Preperation of Peace
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Dec 10th 2023
This morning we continue with our Advent Series
Last we talked about the Hope of Jesus
It is a hope expectation of of Jesus but it is more than the feeling of the coming savior
It is the hope that knowing the Savior will Save you
It is the Hope that comes with knowing Jesus personally
It is the hope that knowing Jesus will be and is faithful to fulfill His Promises
14 ‘Behold, days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will fulfill the good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 15 ‘In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch of David to spring forth; and He shall execute justice and righteousness on the earth. 16 ‘In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will dwell in safety; and this is the name by which she will be called: the Lord is our righteousness.’
LIGHT THE HOPE CANDLE
This morning
we move to our next candle which is the
Preparation of Peace Candle
This particular candle is about 2 different things
being prepared for the coming Christ
and Peace
3 A voice is calling, “Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness; Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God. 4 “Let every valley be lifted up, And every mountain and hill be made low; And let the rough ground become a plain, And the rugged terrain a broad valley; 5 Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, And all flesh will see it together; For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
LIGHT THE PEACE CANDLE
We have heard of this scripture before
John the Baptist is saying in the New Testament but Isaiah was the original author
As we look at John The Baptist
We probably know more about him
John The Baptist understood his purpose
Jesus said that John the Baptist’s role or job was to come before Him to let me know of His coming
And that is exactly what John the Baptist Did
He told everyone and preached a Gospel of repentance and trust in Jesus and baptism by water
That is what we celebrate this morning
The coming Christ
some 2000 years ago it was the first coming of Christ
To be born of a virgin
This would bring about Salvation to a lost World
14 “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.
6 For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
Both of these verses are probably some of the most famous Christmas time verses we have
They tell the coming of Jesus
When you think of the coming Christ think of those names
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace, Immanuel
How absolutely amazing it is for us
That some 2000 yrs ago Jesus came
Jesus came so that you and I might have the opportunity to know God personally through Jesus
Had Jesus not come we would not have been able to know Him personally
And that is exciting for us
To be offered salvation through a personal relationship with Jesus
The other part of Jesus coming is to celebrate
His 2nd coming
28 “You heard that I said to you, ‘I go away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved Me, you would have rejoiced because I go to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.
Jesus tells everyone that He is going away but I will come to you
Jesus will be coming back
For the believer that is special because we start to get excited
Church Jesus is coming back!!!!
We learned last week He is faithful to fulfill His promises, and since He said He would come back we can today expect Him to be coming back soon
28 so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him.
The coming Christ would bring about salvation through a personal relationship with Christ
See He came first to pay the debt of sin
His second coming will be to collect those who are saved through Him
For us today church His coming through a virgin some 2000 yrs ago paid for my debt of sin and for your debt of sin
His second coming will come when He collects those who have repented of their sin and trusted in Jesus
the final thing this particular candle represents is Peace
Church we live in a lost and very broken world
We live in a world where the basics of truth are lost on people
We live in a world where people argue over the ability to legally kill babies in the wohm
We live in a world where up is down and right is wrong
We live in a world where things or most everything is backwards
We as believers in Jesus can know PEACE
7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
When we recieve the Peace of God
It surpasses everything this world has to offer
The World can understand or explain it
But because of Christ we can have and know peace
A peace that this world doesn’t know or understand or explain
Church that is what we celebrate during the advent season
That is what we celebrate this morning
The preparation of Peace
We celebrate the fact that Jesus came 2000 yrs ago and that He is coming back
We celebrate that because of Jesus we can know Peace that this world doesn’t understand or cant explain
As we close out our service this morning
If you would like to talk with someone about a personal relationship with Jesus this morning
I would encourage you to find one of our elders or someone who can help you answer questions about how to start a relationship with Jesus
Lets Pray