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 Welcome to Ontario Community Church, where we are encouraging, equipping, and engaging lives for Christ.

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! I'm Pastor Patrick Daly, and you're listening to week two of our Advent series for 2025.

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 Before we jump into today's message, I want to give you a little context.

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 Last week, we kicked off Advent with Revelation 21, exploring God's promise to make all things new.

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 We talked about hope, hope that isn't just wishful thinking, but a confident expectation that God is restoring what has been broken.

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 Today, we're continuing that theme, but we're shifting from hope to peace.

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 And I've got to tell you, this passage that is found in Revelation 22 is remarkable.

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 John receives this vision of a river, the river of the water of life, that is bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb.

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 And beside that river stands the tree of life, bringing healing to the nations.

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 What I want you to listen for as you hear this message is how peace flows.

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 It is not static. It is not something that we manufacture.

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 Peace flows from God's throne, through Christ, into our chaos, and then through us to others.

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 We're also going to connect this vision to the entire biblical story,

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 from Genesis, where the world begins with chaos over the deep,

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 to Jesus standing in the boat saying,

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 Peace, be still.

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 And then finally, to this final vision in Revelation, where the sea of chaos is no more.

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 It is all connected, and it's beautiful.

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 One more thing before we start.

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 My wife Amber created these incredible Advent devotionals that go along with each week's sermon.

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 Week two focuses on peace, and it includes daily reflections, art, contemplation, and even practical ways to be a peacemaker in your community.

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 You can download it for free on our website at OntarioCommunityChurch.org.

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 So let's settle in.

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 Let's dive into this message together.

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 Here is Peace That Flows, From Chaos to New Creation.

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 All right.

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 Well, good morning, everyone.

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 What a special time it is for us to partake of communion, the bread and the cup.

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 I think it's been so common for us to get so used to when COVID-19 was around, going into the little packets of everything,

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 and how beautiful it is for us to be able to have bread and for us to share in the cup together,

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 a time of remembrance and a time of reflection on the hope that is found in Christ,

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 the peace that surpasses all understanding.

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 We think of all of this and this love that the Lord has for us in sending his son down to change the course of history.

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 We think of how there is a peace that flows like a river.

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 And I gave you this idea, this notion of a river from the chaotic sea

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 into when Christ enters the scene saying,

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 Peace, be still.

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 We think of Advent.

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 We think of this time of reflection,

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 this time where things slow down

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 in our busy lives.

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 I don't know about you, but

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 how many of you go to see Christmas lights?

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 I went into,

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 my family and I went into Eagle,

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 and there's this really famous

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 light show that they have.

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 And

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 when you film it,

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 you take pictures of it,

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 the amount of lights and decorations that are on there,

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 it's about as much as you'd get on a street and packed into one house.

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 And the funny part is,

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 the neighbor next door has lights that say,

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 I give up.

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 You can't compete with this guy.

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 But we think about it.

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 We think of the,

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 this time,

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 we think of slowing down.

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 Right?

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 Where the sun's not out as much.

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 And it gets darker earlier,

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 and a lot of us just want to

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 cuddle up with a blanket

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 and some hot chocolate,

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 or whatever it may be.

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 We think about it,

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 I have put on here,

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 tying in our Revelation series

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 with Advent.

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 What a peculiar thing to do.

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 And I actually want us to turn

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 to Revelation.

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 Revelation.

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 And you'll see

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 in here

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 the connection.

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 Revelation 22,

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 verses 1 through 5.

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 We will see in here

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 something

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 really remarkable.

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 That's good.

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 It's going to be on page

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 1,234

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 in your ESV Pew Bible.

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 Revelation 22,

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 verses 1 through 5.

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 Let's read it together, church.

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 Ready?

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 Then the angel

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 showed me the river

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 of the water of life,

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 bright as crystal,

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 flowing from the throne of God

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 and of the Lamb,

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 through the middle

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 of the street

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 of the city,

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 also on either side

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 of the river,

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 the tree of life

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 with its twelve kinds

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 of fruit,

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 yielding its fruit

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 each month.

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 The leaves of the tree

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 were for what?

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 Healing of the nations.

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 No longer will there

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 be anything accursed,

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 but the throne of God

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 and of the Lamb

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 will be in it,

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 and his servants

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 will worship him.

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 They will see his face,

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 and his name

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 will be on their foreheads,

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 and night will be

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 no more.

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 They will need

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 no lamp,

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 light of lamp,

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 or sun,

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 for the God

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 will be their light,

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 and they will reign

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 forever and ever.

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 We think about this

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 and this notion

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 of the water of life,

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 right?

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 Something that is bright

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 as crystal.

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 And I don't know

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 about you,

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 how many of you

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 have gone to a river

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 and you know

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 how peaceful

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 it can be,

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 right?

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 And then,

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 you might go further

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 down that river

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 and you see how chaotic

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 it can be

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 with all the rocks

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 and all the things

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 going on,

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 right?

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 And we can see

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 this real-life imagery

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 of water.

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 The strength

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 and the power

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 of water.

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 We think of storms,

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 hurricanes,

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 we think of all

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 of the forces

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 of nature

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 and then how peace

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 and calm

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 it can be.

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 This description

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 then, right,

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 is the water of life,

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 there's the tree of life

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 and the healing

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 of the nations,

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 and what's beautiful

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 about this language

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 is the Lord God

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 will be their light.

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 So it's how it's all

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 tied into here.

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 Let us think

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 for a moment

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 about how this

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 is tied in

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 with our very typical

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 Advent verses

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 from Isaiah,

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 right?

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 The shoot

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 from the stump

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 of Jesse

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 and the spirit

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 resting upon him,

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 right?

