Words of Encouragement — Dave Bertsch & Chetan Chadalavada — July 9, 2023
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Summary
The speaker emphasizes that the peace Jesus left with his followers is unlike the temporary peace the world offers. He draws from John 14:27 and Philippians 4:6-7 to teach that true peace comes through prayer, trusting God with our needs, and thanking Him for His answers. This divine peace is described as being greater than all understanding and is connected to the fruit of the Spirit, assuring believers that God's ways are perfect even through trials.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
What is the gift of peace Jesus leaves us?Jesus tells His disciples right before His death that He is leaving them with a unique peace of mind and heart that is not fragile like the peace the world offers.John 14:27
How do we experience God's peace through prayer?Paul instructs believers not to worry about anything, but instead to pray about everything, thank God for His answers, and thereby experience His incomprehensible peace.
Peace as a fruit of the Holy SpiritWhen the Holy Spirit controls our lives, He produces the fruit of peace within us, superseding human understanding.
Cheer up, I have overcome the worldJesus reminds the disciples that while they will have many trials and sorrows on Earth, they can take heart because He has overcome the world.
As for God, His way is perfectScripture repeatedly affirms that God's ways and works are completely perfect, true, and without injustice.Deuteronomy 32:3–4
Every perfect gift comes from the FatherEvery good and perfect gift comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.
Chosen in Christ before the foundation of the worldGod chose us in Christ before the world began to be holy and blameless before Him, knowing all our future faults and yet loving us.
He set the boundaries of our habitationGod set the boundaries where we live so that we might seek Him, since we live and move and exist in Him.
The kindness of God leads to repentanceWhen we truly see the surpassing goodness and kindness of the Lord, it humbles our pride, causes us to loathe our past sins, and leads us straight to repentance.
