Peace of God
DATE: 20120717
TITLE: The Peace of God
TEXT: Php 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
INTRODUCTION
- “Peace” can be found in 431 VERSES. in scripture (War & trouble in 330 verses)
- _#12 Obsolete _. to be or become silent.
IS PEACE OBSOLETE? world has been at peace less than eight percent of the time!
Torment: Judas, Saul, Demoniac Peace: Peter, David, Paul
1. PEACE WITH GOD
Ro 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT--Is my heart right with God? Everything else is secondary.
2. THE PURPOSE OF GOD’S PEACE
Luke 12:51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? ...division:
**IS THE BELIEVER's PEACE _John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, …. Ps 4:8; _**Isa 26:3
→ The Quieting of Our own Spirit is an act of FAITH. → It is in God’s Hands!
UNKNOWN-- Safety consists not in the absence of danger but in the presence of God.
IILUSTRATION: In 1555, Nicholas Ridley was burned at the stake because of his witness....
3. COME IN PEACE....GO IN PEACE
Am I a whirlwind of trouble everywhere I blow? A QUIET SPIRIT----(A LOUD SPIRIT) ----
1Pe 3:4;1Th 4:11
IILUSTRATION: A Kentucky mountaineer fighting overseas in WW1...
4. HOLDING MY PEACE
Ps 39:2; Isa 42:14; Jer 4:19
5. WHEN GOD JUDGES:
Le 10:1-3...._And Aaron held his peace. _
6. Peace Within Doesn’t Have to be Hindered by the Trouble Without
Something wrong if everyday of life is a CRISIS --
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7. Calming the Storm Inside:
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Confess and Repent of all sins known and hidden Ps 38:3 _<FORGIVENESS> Mt 6:15 _
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Take Comfort in God’s Promises <I Am NOT ALONE> Ps 86:7; 2Co 1:20; 2Pe 1:4
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**Resist the Devil ** Jas 4:7 ….Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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**Praise the Lord **(Praise Makes Perfect) Ps 59:16
CONCLUSION
Results God Requires Lu 13:6-9
Faith gives God the benefit of the doubt when life doesn’t make sense. Peace is the fruit of such faith! --- Ruby Hamilton, -- In the Shelter of His Arms