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 We think about that

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 and how he judges

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 with righteousness

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 and defends the poor

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 and the language

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 of the wolf

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 and the lamb

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 dwelling together.

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 Things that were

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 prophesied

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 that get fulfilled

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 within Revelation.

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 And it's wonderful

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 imagery

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 to show

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 the consistency

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 of our God

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 and that he

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 does not fail.

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 Everlasting

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 to everlasting,

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 our God

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 remains the same.

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 and he calls

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 for each of us

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 into not only

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 that hope

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 but also

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 that peace

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 as well.

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 We think of how

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 in our scripture

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 reading

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 there was the verse

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 of Romans 15

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 talking about

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 welcoming one another

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 just as Christ

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 has welcomed you.

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 We think of how

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 important it is

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 just as Christ

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 gives us

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 peace

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 that surpasses

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 all understanding.

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 We need to

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 exhibit that peace

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 to other people.

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 Let God

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 work in and

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 through our lives

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 and transform us.

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 We have to think

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 how important it is

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 not only to come

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 and know Jesus Christ

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 and to have that

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 relationship with him

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 but to let it expand.

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 Let God

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 be your foundation

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 and build your house

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 upon that foundation.

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 And just as God

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 has given you peace

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 may you give peace

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 to other people.

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 It's so very important

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 and even when we think

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 of John the Baptist

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 in Matthew chapter 3

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 preparing the way

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 of the Lord.

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 Preparing for

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 the peace

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 that surpasses

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 all understanding.

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 Right?

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 So we see

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 the river

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 of the water of life

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 flowing from

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 the throne of God

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 the tree of life

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 standing on both sides

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 bearing fruit

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 each month.

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 It's kind of interesting

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 right?

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 Each month you're going

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 to have some new fruits

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 and the leaves

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 are bringing healing

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 to the nations.

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 What beautiful imagery.

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 Beautiful description

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 of what the new heaven

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 and the new earth

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 will be like.

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 You know

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 as a dad

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 sometimes

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 I'm imperfect.

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 I am imperfect.

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 We're all imperfect.

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 Sometimes children

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 can be very frustrating.

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 Amen?

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 When I read this

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 no more curse

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 no more darkness

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 right?

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 I think

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 oh there will be

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 no more weeping

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 right?

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 Just as children

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 get worked up

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 at times

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 throwing tantrums

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 right?

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 We can think of that

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 for children

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 but we can also

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 expand that

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 into our own

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 adult life.

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 Pain

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 suffering

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 no more sin

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 restoration.

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 you want it

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 to bring home

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 and to hit home

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 think of the

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 imperfection

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 that exists

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 on the earth

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 today.

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 Imagine waking

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 up one day

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 and there's

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 no bad news.

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 What a day

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 that would be

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 right?

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 Imagine for a

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 moment where

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 there's no more

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 darkness

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 or there's no

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 more curse.

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 We think of

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 the fallen

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 nature

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 right?

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 How so many

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 of us are in

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 darkness

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 and entering

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 into light

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 but let's

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 think about

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 us dwelling

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 with the

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 Lord forever

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 and what that

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 will be like.

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 It's actually

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 very hard

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 for us to

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 fathom

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 because we

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 get so used

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 to brokenness.

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 We get so

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 used to

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 darkness.

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 We get so

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 used to

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 people who

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 live in

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 sin.

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 We get used

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 to hearing

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 about evil

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 and what

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 evil does.

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 When you go

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 through the

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 Psalms,

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 for example,

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 a common

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 theme that you

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 see throughout

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 Scripture,

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 particularly in

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 the Psalms,

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 is it seems

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 like the

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 wicked are

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 doing well.

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 And why

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 is that,

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 right?

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 Well, the

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 thing is, it

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 may appear

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 that they're

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 doing well,

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 but God

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 has the

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 final say.

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 And we

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 have to keep

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 that in mind

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 and how

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 everything is

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 connected.

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 I want to go

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 to this next

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 slide.

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 That should

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 be the

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 image on

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 here.

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 And we

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 have, I

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 put this

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 image together

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 of Christ

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 as the

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 Prince of

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 Peace.

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 Now, for

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 many of

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 you, you

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 know, when

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 we talk about

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 controversy,

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 there's debate

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 on how old

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 and how long

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 did it take

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 for the

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 universe to

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 be made.

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 I don't

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 want to go

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 there.

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 I do want

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 to go into

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 Genesis.

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 If you want

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 to turn there,

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 you're welcome

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 to.

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 If not,

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 that's okay

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 too.

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 Because there's

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 something that

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 a lot of

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 people miss

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 in Genesis,

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 where it

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 says, in

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 the beginning,

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 some of you

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 can quote it

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 verbatim,

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 right?

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 God created

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 the heavens

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 and what?

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 And the

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 earth, right?

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 Verse 2,

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 the earth

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 was without

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 form and

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 void, and

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 darkness was

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 over the

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 face of

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 the what?

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 Of the

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 deep, right?

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 And the

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 Spirit of

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 God was

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 hovering over

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 the face

00:12:35.740 --> 00:12:36.139
 of the

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 waters.

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 An

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 imagery

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 of

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 darkness,

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 an

00:12:42.080 --> 00:12:43.060
 imagery of

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 the earth

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 without

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 form.

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 It's

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 talking about

00:12:46.500 --> 00:12:47.100
 this sense

00:12:47.100 --> 00:12:48.200
 of a

00:12:48.200 --> 00:12:48.800
 void that

00:12:48.800 --> 00:12:49.640
 is existing.

