Good day of worship just a long day overall!
I continued our series "The God of Trust" looking at Jehovah-Shalom - The Lord is Our Peace.
Topic: Trusting God Who Can Give You Peace
Text: Judges 6:22-24
Thesis Statement: Peace is not the absent of life’s realities. Peace is not coping. Peace is not ignoring problems and frustration. Peace is God holding you together when everything around you is falling apart.
There are three (3) essential truths about God-giving peace that we would do ourselves good to hold onto during stressful times:
1. God Presents Peace to all people - v. 1-21
- God presents peace to all people with Himself
Point: If you're going to live at peace, it starts with being at peace with God
- God presents peace to all people within ourselves
Point: Gideon is reluctant to lead Isreal because he possessed low self-confidence in himself to carry God's task. But God something in Gideon that Gideon didn't see, God saw his potential. Be at peace with what you can become and not what you and/or others say you are.
- God presents peace to all people in the pressures of life
Point: Israel is experiencing God induced pressure because of their relaxed attitude towards God. God will allow stress in our lives to get our attention and put us back on track with Him.
2. God promises peace to all people - v. 22-23
a. God promises peace with His person
b. God promises peace with His presence
c. God promises peace with His Comfort
3. God protects our peace - v. 24
a. Through Prayer - "The Power of Peace" - Philippians 4:6-7
b. Through Guarding our minds - "The Principles for Peace" - Philippians 4:8
c. Through Our Pursuit - "The Persistence of Peace" - Psalms 34:14; Hebrewss 12:7, 11
We pray God honors our efforts as well as strengthens the believer to live at peace despite stressful times.
We finally got our sound equipment to record our sermons/worship service. So within the next couple of weeks we will start posting on our website once we figure that out as well.
In the afternoon, we participated in the installation service of Pastor Barry Severe. Good service just a little long. Pastor Payne did an excellent job preaching from 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5 - "The Cords that tie Shepherd and Flock Together"
It was also good meeting fellow pastors that I've had the privilege of being friends with on Facebook: Pastor Harris and Pastor Hilton.
When we got home, Tracy and I crashed, literally.
I'm just about done with the names of God. I'm ready to start preaching something else. It's been a good study for me personally but man my work has been cut out for me in this series.
Until next time be blessed!
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