Peace on Earth How to Bring the Peace of Christmas

Peace on Earth

How to Bring the Peace of Christmas

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Isaiah 9:1-7

Guest Speaker: Dan Roseman

Christmas is a small preview of the peace that’s to come.

“1 Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan—” Isaiah 9:1 NIV

Ahaz was the king of Judah when Isaiah wrote this chapter and things were not good. Isaiah wrote this both as a prophet and as a parent trying to raise his family in a messy situation.

“The people walking in darkness
    have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of deep darkness
    a light has dawned.
³ You have enlarged the nation
    and increased their joy;
they rejoice before you
    as people rejoice at the harvest,
as warriors rejoice
    when dividing the plunder.
⁴ For as in the day of Midian’s defeat,
    you have shattered
the yoke that burdens them,
    the bar across their shoulders,
    the rod of their oppressor.
⁵ Every warrior’s boot used in battle
    and every garment rolled in blood
will be destined for burning,
    will be fuel for the fire.” Isaiah 9:2-5 NIV

Judah was in the kind of a mess that could only be fixed by the arrival of a child who was also God.

“ ⁶ For to us a child is born,
    to us a son is given,
    and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
    Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
⁷ Of the greatness of his government and peace
    there will be no end.
He will reign on David’s throne
    and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
    with justice and righteousness
    from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the Lord Almighty
    will accomplish this.” Isaiah 9:6-7 NIV

“We translate it ‘peace,’ but in the Bible, shalom means universal flourishing, wholeness, and delight.” Tim Keller

We are to be a people of peace while we await the return of the Prince of Peace. How do we do that?

1) Be a

Are you a peacemaker or a fight starter?

2) Be an Agent of

You can show a world in turmoil that there’s a better way.

3) Know the

“The fearful awkwardness between us and God has been forever broken by Jesus, so we can run with confidence into God’s presence and know that he will never turn away.” Paul Tripp

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