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 So

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 interesting

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 that then

00:12:53.480 --> 00:12:53.920
 you have

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 the scene

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 where God

00:12:55.040 --> 00:12:55.460
 says,

00:12:55.720 --> 00:12:55.960
 let there

00:12:55.960 --> 00:12:56.500
 be light

00:12:56.500 --> 00:12:57.020
 and there

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 was light.

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 It's

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 actually the

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 entire story

00:13:01.860 --> 00:13:03.260
 of Christ

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 within the

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 first two,

00:13:05.879 --> 00:13:06.400
 three verses

00:13:06.400 --> 00:13:07.480
 of Scripture.

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 I don't know

00:13:09.420 --> 00:13:09.820
 about you,

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 but that is

00:13:10.460 --> 00:13:11.620
 far more

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 powerful

00:13:12.100 --> 00:13:13.019
 than

00:13:13.019 --> 00:13:13.480
 debating

00:13:13.480 --> 00:13:13.860
 on

00:13:13.860 --> 00:13:15.420
 how old

00:13:15.420 --> 00:13:15.720
 is the

00:13:15.720 --> 00:13:16.259
 universe.

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 Talking about

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 the earth

00:13:18.379 --> 00:13:18.980
 being full

00:13:18.980 --> 00:13:19.560
 of darkness

00:13:19.560 --> 00:13:20.040
 and the

00:13:20.040 --> 00:13:20.879
 chaos of

00:13:20.879 --> 00:13:21.340
 the sea

00:13:21.340 --> 00:13:22.040
 representing

00:13:22.040 --> 00:13:22.860
 sin,

00:13:23.180 --> 00:13:23.680
 representing

00:13:23.680 --> 00:13:24.659
 brokenness,

00:13:24.779 --> 00:13:25.440
 and then

00:13:25.440 --> 00:13:26.139
 God saying,

00:13:26.440 --> 00:13:26.920
 let there be

00:13:26.920 --> 00:13:27.779
 light, and

00:13:27.779 --> 00:13:28.139
 there was

00:13:28.139 --> 00:13:28.480
 light.

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 How powerful

00:13:30.420 --> 00:13:30.800
 is that?

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 And that's

00:13:31.060 --> 00:13:31.440
 why I put

00:13:31.440 --> 00:13:31.820
 it on the

00:13:31.820 --> 00:13:32.240
 first one,

00:13:32.300 --> 00:13:32.860
 the darkness

00:13:32.860 --> 00:13:33.460
 over the

00:13:33.460 --> 00:13:34.019
 face of

00:13:34.019 --> 00:13:34.340
 the deep,

00:13:34.519 --> 00:13:34.779
 this

00:13:34.779 --> 00:13:35.420
 representation.

00:13:35.419 --> 00:13:37.219
 we think

00:13:37.219 --> 00:13:38.240
 of hurricanes

00:13:38.240 --> 00:13:39.779
 and storms

00:13:39.779 --> 00:13:41.159
 and how

00:13:41.159 --> 00:13:42.039
 powerful it

00:13:42.039 --> 00:13:42.459
 can be.

00:13:42.799 --> 00:13:43.219
 Some of

00:13:43.219 --> 00:13:43.579
 us may

00:13:43.579 --> 00:13:44.120
 have been

00:13:44.120 --> 00:13:45.079
 in a

00:13:45.079 --> 00:13:45.279
 storm.

00:13:45.379 --> 00:13:45.740
 I remember

00:13:45.740 --> 00:13:46.079
 in the

00:13:46.079 --> 00:13:46.519
 time that

00:13:46.519 --> 00:13:46.959
 my wife

00:13:46.959 --> 00:13:47.179
 and I

00:13:47.179 --> 00:13:47.500
 were in

00:13:47.500 --> 00:13:47.919
 Hawaii,

00:13:48.019 --> 00:13:48.620
 the tropical

00:13:48.620 --> 00:13:49.279
 storms that

00:13:49.279 --> 00:13:49.659
 would happen

00:13:49.659 --> 00:13:49.979
 all the

00:13:49.979 --> 00:13:50.259
 time,

00:13:50.360 --> 00:13:50.759
 and they

00:13:50.759 --> 00:13:51.079
 would just

00:13:51.079 --> 00:13:51.740
 come really

00:13:51.740 --> 00:13:52.099
 quick,

00:13:52.559 --> 00:13:52.819
 it would

00:13:52.819 --> 00:13:53.219
 be very

00:13:53.219 --> 00:13:53.639
 chaotic,

00:13:53.759 --> 00:13:54.120
 and then

00:13:54.120 --> 00:13:54.439
 gone.

00:13:55.399 --> 00:13:57.139
 And usually

00:13:57.139 --> 00:13:57.699
 it would

00:13:57.699 --> 00:13:58.000
 come out

00:13:58.000 --> 00:13:58.500
 of nowhere.

00:13:59.459 --> 00:13:59.819
 It's like,

00:14:00.000 --> 00:14:00.740
 what happened?

00:14:01.980 --> 00:14:02.740
 We can

00:14:02.740 --> 00:14:04.419
 watch movies,

00:14:04.740 --> 00:14:05.339
 recordings,

00:14:05.419 --> 00:14:06.439
 about how

00:14:06.439 --> 00:14:07.899
 powerful the

00:14:07.899 --> 00:14:08.779
 ocean or

00:14:08.779 --> 00:14:09.500
 the sea

00:14:09.500 --> 00:14:10.259
 is.

