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Peace Beyond Belief

Peace Beyond Belief. Philippians 4:6-7. Peace Beyond Belief. Last week we began a lesson on peace The Bible taught us regarding peace: God is a God of peace We live in a world of strife Evil and good cannot be at peace We can have peace with God. Peace Beyond Belief.

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Peace Beyond Belief

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  1. Peace Beyond Belief Philippians 4:6-7

  2. Peace Beyond Belief • Last week we began a lesson on peace • The Bible taught us regarding peace: • God is a God of peace • We live in a world of strife • Evil and good cannot be at peace • We can have peace with God

  3. Peace Beyond Belief • There is still so much more the Bible teaches about peace • It is my hope that we will understand the kind of peace God gives to us • It is also my hope that we can help others to understand that God offers a peace beyondbelief…

  4. Peace Beyond Belief • 1. The peace of God is different • Jesus acknowledged that the peace that God offers is different from that of the world • John 14:27 – “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”

  5. Peace Beyond Belief • 1. The peace of God is different • The world looks for peace in the form of temporarypleasure • Drugs, alcohol, sex, money, and fame are all the world’s version of peace • Anyone who has dealt with those things and stopped will tell you they are not the solution

  6. Peace Beyond Belief • 1. The peace of God is different • When the doctor tells you that you have terminal cancer, there is no peace that the world can offer • When you lose a loved one in this life, there is no peace from the world • When you find yourself in financial ruin, can the world give you peace?

  7. Peace Beyond Belief • 1. The peace of God is different • The world offers a false peace, a false comfort, a false hope (Ps. 28:3) • The peace of God is different, it is real, it is eternal, it is a peace which “surpasses all understanding” (Phil. 4:7) • It’s a peace that only God can give and the world cannot match it

  8. Peace Beyond Belief • 2. The peace of God is for His children • We must understand that this peace that God offers is something that only His children know • John 16:33 – “These things I have spoken to you, that inMe you may have peace” • Romans 5:1 – “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ”

  9. Peace Beyond Belief • 2. The peace of God is for His children • Psalm 29:11 – “The Lord will bless Hispeople with peace” • Isaiah 48:22 – “‘There is no peace,’ says the Lord, ‘for the wicked’” • Peace is one of the spiritual blessings found in Christ and a fruit of the Spirit(Eph. 1:3; Gal. 5:22)

  10. Peace Beyond Belief • 3. The peace of God resides in our hearts • It is our hearts and minds that the peace of God affects in this life • Colossians 3:15 – “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts…” • Philippians 4:7 – “and the peace of God…will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus”

  11. Peace Beyond Belief • 3. The peace of God resides in our hearts • Isaiah 26:3 – “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You” • Do you know why we view our childhood as such a great time of life? • Romans 8:6 – “For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace”

  12. Peace Beyond Belief • 4. We are to share His peace • We have a responsibility to carry out this message of peace in the world today • We do that obviously through teaching the peace that God offers through Jesus Christ • Remember it is called the “gospel of peace” (Rom. 10:15; Eph. 6:15)

  13. Peace Beyond Belief • 4. We are to share His peace • Jesus said “Blessed are the peacemakers…” (Matt. 5:9) • Paul encouraged us to “pursue the things which make for peace” (Rom. 14:19) • Peace is a fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22)

  14. Peace Beyond Belief • 4. We are to share His peace • We are taught to strive for peace within the body of Christ (Eph. 4:3; II Tim. 2:22) • God hates “one who sows discord among brethren” (Prov. 6:19) • We should also seek peace with allmen(Rom. 12:18; Heb. 12:14)

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