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• The idea that true peace is not just the absence of conflict, but rather a state of wholeness and unity |
• The importance of recognizing and addressing the complexities and issues that prevent people from experiencing peace |
• The need for self-reflection and introspection in order to understand why conflicts arise |
• Discussion of brokenness, sin, and the pursuit of peace |
• Reference to Philippians 4 and Paul's instruction to pray and petition God with thanksgiving |
• Explanation that the "peace of God" is beyond human comprehension and will guard hearts and minds in Christ Jesus |
• Exploration of Isaiah 9 and the concept of the "Prince of Peace" |
• Interpretation of Isaiah 9:2-7, emphasizing the birth of a child who brings light and government to those living in darkness |
• Promise of deliverance and wholeness |
• Jesus as the prince of peace |
• Isaiah's passage about Israel in exile |
• The promise of someone coming to make things whole and right again |
• Jesus' arrival in human form |
• The story of Jesus' birth (Luke 2) |
• God becoming one with humanity |
• Peace happening despite human inability to achieve it |
• The glory of God is revealed in a great and joyful event |
• A savior, Jesus Christ, has been born in David's town, who brings peace with God and with others through restoration and eternal hope |
• Peace is not just the absence of something, but the presence of someone (Jesus) who comes to where we are with his favor and love |
• The Holy Spirit serves as an advocate and reminder of Jesus' teachings, giving us a forever peace that stays with us against fear and darkness |
• The struggle with negative powers and finding peace through faith |
• The promise of eternal life despite troubles and hardships |
• The presence of Jesus as a source of hope, love, joy, and peace |
• The importance of prayer in being a peacemaker and finding inner peace |
• Overcoming fears and despair through trust in Jesus' power to bring wholeness |
• The importance of bringing peace in personal and public life |
• The deeper meaning of peace beyond conflict resolution |
• The role of faith in finding inner peace |
• The speaker's reliance on God/Jesus for peace and comfort |
• Persevering through difficult times with faith |
• Jesus' ultimate triumph over chaos and his presence as a source of peace |
[0.00 --> 3.48] Good morning. |
[5.48 --> 12.40] It's good to be with you this morning and have the opportunity to open God's Word. |
[13.72 --> 21.02] We're in this Advent season, as you've gathered, and our topic is words of waiting. |
[22.88 --> 29.62] And I was just thinking a lot about the word peace, but we have these big words, hope, love, joy, peace. |
[30.66 --> 41.74] And when the words are big, they get used a lot, but then they feel like they're not as deeply understood as they should be. |
[42.60 --> 46.52] And I think that's the impetus of the service, is to say, this is a big word. |
[47.00 --> 50.18] This is a word that we need to grapple with. |
[51.32 --> 53.32] You know, it's just so easy to say, oh, peace, right? |
[53.44 --> 55.46] But what do we mean? What are we talking about? |
[55.54 --> 58.98] So we're going to wrestle with that a little bit this morning here. |
[58.98 --> 65.34] You know, because I think when most of us look around, you know, we don't see a lot of peace. |
[66.34 --> 68.72] You know, we look at mental health problems abound. |
[69.38 --> 74.30] So many people talk about being anxious and struggle with their mental health. |
[74.30 --> 79.46] Even Christmas time is, in many ways, for many people, considered the time of anxiety and stress. |
[79.74 --> 88.52] And there's so much conflict between nations, between people, families, husbands, wives, friends, dogs versus cats. |
[88.60 --> 89.58] I mean, it's everywhere, right? |
[89.58 --> 92.48] Issues abound. |
[93.32 --> 95.12] And opinions abound. |
[96.04 --> 100.76] In this world, there are so many ways where we won't feel peaceful. |
[101.94 --> 103.96] And the question would be, then, why not? |
[105.26 --> 109.32] You know, what people might argue, we progress so much as humankind. |
[109.32 --> 111.78] And yet, you know, wars continue. |
[112.18 --> 114.16] Yeah, we establish some peace treaties. |
[114.40 --> 118.34] We have a ceasefire, but the ceasefire ceases to be. |
[118.56 --> 120.28] And the war carries on again. |
[121.32 --> 123.44] You figure by now we would have figured this stuff out. |
[123.70 --> 124.70] So what's going on here? |
[125.28 --> 125.66] Peace. |
[125.78 --> 126.28] What is it? |
[127.06 --> 132.74] It is defined, and you've heard it already this morning, kind of like an absence of conflict. |
[134.06 --> 134.38] Okay. |
[134.70 --> 135.74] An absence of conflict. |
[135.74 --> 138.64] Scripture kind of talks about that, too. |
[139.06 --> 141.24] But then Scripture adds this to it. |
[141.62 --> 143.34] This is peace that we're talking about. |
[143.38 --> 149.28] Not just the absence of conflict, but something better comes in place of the conflict. |
[150.32 --> 153.60] Something rich and deep and wonderful and powerful. |
[155.20 --> 156.64] I'm going to give you a lot of scriptures. |
[156.90 --> 159.24] I, you know, went and did a Google thing on peace. |
[159.34 --> 164.98] And I spent, you know, most of my time just reading these verses and pondering how I understood peace. |
[164.98 --> 166.52] I want to do the same with you. |
[166.86 --> 168.54] So we're going to jump to a lot of verses here. |
[168.66 --> 169.64] So get ready. |
[170.44 --> 171.68] Romans 15, 13. |
[172.22 --> 177.08] It says, may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace. |
[178.04 --> 178.44] How? |
[178.98 --> 180.68] As you trust in him. |
[181.36 --> 184.36] So that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. |
[184.58 --> 186.46] But you see there's a peace thing here. |
[186.66 --> 187.84] What's it connected to? |
[188.26 --> 189.22] Trusting in God. |
[189.72 --> 192.62] When we trust in God, somehow that connects us to peace. |
[192.62 --> 194.74] So Paul kind of leads us toward that. |
[195.34 --> 199.24] Peace here then is much more than just the absence of conflict. |
[199.48 --> 200.82] It involves trusting God. |
[201.56 --> 205.24] In the Old Testament, there's a lot of talk about shalom and all throughout scripture. |
[205.40 --> 206.82] That's the Hebrew word for peace. |
[207.08 --> 209.32] But it's not, it doesn't do it justice. |
[209.74 --> 214.20] What we talk about when we say peace or shalom, we talk about completeness. |
[214.36 --> 215.88] We talk about wholeness. |
[216.16 --> 218.24] We talk about there being no gaps in it. |
[218.24 --> 221.82] You know, you picture, they had on the video a picture of a wall. |
[222.18 --> 223.94] And there's no gaps in that wall. |
[224.24 --> 226.96] Something complicated is put together. |
[227.40 --> 229.06] And then wholeness happens. |
[230.66 --> 232.30] There's integrity in it. |
[232.98 --> 234.50] Well-being happens. |
[235.16 --> 240.16] And when things aren't put back together well, things break down again and again and again. |
[240.26 --> 242.16] And we see that in our world all the time. |
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