00:14:10.699 --> 00:14:11.459
 So much

00:14:11.459 --> 00:14:11.939
 so that

00:14:11.939 --> 00:14:12.339
 there's a

00:14:12.339 --> 00:14:12.839
 verse in

00:14:12.839 --> 00:14:13.099
 scripture,

00:14:13.199 --> 00:14:13.799
 I don't have

00:14:13.799 --> 00:14:14.179
 it off the

00:14:14.179 --> 00:14:14.620
 top of my

00:14:14.620 --> 00:14:14.819
 head,

00:14:15.120 --> 00:14:15.459
 but it

00:14:15.459 --> 00:14:16.159
 talks about

00:14:16.159 --> 00:14:16.919
 how in

00:14:16.919 --> 00:14:17.379
 scripture,

00:14:17.740 --> 00:14:18.299
 how God

00:14:18.299 --> 00:14:18.860
 had to

00:14:18.860 --> 00:14:19.879
 restrict the

00:14:19.879 --> 00:14:20.779
 power of

00:14:20.779 --> 00:14:21.779
 water in

00:14:21.779 --> 00:14:22.339
 creation.

00:14:22.919 --> 00:14:23.539
 That is

00:14:23.539 --> 00:14:24.000
 wild.

00:14:25.019 --> 00:14:26.019
 Knowing how

00:14:26.019 --> 00:14:26.819
 powerful the

00:14:26.819 --> 00:14:27.639
 ocean and how

00:14:27.639 --> 00:14:28.479
 powerful water

00:14:28.479 --> 00:14:29.500
 already is,

00:14:29.839 --> 00:14:30.339
 what do you

00:14:30.339 --> 00:14:30.980
 mean God

00:14:30.980 --> 00:14:31.459
 had to

00:14:31.459 --> 00:14:32.159
 restrict the

00:14:32.159 --> 00:14:32.659
 power of

00:14:32.659 --> 00:14:32.740
 it?

00:14:32.799 --> 00:14:33.279
 You mean it

00:14:33.279 --> 00:14:34.139
 was more

00:14:34.139 --> 00:14:34.819
 powerful than

00:14:34.820 --> 00:14:35.260
 it already

00:14:35.260 --> 00:14:35.680
 is?

00:14:36.420 --> 00:14:37.040
 Wrap your

00:14:37.040 --> 00:14:37.620
 mind around

00:14:37.620 --> 00:14:38.260
 that for a

00:14:38.260 --> 00:14:38.740
 second here.

00:14:39.180 --> 00:14:39.620
 But we

00:14:39.620 --> 00:14:40.020
 think of

00:14:40.020 --> 00:14:40.640
 literally the

00:14:40.640 --> 00:14:41.300
 chaos of

00:14:41.300 --> 00:14:41.680
 the sea,

00:14:41.820 --> 00:14:42.320
 but also

00:14:42.320 --> 00:14:42.600
 this

00:14:42.600 --> 00:14:43.240
 representation

00:14:43.240 --> 00:14:44.700
 of chaos,

00:14:45.180 --> 00:14:45.760
 brokenness,

00:14:45.940 --> 00:14:46.500
 and sin.

00:14:46.940 --> 00:14:47.920
 And then we

00:14:47.920 --> 00:14:48.620
 have within

00:14:48.620 --> 00:14:49.100
 the middle

00:14:49.100 --> 00:14:49.760
 of scripture

00:14:49.760 --> 00:14:51.120
 this idea

00:14:51.120 --> 00:14:52.240
 of Christ

00:14:52.240 --> 00:14:53.140
 standing out

00:14:53.140 --> 00:14:53.740
 on the boat

00:14:53.740 --> 00:14:54.460
 and saying

00:14:54.460 --> 00:14:55.360
 those three

00:14:55.360 --> 00:14:55.840
 words,

00:14:55.920 --> 00:14:56.300
 let's say it

00:14:56.300 --> 00:14:56.580
 together,

00:14:56.960 --> 00:14:57.379
 peace,

00:14:57.760 --> 00:14:58.420
 be still.

00:14:59.060 --> 00:14:59.200
 Right?

00:15:00.360 --> 00:15:01.000
 Just like

00:15:01.000 --> 00:15:01.460
 how the

00:15:01.460 --> 00:15:02.060
 Lord said,

00:15:02.340 --> 00:15:02.880
 let there be

00:15:02.880 --> 00:15:03.160
 light,

00:15:03.159 --> 00:15:03.159


00:15:03.299 --> 00:15:03.519
 and there

00:15:03.519 --> 00:15:04.100
 was light.

00:15:04.100 --> 00:15:04.500
 Right?

00:15:05.279 --> 00:15:06.519
 Light entering

00:15:06.519 --> 00:15:07.039
 the scene,

00:15:07.159 --> 00:15:07.740
 much like how

00:15:07.740 --> 00:15:08.939
 Christ enters

00:15:08.939 --> 00:15:09.939
 the scene into

00:15:09.939 --> 00:15:10.519
 the dark and

00:15:10.519 --> 00:15:11.199
 broken world.

00:15:11.719 --> 00:15:12.480
 Christ is

00:15:12.480 --> 00:15:13.279
 showing the

00:15:13.279 --> 00:15:13.839
 power that

00:15:13.839 --> 00:15:14.339
 he has,

00:15:14.539 --> 00:15:16.000
 literally over

00:15:16.000 --> 00:15:16.419
 water,

00:15:16.759 --> 00:15:17.639
 but also

00:15:17.639 --> 00:15:18.299
 showing that

00:15:18.299 --> 00:15:19.139
 same kind

00:15:19.139 --> 00:15:19.699
 of power

00:15:19.699 --> 00:15:21.679
 that can be

00:15:21.679 --> 00:15:22.939
 commanded in

00:15:22.939 --> 00:15:23.360
 our own

00:15:23.360 --> 00:15:23.779
 lives.

