Center-Point of Peace

We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message!-- SUNDAY'S NOTES --Peace (English) is defined as: freedom from conflict, disturbance, or trouble.Shalom (שָׁלוֹם) - Eirēnē (εἰρήνη) - - A state of wholeness, quiet joy and rest. The deep breath of the soul. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1 ESVPeace - The comfort found in my confidence in my Father and the love He has for me. Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 ESVPeace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:27 ESV Without God’s peace (Shalom), we are restless, anxious, drama driven, and defeated. God’s Peace is found in His Presence -In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8 ESVWhen I am where you are, I have peace, and no where else.Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me. If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night,” even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is bright as the day, for darkness is as light with you. Psalm 139:7-12 ESVGideon built an altar to the lord and named it Yahweh-Shalom (which means “the LORD is peace”) Judges 6:24 NLTYahweh-Shalom! When my heart is His presence, His peace is my heart.2) God’s Peace is Personal The Lord is my Shepherd. Psalm 23:1 ESVHe makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. Psalms 23:1-3 ESVSoul rest and restoration are found in an intentional everyday relationship with Jesus.The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied. Proverbs 13:4 ESVIf your life with God is reduced to a formula without relationship, you’ll still struggle to find peace.May the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. 2 Thessalonians 3:16 ESVEven though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Psalm 23:4 ESV3) God’s Peace is PowerfulIn a world of shifting sand and uncertainty! - You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock. Isaiah 26:3-4 ESVMaybe the most impressive thing about God’s peace, is that He produces it in the most improbable places. Though the mountains move and the hills shake, my love will not be removed from you and my covenant of peace will not be shaken,” says your compassionate LORD. Isaiah 54:10 CSB -------------------------------------------------Download the 828 Church app!To view our latest e-newsletter, the Midweek Momentum, and subscribe to our weekly updates, go here! https://linktr.ee/828church