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Bobby Stafford |
Shalom (The Peace of God) |
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Peace |
November 18, 2012 |
Sunday PM Sermon |
Shalom – The Peace of God
Introduction:
Read
Numbers 6:24-26.
This was a very important blessing for the Israelites. A silver
amulet containing these words was found in a Judean tomb dating to
the 6th or 7th century B.C. This beautiful
blessing reveals Jehovah’s desire to treat His people with favor and
great peace (shalom) to them.
Body:
I.
What Is This Peace?
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English word – absence of outward conflict; a state of inner calm
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Hebrew word shalom – a sense of well-being and harmony, completeness
and wholeness; tranquility even in the midst of trials and
sufferings
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Peace and pleasantness closely related (Proverbs
3:13, 17)
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Welfare or prosperity and peace (Jeremiah
29:11-13)
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Righteousness and peace (Psalm
85:10)
II.
Who Is Our Peace?
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Jehovah God (Judges
6:23-24a,
Psalm 4:8)
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The Lord is the source of peace. (Psalm
29:11)
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Jesus is the Prince of Peace. (Isaiah
9:6,
Luke 2:8-13)
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Jesus would bring a covenant of peace. (Ezekiel
37:24-27)
This is seen in
Romans 5:1.
[Christian age] This is described figuratively in
Isaiah 11:6-9.
III.
How Do I Find This Peace?
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Sin results in the loss of shalom (peace, wholeness).
(Psalm
38:3)
The wicked do not have it. (Isaiah
48:22)
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Christ’s punishment brought peace. (Isaiah
53:5)
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Obeying God’s law brings peace. (Psalm
119:165)
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Peace follows righteousness. (Isaiah
32:17)
Conclusion:
Read
Numbers 6:24-26.
God still desires to bless His people with peace. Jesus
declared:
John 16:33,
“These things I have spoken to you; that in Me you may have peace.
In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer. I
have overcome the world.” NKJV
Bobby Stafford, November 18, 2012
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