00:15:24.839 --> 00:15:25.779
 The same

00:15:25.779 --> 00:15:26.339
 God that

00:15:26.339 --> 00:15:27.199
 calms the

00:15:27.199 --> 00:15:28.720
 sea can

00:15:28.720 --> 00:15:29.299
 calm our

00:15:29.299 --> 00:15:30.019
 own hearts.

00:15:30.019 --> 00:15:31.000
 peace and

00:15:31.000 --> 00:15:31.899
 how chaotic

00:15:31.899 --> 00:15:33.079
 our very

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 lives can

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 be.

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 And how

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 there is

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 that peace

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 that when

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 it says

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 surpasses

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 all understanding,

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 do you realize

00:15:40.659 --> 00:15:41.100
 what that

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 means?

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 It is beyond

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 comprehension.

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 Much like

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 the love of

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 God,

00:15:46.279 --> 00:15:46.699
 much like

00:15:46.699 --> 00:15:47.199
 the hope

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 of Christ,

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 it is beyond

00:15:48.579 --> 00:15:49.620
 our understanding

00:15:49.620 --> 00:15:50.639
 and that's

00:15:50.639 --> 00:15:51.079
 okay.

00:15:52.519 --> 00:15:53.439
 It's okay

00:15:53.439 --> 00:15:53.860
 that it's

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 beyond our

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 understanding.

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 Just understand

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 that Christ,

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 our Lord and

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 our God,

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 has the

00:16:01.219 --> 00:16:01.939
 final say

00:16:01.939 --> 00:16:02.459
 and can

00:16:02.459 --> 00:16:03.959
 command the

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 sea.

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 Now,

00:16:06.159 --> 00:16:07.639
 you can

00:16:07.639 --> 00:16:07.959
 raise your

00:16:07.959 --> 00:16:08.360
 hand if you

00:16:08.360 --> 00:16:08.740
 want to.

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 How many of

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 you have

00:16:09.559 --> 00:16:10.079
 been in a

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 storm,

00:16:10.600 --> 00:16:10.939
 like a

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 literal storm,

00:16:11.819 --> 00:16:11.980
 right?

00:16:12.019 --> 00:16:12.379
 I know we

00:16:12.379 --> 00:16:12.879
 have storms

00:16:12.879 --> 00:16:13.399
 in life,

00:16:13.480 --> 00:16:13.679
 right?

00:16:14.339 --> 00:16:14.779
 Wouldn't it

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 be amazing

00:16:15.379 --> 00:16:15.980
 if Christ

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 was there

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 and just

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 said,

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 peace be

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 still in

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 that moment,

00:16:19.419 --> 00:16:19.699
 right?

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 When you're

00:16:20.000 --> 00:16:20.379
 out in a

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 boat and

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 it's all

00:16:21.199 --> 00:16:21.879
 shaky and

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 you feel

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 like you're

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 going to

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 throw up

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 because,

00:16:23.799 --> 00:16:24.000
 you know,

00:16:24.039 --> 00:16:24.419
 you're being

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 tossed to

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 and throw.

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 And you

00:16:27.919 --> 00:16:29.659
 think that

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 has to

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 take a

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 lot of

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 power to

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 be able to

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 completely calm

00:16:34.899 --> 00:16:35.079
 it.

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 I love the

00:16:36.219 --> 00:16:36.740
 old little

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 cartoons from

00:16:37.579 --> 00:16:37.939
 like the

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 70s and

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 80s,

00:16:39.019 --> 00:16:39.199
 right?

00:16:39.219 --> 00:16:39.699
 Where Jesus

00:16:39.699 --> 00:16:40.459
 goes out and

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 then it just

00:16:40.860 --> 00:16:41.459
 completely,

00:16:41.919 --> 00:16:42.539
 you have this

00:16:42.539 --> 00:16:43.120
 storm and

00:16:43.120 --> 00:16:43.779
 the thunder and

00:16:43.779 --> 00:16:44.360
 lightning and

00:16:44.360 --> 00:16:45.120
 the waves and

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 then it's like a

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 calm and serene

00:16:47.199 --> 00:16:47.659
 scene,

00:16:47.759 --> 00:16:47.919
 right?

00:16:47.919 --> 00:16:48.199
 Where the

00:16:48.199 --> 00:16:48.659
 birds are

00:16:48.659 --> 00:16:49.980
 chirping again and

00:16:49.980 --> 00:16:50.779
 the disciples are

00:16:50.779 --> 00:16:51.059
 like,

00:16:51.559 --> 00:16:51.980
 whoa,

00:16:52.399 --> 00:16:53.079
 right?

00:16:53.559 --> 00:16:54.339
 And that's

00:16:54.339 --> 00:16:54.679
 okay.

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 Think of

00:16:55.259 --> 00:16:55.559
 that.

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 And how

00:16:56.719 --> 00:16:57.519
 that transforms

00:16:57.519 --> 00:16:58.219
 your own

00:16:58.219 --> 00:16:58.919
 very life,

00:16:58.959 --> 00:16:59.240
 right?

00:16:59.639 --> 00:17:00.539
 So Christ

00:17:00.539 --> 00:17:01.139
 out on the

00:17:01.139 --> 00:17:01.719
 boat saying,

00:17:01.899 --> 00:17:02.379
 peace be

00:17:02.379 --> 00:17:02.819
 still.

00:17:03.019 --> 00:17:03.240
 And then

00:17:03.240 --> 00:17:03.740
 finally,

00:17:03.879 --> 00:17:04.460
 how God

00:17:04.460 --> 00:17:05.700
 makes all

00:17:05.700 --> 00:17:06.680
 things new

00:17:06.680 --> 00:17:07.180
 where there

00:17:07.180 --> 00:17:08.319
 is no

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 more sea.

