What does Jesus desire for each and every disciple who loves and follows Him?
= Jesus wants you to have peace WITH God as well as the peace OF God.
Read John 14:27
Read Romans 5:1
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When everything is going well, it’s easy to have .
“Peace reigns when nobody complains, nobody disagrees, nobody is hostile, and nobody misbehaves.” – Origen
How do we get to His peace?
We can’t have the peace OF God until we first have peace WITH God.
Peace, first and foremost, is a issue.
Read Romans 5:8-9
Read Romans 5:1
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Through Jesus, we have true peace WITH God.
Do you have peace WITH God today?
Jesus not only wants to give us peace WITH God; Jesus wants to give us the peace OF God.
So how do we live with the perfect peace OF God?
Read Philippians 4:4-7
The spiritual prescription for having peace = bring every fear and every concern underneath the Lordship of Christ.
Read Romans 5:1-5
We will have problems. We will have troubles. We will suffer. But we can still have peace despite our sufferings because suffering through Jesus Christ is redemptive.
“Suffering is the teacher of meaning.” – Arthur Brooks
Where do you lack peace today?
I want you to come to Holy Communion doing two things.
1. Remembering the suffering of our Lord.
2. Remembering His promise to give you peace despite the chaos of life.
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