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Intro:
We are in a series on the Fruit of the Spirit entitled, [Flesh or Fruit].
The subject of today’s message is [Peace].
When I think of the word peace, my mind goes to various places.
I go from big to small.
For instance, if we survey our nation’s history over the past century, there is much discussion on WORLD peace.
Beginning 101 years ago, at the end of WWI, President Woodrow Wilson declared the allied powers fought and won the war to end all wars.
He then worked feverishly to establish the League of Nations, with the idea that countries could work out their differences peaceably.
He died before his dream came to pass.
Over two decades later war broke out in the world again.
It seems same people joined the same sides and millions of people lost their lives in WWII.
When the war neared the end President Franklin Roosevelt and President Harry Truman helped found the United Nations.
The plan was the UN would help aleviate war and bring world peace.
With every successive war we have fought, the message is the same, after this war, we will have peace.
One person observed, “Washington D.C. has a large assortment of peace monuments, we build on after each war.”
World peace is the promise of many politicians, but what about personal peace?
People desire to have a peaceful life.
They attempt to accomplish this through many venues, yet people still seem to lack peace.
People lament the lack of peace in the home, on the job, in their marriage, with their children, or in their hearts.
How then do we obtain peace?
First, we need to look at the difference between the English word for peace and the Biblical words for peace.
English- freedom from disturbance; tranquility, silence, agreement, or the absence of hostility.
Hebrew- to be whole, safe, or sound.
It focuses on the total well-being of the person and the community.
Greek- to join together.
Think of a picture of two opposing sides that have been separated now being reconciled.
Greek- to join together.
Think of a picture of two opposing sides that have been separated now being reconciled.
As our worlds seeks “world peace” what it desires is a time where there are no wars.
People often assume if conflict in their life is to a minimum then they have “peace.”
But as we see in our study on the fruit of the Spirit, peace is like joy.
True peace comes form the inside out, not the outside in.
True peace comes from the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
It is God’s desire that His people be at peace!
He wants us to be whole, safe, and joined together with Him.
He wants us to have an undercurrent of supernatural power that keeps us at peace, even when disturbances surround us.
God wants us to have peace, let’s ask this question, who wants to have peace?
Who wants to be at peace in our hearts and our surroundings?
We see God wants us to have peace, let’s ask this question, who wants to have peace?
Who wants to be at peace in our hearts and our surroundings?
How then do we obtain peace?
As I study the fruit of the Spirit, my goal is to see how the Fruit of the Spirit operate in the life of Jesus.
One of my favorite scriptures about the Lord is:
Jesus is God in the Flesh and He shows us how to walk in the Fruit of the Spirit.
Knowing the fruit of the Spirit operated in the life of Christ, we have hope that the fruit of the Spirit will operate in us.
As I think of stories to describe the fruit of Peace in the Lord’s life, I remember Jesus calming the storm.
I want to look at two aspects of this story: [Jesus Has Peace] and [Jesus Speaks Peace].
Let’s begin
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Jesus Has Peace
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There are some stories in scripture that are so familiar if we are not careful we can miss the depth of what God wants to say to us.
The story of Jesus calming the storm is one of these stories.
As I reread this short story in preparation for this message, I noticed two stroies, one of Jesus and the other of the disciples.
Matthew, Mark, and Luke share both perspectives of the story.
These stories worked simultaneously, it begins with Jesus and winds with the disciples.
While we often notice the storm and the peace that followed, whose idea was it to get in the boat?
Jesus is the one who tells the disciples, get in the boat, we need to cross the sea to get to the other side.
The crowds fade as the get farther from the shore.
When it was too far to return, the breeze turns into a strong wind.
The waves begin to crash against the side of the boat, then into the boat.
As the boat nearly capsized where is Jesus?
Asleep on a pillow!
How could Jesus possess such peace?
Remember the greek meaning peace- to join together.
Jesus was joined together with His Father in heaven.
Everywhere He went, He was on assignment.
Therefore, Jesus had inner peace knowing He was in the center of His Father’s will.
John 5:
Jesus possessed supernatural peace because He followed the plan His Father had for His life!
How did Jesus get in this type of relationship with God?
Our first reaction might be, “well He is God’s Son, surely He knows the Father.”
While this is part of the truth, remember, Jesus came to this earth and walked as a Man under the anointing of the Spirit.
He was fully God and fully Man.
The fully God part saved us from our sins, the full Man part understood the importance of communication with God through prayer.
Part of the secret to Jesus’ peace is He was faithful to spend time with God in prayer.
The gospel writers meticulously details how often He withdrew to pray:
Jesus never underestimated or devalued prayer.
He understood as He prayed, the Father poured out His Spirit upon Jesus, enabling Him to walk in His assignment.
No wonder He slept in the boat.
He was in constant communication with the creator of heaven and earth!
He had peace, but the disciples did not.
The Sea of Galilee is prone to storms, this one was so terrible Jesus disciples panicked.
Imagine, some of them being professional fisherman, racked with fear from the storm.
Does the disciple’s fear mean they were bad people?
No, it means Jesus wanted them to understand how the peace of God can work in their lives regardless of their surroundings.
Notice the two storylines, Jesus is at peace, the disciples are in a panic...
2. Jesus Speaks Peace
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After being rudely awakened with a fearful comment from the discip
The disciples woke Jesus with an accusation, you do not care about us, if you did, you wouldn’t be asleep while we are about to die.
Jesus stood, rebuked the storm, and immediately the winds ceased and calm fell on the sea.
Notice, it did not take a while for the boat to stop rocking and the storm to leave.
It is not as though the storm left gradually.
It was immediate, instantaneous.
The inner peace Jesus possessed now changed the atmosphere in the circumstances of the disciples.
After handling the storm, Jesus looked to the disciples and asked, “why are you afraid, where is your faith?”
What is Jesus’ point?
The disciples needed to get to the point where they could do what Jesus did.
He wanted to replace their fear with supernatural faith.
Then they asked, what kind of Man is Jesus?
We’ve never known someone to cause a storm to cease.
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