00:17:10.000 --> 00:17:10.819
 And that's

00:17:10.819 --> 00:17:11.220
 found in

00:17:11.220 --> 00:17:12.319
 Revelation 21

00:17:12.319 --> 00:17:12.940
 1.

00:17:13.879 --> 00:17:14.359
 Now,

00:17:14.460 --> 00:17:14.819
 when you

00:17:14.819 --> 00:17:15.420
 read that,

00:17:16.259 --> 00:17:17.159
 we read from

00:17:17.159 --> 00:17:18.079
 Revelation 22,

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 but when you

00:17:18.539 --> 00:17:19.159
 read Revelation

00:17:19.159 --> 00:17:19.680
 21,

00:17:19.940 --> 00:17:20.839
 it's such a

00:17:20.839 --> 00:17:21.579
 weird verse.

00:17:21.579 --> 00:17:23.000
 I saw the

00:17:23.000 --> 00:17:23.579
 new heaven and

00:17:23.579 --> 00:17:23.859
 the new

00:17:23.859 --> 00:17:24.399
 earth and

00:17:24.399 --> 00:17:25.139
 the sea was

00:17:25.139 --> 00:17:25.699
 no more.

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 And you're

00:17:26.480 --> 00:17:26.659
 like,

00:17:26.740 --> 00:17:26.939
 well,

00:17:27.259 --> 00:17:28.539
 excuse me,

00:17:29.279 --> 00:17:29.879
 where's the

00:17:29.879 --> 00:17:30.179
 sea,

00:17:30.419 --> 00:17:30.939
 right?

00:17:31.419 --> 00:17:31.899
 But we're

00:17:31.899 --> 00:17:32.740
 talking about

00:17:32.740 --> 00:17:33.500
 that sense

00:17:33.500 --> 00:17:34.579
 of chaos.

00:17:35.319 --> 00:17:36.099
 Not that there

00:17:36.099 --> 00:17:36.539
 won't be any

00:17:36.539 --> 00:17:37.000
 water,

00:17:37.519 --> 00:17:38.059
 but the

00:17:38.059 --> 00:17:38.799
 chaos that

00:17:38.799 --> 00:17:39.559
 happens from

00:17:39.559 --> 00:17:39.759
 it.

00:17:40.139 --> 00:17:40.259
 The

00:17:40.259 --> 00:17:41.899
 brokenness as

00:17:41.899 --> 00:17:42.899
 represented by

00:17:42.899 --> 00:17:44.079
 the sea will

00:17:44.079 --> 00:17:45.359
 be calm because

00:17:45.359 --> 00:17:46.399
 we have this

00:17:46.399 --> 00:17:48.199
 notion of

00:17:48.200 --> 00:17:49.340
 streams of

00:17:49.340 --> 00:17:50.319
 living water.

00:17:51.000 --> 00:17:52.100
 Just like how

00:17:52.100 --> 00:17:53.240
 Christ says in

00:17:53.240 --> 00:17:53.720
 his own

00:17:53.720 --> 00:17:54.600
 teachings about

00:17:54.600 --> 00:17:56.539
 how drinking

00:17:56.539 --> 00:17:57.819
 of his water

00:17:57.819 --> 00:17:58.840
 and never

00:17:58.840 --> 00:17:59.519
 thirsting.

00:17:59.819 --> 00:18:00.160
 Do you see

00:18:00.160 --> 00:18:01.380
 how beautifully

00:18:01.380 --> 00:18:03.120
 connected when

00:18:03.120 --> 00:18:03.819
 we talk about

00:18:03.819 --> 00:18:04.519
 water, but we

00:18:04.519 --> 00:18:05.580
 also talk about

00:18:05.580 --> 00:18:06.519
 the peace of

00:18:06.519 --> 00:18:07.019
 Christ.

00:18:07.640 --> 00:18:08.580
 And so I

00:18:08.580 --> 00:18:10.299
 show that as

00:18:10.299 --> 00:18:10.660
 a good

00:18:10.660 --> 00:18:12.500
 representation for

00:18:12.500 --> 00:18:13.720
 us to understand

00:18:13.720 --> 00:18:14.740
 that peace that

00:18:14.740 --> 00:18:16.180
 flows from

00:18:16.180 --> 00:18:17.819
 chaos, from

00:18:17.819 --> 00:18:18.639
 sin, from

00:18:18.639 --> 00:18:19.879
 brokenness, to

00:18:19.879 --> 00:18:20.220
 the new

00:18:20.220 --> 00:18:20.740
 creation.

00:18:21.399 --> 00:18:22.179
 And that is

00:18:22.179 --> 00:18:22.619
 remarkable.

00:18:22.819 --> 00:18:23.319
 So let's go to

00:18:23.319 --> 00:18:24.119
 that next slide

00:18:24.119 --> 00:18:24.419
 then.

00:18:25.500 --> 00:18:26.259
 So what can we

00:18:26.259 --> 00:18:26.919
 learn from these

00:18:26.919 --> 00:18:27.339
 passages?

00:18:27.500 --> 00:18:27.960
 Well, the first

00:18:27.960 --> 00:18:28.740
 one, church, is

00:18:28.740 --> 00:18:29.659
 that peace

00:18:29.659 --> 00:18:30.779
 begins where

00:18:30.779 --> 00:18:31.779
 God enters the

00:18:31.779 --> 00:18:32.579
 chaos, right?

