Jesus is the Sar of Shalom. And you could say he's the captain of rest. He's the Lord of tranquility. He's the chief of contentment. And as long as you are under Christ, we can have his peace." [00:42:41] (27 seconds)
"The answer is really no, because they are outside of something, outside of the lordship of Jesus Christ or the leadership of the Sar of Shalom. They are outside. They are outside the will of the Sar Shalom. And it's only when we are under the lordship of the Sar, the one who is in charge, that we experience his peace. The amazing thing is that when we're under the lordship of Christ, if your private world is falling apart, Jesus can give you an inward peace that goes beyond human understanding." [00:43:48] (38 seconds)
"He's the lord of peace, the prince of peace. Jesus is the Sar Shalom. You know, and peace is more than just, I got that peaceful, easy feeling like the eagles sing. It's a completeness. It's a wholeness. It's a tranquility. It's a rest. And when you're under him, you can experience his peace. And when you step outside of his will and his way, you may not experience his peace. And that's why you want to stay and be under the Sar Shalom." [00:44:31] (33 seconds)
"Philippians 4, 6, do not be anxious about everything. Well, that's helpful, isn't it? Sometimes it's easier said than done. But here's the antidote. I love the verse where it says this, but in every situation by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving in your heart, present your request to God, you know, and here's the wonderful promise that comes. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. What do we do?" [00:47:24] (32 seconds)
"When we're trying to cope on our own, when we don't have peace, we step under the lordship of Christ. And then with thanksgiving, we take our requests to him and we present them to him. And we say, Lord, I can't do this. I can't do this. It's no longer mine, Jesus. I've got to trust in you for this." [00:48:25] (20 seconds)
"So peace is a person that we place ourselves under. And further to that, peace is found in his presence, in his presence. If you've been around Harmony for any length of time and even probably only a week, you would have heard us talking about spending, spending time in the secret place. It's a thing that we talk about all the time, spending time in his presence. And it's not just some phase that we're going through as a church. It's actually our first kingdom value." [00:48:44] (33 seconds)
"And because peace is a person, we can have an intimate relationship with a person of the Holy Spirit who leads us to the Father." [00:50:18] (13 seconds)
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