PEACE

Sunday Morning:  November 26, 2000

Text: 2 Thessalonians 3:16-18  "Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.

17. The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.

18. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen."

WITH MY OWN HAND

2 Thessalonians 3:17  "The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write."

AS FROM US

2 Thessalonians 2:2  "That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand."

PEACE

2 Thessalonians 3:16  "Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all."

 NO PEACE ON EARTH

Matthew 10:34-35  "Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. 35. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law."

PEACE IN THE HEART

John 14:27  "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."

GOD OF PEACE NOT CONFUSION

1 Corinthians 14:33  "For God is not (a God) the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints."

 

 

GRACE

2 Thessalonians 3:18  "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen."

GRACE AND PEACE

1 Thessalonians 1:1 "Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ."

SEVENTEEN TIMES

2 Thessalonians 1:2  "Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."

THROUGH KNOWLEDGE

2 Peter 1:2  "Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,"

THROUGH RIGHTEOUSNESS

Romans 5:21  "That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord."

FIND GRACE

Hebrews 4:16  "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."

GRACE GIVES STRENGTHEN

2 Corinthians 12:9  "And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."

NO PEACE

Isaiah 57:20-21  “But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. 21  There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.”

PEACE UNKNOWN

Romans 3:17-18  "And the way of peace have they not known: 18. There is no fear of God before their eyes."

THEY WHO LEAVE THE WAY

Romans 3:11-16  "There is none (saved described in verses 11-16) that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. 12. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 13. Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: 14. Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: 15. Their feet are swift to shed blood: 16. Destruction and misery are in their ways:"

PEACE TO THOSE WHO OBEY

Romans 2:10  "But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:"

BUT UNTO THE DISOBEDIENT

Romans 2:7-9  "To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: 8. But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, 9. Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile."

PEACE GUARDS THE HEART

Philippians 4:6-9  "Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 7. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 8. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. 9. Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you."

LET PEACE RULE

Colossians 3:15-16  "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. 16. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord."

FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS PEACE

Galatians 5:22-24  "But the fruit of the Spirit (of His Son) is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23. Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. 24. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts."

THE SPIRIT OF GOD’S SON

Galatians 4:6  "And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father."

SUBMISSIVE ATTITUDE

Mark 14:36  "And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt."

BE FOUND BY HIM IN PEACE

2 Peter 3:13-14  "Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 14. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless."