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Comfort & Joy

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Searching for Peace

Comfort & Joy - Part 3 of 3

12/20/20 | Gabe Kolstad | @gabekolstad

You can’t have PEACE

When your life is in PIECES

Peace On Earth (U2):

Heaven on earth, We need it now

I'm sick of all of this Hanging around

Sick of sorrow, Sick of pain, Sick of hearing again and again

That there's gonna be Peace on earth

For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.    

-Isaiah 9:6 (NLT)

SHALOM: Wholeness

24 The Lord bless you and keep you;

25 the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you;

26 the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.

-Numbers 6:24-26 (NIV)

SHALOM: Not just the absence of war, but a positive state of rightness and well-being

Article: Daniel & The Wise Men

10 When they saw the star, they were filled with joy! 11 They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.    -Matthew 2:10-11 (NLT)

6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.    -Philippians 4:6-7 (NLT)

The only way to find peace

Is to bring your PIECES to the PEACEMAKER

Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. -Romans 5:1 (NLT)

If you’ve never said YES to Jesus, to receive His unconditional love and forgiveness, consider praying this prayer:

Jesus I give you my life. Thank you for saving me. I believe in you. Your life. Your death on the cross. And your resurrection. Forgive me of my sins. Fill me with your Holy Spirit. Lead me. And teach me to follow you. And I ask it in Jesus name.

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