00:18:33.399 --> 00:18:34.079
 We can think of

00:18:34.079 --> 00:18:34.759
 the storms,

00:18:36.159 --> 00:18:37.220
 literal storms,

00:18:37.500 --> 00:18:38.879
 but we can also

00:18:38.879 --> 00:18:39.519
 think of the

00:18:39.519 --> 00:18:40.480
 chaos that exists

00:18:40.480 --> 00:18:41.279
 in our own

00:18:41.279 --> 00:18:42.839
 lives, let

00:18:42.839 --> 00:18:43.299
 alone the

00:18:43.299 --> 00:18:44.119
 chaos that

00:18:44.119 --> 00:18:45.599
 exists in

00:18:45.599 --> 00:18:46.339
 our society,

00:18:46.619 --> 00:18:47.599
 in our very

00:18:47.599 --> 00:18:48.000
 world.

00:18:48.559 --> 00:18:49.099
 There's

00:18:49.099 --> 00:18:50.079
 brokenness within

00:18:50.079 --> 00:18:51.359
 us, but

00:18:51.359 --> 00:18:51.879
 there's also

00:18:51.879 --> 00:18:52.779
 brokenness in

00:18:52.779 --> 00:18:53.319
 the world that

00:18:53.319 --> 00:18:53.939
 we live in.

00:18:54.719 --> 00:18:55.139
 And I don't

00:18:55.139 --> 00:18:55.519
 know about

00:18:55.519 --> 00:18:56.699
 you, I need

00:18:56.699 --> 00:18:57.379
 some peace in

00:18:57.379 --> 00:18:57.939
 my life.

00:18:58.539 --> 00:18:59.559
 We all need

00:18:59.559 --> 00:19:00.799
 peace that

00:19:00.799 --> 00:19:01.980
 Christ provides

00:19:01.980 --> 00:19:02.980
 for us.

00:19:03.799 --> 00:19:04.679
 That peace that

00:19:04.679 --> 00:19:05.480
 surpasses all

00:19:05.480 --> 00:19:06.119
 understanding,

00:19:06.319 --> 00:19:07.279
 people will see

00:19:07.279 --> 00:19:08.159
 that, they will

00:19:08.159 --> 00:19:09.179
 recognize it.

00:19:10.099 --> 00:19:10.719
 And so in

00:19:10.719 --> 00:19:12.279
 this, I gave

00:19:12.279 --> 00:19:13.480
 this example of

00:19:13.480 --> 00:19:14.179
 the new

00:19:14.179 --> 00:19:15.539
 creation replacing

00:19:15.539 --> 00:19:17.079
 the sea of

00:19:17.079 --> 00:19:18.639
 chaos, right?

00:19:18.700 --> 00:19:19.119
 It's a good

00:19:19.119 --> 00:19:20.000
 description of

00:19:20.000 --> 00:19:20.180
 that.

00:19:20.819 --> 00:19:21.700
 The chaos of

00:19:21.700 --> 00:19:22.220
 the sea, or

00:19:22.220 --> 00:19:22.680
 when you hear

00:19:22.680 --> 00:19:23.220
 about people

00:19:23.220 --> 00:19:24.119
 who are lost

00:19:24.119 --> 00:19:25.779
 at sea, right?

00:19:25.920 --> 00:19:26.659
 Representing how

00:19:26.659 --> 00:19:27.720
 chaotic it is

00:19:27.720 --> 00:19:28.559
 and how dangerous

00:19:28.559 --> 00:19:29.359
 it can be.

00:19:30.440 --> 00:19:31.399
 We think of

00:19:31.399 --> 00:19:33.180
 calm, living,

00:19:34.139 --> 00:19:34.619
 refreshing,

00:19:34.859 --> 00:19:35.980
 rejuvenating water

00:19:35.980 --> 00:19:37.500
 and how beautiful

00:19:37.500 --> 00:19:38.559
 that imagery is.

00:19:39.000 --> 00:19:39.420
 I don't know

00:19:39.420 --> 00:19:40.539
 about you, but the

00:19:40.539 --> 00:19:41.220
 next time I'm on

00:19:41.220 --> 00:19:42.500
 a boat, I don't

00:19:42.500 --> 00:19:43.039
 want to be out in

00:19:43.039 --> 00:19:43.819
 a chaotic sea.

00:19:44.420 --> 00:19:45.319
 I want to be out

00:19:45.319 --> 00:19:46.019
 when it's nice and

00:19:46.019 --> 00:19:46.619
 calm, maybe a

00:19:46.619 --> 00:19:47.339
 couple waves, but

00:19:47.339 --> 00:19:48.019
 nothing to the

00:19:48.019 --> 00:19:48.599
 point where I'll

00:19:48.599 --> 00:19:49.220
 flip over.

00:19:50.500 --> 00:19:51.420
 And so we think

00:19:51.420 --> 00:19:52.039
 about that, right?

00:19:52.079 --> 00:19:52.960
 That first thing is

00:19:52.960 --> 00:19:54.139
 peace begins where

00:19:54.139 --> 00:19:56.379
 when God enters

00:19:56.379 --> 00:19:57.079
 the chaos.

00:19:57.700 --> 00:19:58.639
 The second thing

00:19:58.639 --> 00:19:59.980
 then is that peace

00:19:59.980 --> 00:20:01.579
 heals what sin

00:20:01.579 --> 00:20:02.200
 has broken.

00:20:03.259 --> 00:20:03.579
 Right?

00:20:03.619 --> 00:20:04.659
 We think of this

00:20:04.659 --> 00:20:05.980
 idea that God is

00:20:05.980 --> 00:20:06.740
 the God of

00:20:06.740 --> 00:20:07.399
 restoration.

