No Peace Without the Prince

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Intro
Our world is a world differences. There are political differences that result in war, division, and strive, both in America and around the world. There are social differences in areas like homosexuality, abortion, and different ways of living. These differences cause division. There are differences in the home. Sometimes there is fighting between spouses, between children, between parents and children, and between extended members of the family. These differences translate into divisions. Sadly, there are also differences in the church. Differences in styles of worship, doctrinal beliefs, types of music, dress codes, and countless other differences, cause divisions in the church.
The Bible tells us that Jesus would come and that He would be the Prince of Peace. I was looking at this title for Jesus the other day, and I wondered what it really meant. What does it mean to have Jesus called the ‘Prince of Peace’? Jesus must get this title because of what He would do and did do while He was here on Earth. Jesus gets the title Prince of Peace because it defines who He is and what He can do for us. Jesus get this title because true peace is oneness and harmony with Him. See our problem is we want peace with out the prince. We have made peace on superficial terms and the results are only temporarily and never satisfying. The Prince of Peace is a Person, and in order for us to live at peace with someone, we must be at peace with the Person of Christ. It is not just a title, but a description.

Pardoning Sin: The greatest thing that Jesus ever did to bring peace into our lives is to provide a way for our sins to be forgiven. The Bible states clearly that at one time we were all sinners at odds and enemies with God. There was no way for us to have a relationship with God because of our sin. The price of sin is high, it costs blood to wash away sins; that is why there are sacrifices in the Old Testament. But, God had a plan to offer salvation to all people. God had a plan to offer a clean slate to anyone who would accept. He did that through Jesus on the Cross. Jesus made peace between us and God with His death. Jesus paid the price. Jesus pardoned our sin.

Pardoning Sin: Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and He will have mercy on them, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.

Pardoning Sin: Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and He will have mercy on them, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.

The greatest thing that Jesus ever did to bring peace into our lives is to provide a way for our sins to be forgiven. The Bible states clearly that at one time we were all sinners at odds and enemies with God. There was no way for us to have a relationship with God because of our sin. The price of sin is high, it costs blood to wash away sins; that is why there are sacrifices in the Old Testament. But, God had a plan to offer salvation to all people. God had a plan to offer a clean slate to anyone who would accept. He did that through Jesus on the Cross. Jesus made peace between us and God with His death. Jesus paid the price. Jesus pardoned our sin.
The greatest thing that Jesus ever did to bring peace into our lives is to provide a way for our sins to be forgiven. The Bible states clearly that at one time we were all sinners at odds and enemies with God. There was no way for us to have a relationship with God because of our sin. The price of sin is high, it costs blood to wash away sins; that is why there are sacrifices in the Old Testament. But, God had a plan to offer salvation to all people. God had a plan to offer a clean slate to anyone who would accept. He did that through Jesus on the Cross. Jesus made peace between us and God with His death. Jesus paid the price. Jesus pardoned our sin.
The greatest thing that Jesus ever did to bring peace into our lives is to provide a way for our sins to be forgiven. The Bible states clearly that at one time we were all sinners at odds and enemies with God. There was no way for us to have a relationship with God because of our sin. The price of sin is high, it costs blood to wash away sins; that is why there are sacrifices in the Old Testament. But, God had a plan to offer salvation to all people. God had a plan to offer a clean slate to anyone who would accept. He did that through Jesus on the Cross. Jesus made peace between us and God with His death. Jesus paid the price. Jesus pardoned our sin.
Use your personal testimony as an example

Everlasting Promises: Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The Lord is trustworthy in all He promises and faithful in all He does.

A promise from God is a statement we can depend on with absolute confidence. The Promises of God are never ending and never run out. Scripture is full of the Everlasting Promises of God: Here are 12 promises for the Christian to claim.
God’s presence: “Never will I leave you” ()
God’s protection: “I am your shield” ()
God’s power: “I will strengthen you” ()
God’s provision: “I will help you” ()
God’s leading: “After He has gathered His own flock, He walks ahead of them” ()
God’s purposes: “I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil” ()
God’s rest: “Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest” ()
God’s cleansing: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” ()
God’s goodness— “No good thing will He withhold from them that work uprightly” ()
God’s faithfulness—”The Lord will not forsake His people for His great name’s sake” ()
God’s guidance—”The meek will He guide” ()
God’s wise plan—”All things work together for good to them that love God” ()
These promises of God are fulfilled in Jesus. God made good on all His promises to Abraham and David and the prophets when He sent Jesus. God makes good on these same promises each day with you and with me. Jesus provides these promises for us and gives us peace of mind and peace in our lives.
Give an example of one of the many promises He has made to me.

Agitate Our Apathy: “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.”

Abraham and David and the prophets when He sent Jesus. God makes good on these same promises each day with you and with me. Jesus provides these promises for us and gives us peace of mind and peace in our lives.
I love this part of Jesus’ description because at first it does not sound like it fits. Read . Huh? I have just talked about how Jesus is the Prince of Peace and now He is saying He brings the sword instead of peace!? What does Jesus mean? Jesus is explaining to His disciples that when He is in their lives, He will always be stirring them and urging them on towards holiness... no easy task. It requires us to take up our cross and follow Him (10:38). That doesn’t sound peaceful. I want you to know that the path to God and the path of Christianity is full of effort and sweat and tears. Many times peace to us is having God leave us alone. Many times peace to us is being allowed to just sit in the pews and do nothing. But that is not why Jesus came. Jesus came to agitate our apathy. Jesus came to point the way to holiness. Jesus came to show us how to live and for us to follow after Him. It is not a complacent faith that Jesus wants from us but an active faith. By commanding us to active faith, Jesus sets us on the path of ultimate peace with God.
Give an example how God told be not to be complacent in my faith and to have active faith

Completeness: Jesus came and taught so that our joy may be complete. Jesus prayer was that all His believers be in complete unity.

Everything that Jesus did in His life was done to completeness. Every time someone was healed by Jesus, they were not partially healed, but completely healed. Every time Jesus fed thousands of people they were completely full when they were done eating. Every time Jesus calmed the storm it completely died down. All the spiritual lessons that Jesus taught were complete.
Jesus, as the Prince of Peace, brought completeness to our world. Each person on this earth has a spiritual part of themselves that needs to be fed and nurtured. God made us that way! Jesus fills all of those spiritual needs completely... nothing else will do. No one else will do. No drug will do. No move or TV show will do. Only Christ makes us complete people.
Give an example of Jesus made me complete
Embodied The Standard:
Embodied the Standard: For our sake He made Him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
As we go through this life, we are not confused about what is expected of us. Jesus as the Prince of Peace eases our minds because we do not wonder what is expected of us from God. Jesus came and lived His life and set the standard. He taught the standard. Jesus is the standard. He communicated God’s desires about our lives and it all has been recorded in the Bible.
Use an example of how Christ has set the standard in my life.
Conclusion
The Christmas and New Year Holidays bring to us many songs that we love. Silent Night. Joy to the World. Maybe we sang your favorite here this evening. Some of these songs speak about the Prince of Peace. When you sing those words, I want you to remember what they mean.
PARDONING OF SIN
EVERLASTING PROMISES
AGITATING OUR APATHY
COMPLETENESS
EMBODYING THE STANDARD
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