Christ Is Peace

Meditation:

Meditation Jesus is sent by the Father to bring peace between God and man. We are caught up in struggle, strife, and sin. Jesus doesn’t come, however, to smooth over our conflicts. Nor does he come with armed might to force us to lay down our arms. Rather, he comes to die for the sins that lie at the heart of our rebellion against him. The Prince of Peace takes upon himself our sins and unrest. As Isaiah put it, “the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:5b, NIV). To receive his peace this Christmas, come to him in surrender and, through this act of faith, receive his grace of forgiveness and shalom

Intro: War/ Cultural/ Governments/ our lives . Peace

Quest: After all the prayers and wishes were is the peace

Prop Christ Is our Peace

Transition: well see this through the 3 Calming Cs

Calming Came

Isaiah 9:6 (ESV)

6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Jesus is the Mighty God Everlasting Father Prince of Peace

Matthew 1:21–24 ESV

21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” 22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: 23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us). 24 When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife,

Isaiah 7:14 ESV

14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Amazing born a of a virgin

God with Us The Prince of Peace is with us

When the angels come to the Shepherds they say peace on earth we can see a parallelism in that which is between God and Man and the Heavens and Earth

Palm Sunday is a picture of a King coming in peace since a horse means war but a donkey ment peace

Ill: Cheyenne Work @ Fennual threat of Firing

Tran: seeing we can be be relived thou knowing Christ is our Peace through Calming Came

Calming Contract

Ephesians 2:12–17 ESV

12 remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 14 For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility 15 by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, 16 and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. 17 And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near.

We had no Hope

Braking the wall of hostility between us and God by the Braking of His body.

making Peace so we can be reconciled to God

Restoration of friendly relationships and of peace where before there had been hostility and alienation. Ordinarily it also includes the removal of the offense which caused the disruption of peace and harmony.

Ill: sneaking out Reconciliation with Dad

Tran: seeing we can be be relived thou knowing Christ is our Peace through Calming Came and Calming Competence

Calming Completed

Isaiah 9:7 ESV

7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

Psalm 72:1–4 ESV

1 Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son! 2 May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice! 3 Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness! 4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor!

Psalm 72:7 ESV

7 In his days may the righteous flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more!

Can we have peace without Justice?

Ill: Complete peace. walking to clear your head. you wont need to.

Tran:seeing we can be be relived thou knowing Christ is our Peace through Calming Came, Calming Competence, and Calming Comming

Concision:

Philippians 4:4–7 ESV

4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Communion:

we practice open communion which means you are able to take as long as you believe, that Jesus Christ died for your sins, and rose again. but if you do not believe, ask you do not partake.

1 Corinthians 11:27–29 (ESV): 27 Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord. 28 Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself

1 Corinthians 11:23–24 (ESV): 23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

Pray over the bread

shall we partake together

1 Corinthians 11:25 (ESV): In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.”

Pray over the cup

shall we partake together