Is Peace Possible Today?

WE EXIST TO HELP PEOPLE KNOW JESUS AND FIND PURPOSE

Birthday — Wishes — WHAT WOULD YOU WISH FOR?

Money? — Husband?? — Beauty — happiness — fame — more wishes...

PEACE — Christmas-y word — ANGELS - Jesus — GLORY TO GOD PEACE ON EARTH — JESUS “GO IN PEACE” — PAUL “GRACE AND PEACE TO YOU”

PEACE IS WHAT WE REALLY NEED — MONEY CAN’T BUY — Famous theologian — Money can’t buy happiness… but it can buy me a boat.— YOU CAN BE MARRIED WITH NO PEACE — FAMOUS WITH NO PEACE

YOU LOOK FOR PEACE ALL THE TIME — You just may not know it. — Anger — Food — Alcohol — Relationships — THIS ISN’T NEW EITHER

Jeremiah 6:14 NLT

14 They offer superficial treatments for my people’s mortal wound. They give assurances of peace when there is no peace.

THE WORLD CHANGES WHAT PEACE LOOKS LIKE EVERY FEW YEARS — LEADERSHIP BOOKS — SELF HELP BOOKS

AT NEW PURPOSE WE BELIEVE GOD HAS THE ANSWERS

Isaiah 26:1–4 NLT

1 In that day, everyone in the land of Judah will sing this song: Our city is strong! We are surrounded by the walls of God’s salvation. 2 Open the gates to all who are righteous; allow the faithful to enter. 3 You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! 4 Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock.

PERFECT PEACE?? — IMPERFECT PEACE AXIETY — DEPRESSION — PRAISING GOD ONCE, WORRIED THE NEXT — GOD OFFERS SOMETHING DIFFERENT

SHALOM

MORE THAN JUST PEACE — Wholeness — completeness — PERFECT PEACE —NO WORRY ABOUT WHERE YOU STAND WITH GOD — Peace with Yourself — PEACE WITH YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES

DOUBLE PEACE — SHALOM SHALOM — Peace doesn’t mean no problems

John 16:33 NLT

33 I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”

Peace doesn’t mean you spouse won’t get on your nerves — Or that you wont get frustrated when Alabama wins again — PEACE IS NOT THE ABSENCE OF PROBLEMS — PEACE IS THE PRESENCE OF GOD!

HOW DO YOU EXPERIENCE THIS PEACE? — THIS BATTLE STARTS IN YOUR MIND — A BATTLE BETWEEN WHAT YOU SEE — WHAT YOU FEEL — AND WHAT GOD SAYS

Isaiah 26:3 NLT

3 You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!

Not fixed on CNN — OR FOX NEWS — OR MSNBC — FUTURE — PAST — FINANCIAL PROBLEMS — BAD NEWS — PEACE COMES WHEN YOUR MIND IS FIXED ON GOD

SAMAK (FIXED LEANING ON)

WHAT IS YOUR MIND FIXED — When you have idle time where does your mind go? — WHAT CONSUMES YOUR MIND? — COVID? — Finances? — Politics? — What you don’t like? — that annoying person you follow on instagram?

Philippians 4:8–9 NLT

8 And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. 9 Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.

John 14:27 NLT

27 “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.

HE’S NOT GIVING ANY OLE PEACE — HE WANTS YOU TO HAVE HIS PEACE!

PEACE BE STILL — JESUS STORM — TWO STORMS HAPPEN

Mark 4:35–40 NLT

35 As evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” 36 So they took Jesus in the boat and started out, leaving the crowds behind (although other boats followed). 37 But soon a fierce storm came up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with water. 38 Jesus was sleeping at the back of the boat with his head on a cushion. The disciples woke him up, shouting, “Teacher, don’t you care that we’re going to drown?” 39 When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Silence! Be still!” Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm. 40 Then he asked them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?”

THE STORM INSIDE IS OFTEN STRONGER THAN THE STORM OUTSIDE