Sermons on Peace
The Offer of Peace (Luke 2:1-16)
In Luke we read of the angels announcing Christ’s birth. In verse 14 we find their exaltation of God for His wondrous work. This verse is translated many different ways, so we will be looking at the original Greek to understand fully their message. In heaven, glory to God The first and main part of the angels’ message is that God should be glorified. They add the phrase “in the highest place” or “in heaven” meaning that what God has…
Permanent Joy (John 16:16-30)
The disciples are confused because Jesus keeps telling them that in a little while they will not see Him and then in a little while they will see Him again. Jesus explains that this is about His upcoming death and resurrection. The disciples will experience sorrow Jesus is very clear that the disciples will experience immense pain, suffering, sorrow, and loss by watching Him die. To add to this pain, the world will rejoice at the crucifixion of Jesus. As…
God is the Only Circumstance (John 14:27-31)
We continue today looking at Jesus’ teachings on peace and comfort. Worldly peace This world offers us peace. This peace is primarily in a change of circumstances. Peace in the home is found by divorce, a child moving out, our spouse changing, etc. Financial peace is found in us winning the lottery, getting a new job, inheriting money, etc. The world’s view of peace is the absence of problems through a change of circumstances. Jesus offers something different Throughout His…