00:20:08.399 --> 00:20:09.339
 The river of

00:20:09.339 --> 00:20:11.200
 life, it waters

00:20:11.200 --> 00:20:12.940
 the tree whose

00:20:12.940 --> 00:20:13.900
 leaves bring

00:20:13.900 --> 00:20:15.019
 healing to the

00:20:15.019 --> 00:20:15.400
 nation.

00:20:15.900 --> 00:20:16.600
 We think of how

00:20:16.600 --> 00:20:17.720
 this water is

00:20:17.720 --> 00:20:18.940
 helping the tree

00:20:18.940 --> 00:20:20.460
 and its healing

00:20:20.460 --> 00:20:20.980
 ability.

00:20:21.500 --> 00:20:22.759
 We also have to

00:20:22.759 --> 00:20:24.360
 think of how the

00:20:24.360 --> 00:20:25.759
 living water and

00:20:25.759 --> 00:20:26.460
 the peace that

00:20:26.460 --> 00:20:27.140
 comes from our

00:20:27.140 --> 00:20:27.700
 Lord and our

00:20:27.700 --> 00:20:28.380
 God, how it

00:20:28.380 --> 00:20:29.940
 heals us, how it

00:20:29.940 --> 00:20:32.059
 transforms us, and

00:20:32.059 --> 00:20:33.140
 how important it is

00:20:33.140 --> 00:20:33.559
 for us.

00:20:33.680 --> 00:20:34.279
 We all need

00:20:34.279 --> 00:20:34.779
 healing.

00:20:35.100 --> 00:20:36.080
 Do we all need

00:20:36.080 --> 00:20:36.360
 healing?

00:20:36.779 --> 00:20:37.980
 We certainly do.

00:20:38.440 --> 00:20:39.360
 We need healing

00:20:39.360 --> 00:20:40.600
 and restoration that

00:20:40.599 --> 00:20:41.299
 comes from the

00:20:41.299 --> 00:20:41.519
 Lord.

00:20:42.539 --> 00:20:43.759
 Now, what healing

00:20:43.759 --> 00:20:44.539
 looks like is

00:20:44.539 --> 00:20:45.539
 obviously going to

00:20:45.539 --> 00:20:46.359
 differ from each

00:20:46.359 --> 00:20:46.819
 person.

00:20:47.539 --> 00:20:48.500
 Some of us have

00:20:48.500 --> 00:20:50.219
 had certain

00:20:50.219 --> 00:20:51.980
 experiences, whether

00:20:51.980 --> 00:20:54.139
 it's bad

00:20:54.139 --> 00:20:55.980
 situations, people

00:20:55.980 --> 00:20:57.179
 doing evil things,

00:20:57.339 --> 00:20:58.259
 traumatic events,

00:20:58.339 --> 00:20:59.639
 the list can go on

00:20:59.639 --> 00:21:00.919
 and on about things

00:21:00.919 --> 00:21:02.399
 that we experience.

00:21:02.959 --> 00:21:03.919
 But when we think

00:21:03.919 --> 00:21:04.980
 of our God being

00:21:04.980 --> 00:21:07.059
 the restorer, the

00:21:07.059 --> 00:21:08.240
 one that transforms

00:21:08.240 --> 00:21:09.919
 us, it is

00:21:09.920 --> 00:21:10.519
 remarkable.

00:21:10.519 --> 00:21:11.660
 And even when we

00:21:11.660 --> 00:21:12.620
 talk about the

00:21:12.620 --> 00:21:15.200
 common reading in

00:21:15.200 --> 00:21:17.080
 Advent 2 is Isaiah's

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 vision of the wolf

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 and the lamb.

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 This also is

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 prophetically talking

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 about a time where

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 there will be peace.

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 Thinking of a wolf

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 and a lamb together

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 is quite the sight,

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 right?

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 You think about that,

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 you don't want to put

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 a wolf and a lamb

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 together nowadays.

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 Why is that?

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 Well, we know the

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 answer, right?

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 The wolf's going to

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 eat the sheep and

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 have a good meal out

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 of there, right?

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 But the imagery of

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 them being together,

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 dwelling together,

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 is a remarkable one

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 at that.

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 And peace in

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 Scripture, it is the

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 presence of God and

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 the presence of

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 wholeness.

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 Complete restoration.

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 salvation.

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 Now God is going to

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 work in and through

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 us every single day

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 to make us more like

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 him.

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 And that is a

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 beautiful process.

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 When you're thinking

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 of this imagery of

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 the tree that is

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 bearing fruit every

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 month, well that tree

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 is going to take a lot

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 of nourishment from

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 the water.

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 It's going to require

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 sunshine and all the

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 things that a tree

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 requires.

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 Much like how for us,

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 when the seed of the

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 word gets planted,

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 we are called to

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 grow for us to take

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 root in our faith and

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 for us to bear fruit.

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 It's kind of remarkable

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 when you think of what

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 the parables teach and

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 how that's connected

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 with the tree of life.

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 It's like it's all, it

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 starts making your head

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 go, wow, this is, this

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 is really incredible.

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 And so let us remember

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 that peace is something

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 that God gives to us.

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 And for many of us, we

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 search for peace.

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 Now I know for a lot of

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 us, you know, when we

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 have children or we have

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 constantly phone calls and

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 knocks at the door, we

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 think for a moment, well

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 can't I just have a little

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 bit of peace?

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 Peace and quiet, right?

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 Sometimes it's, you just

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 want to lock yourself in

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 your office, right?

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 Not that I ever do that,

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 right?

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 Or other times you just

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 want to lock yourself

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 away.

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 Can I have five minutes

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 here?

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 You guys are too loud.

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 What's going on here,

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 right?

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 I'm not talking about

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 that kind of peace.

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 Although that peace is

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 really cool too, right?

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 I'm talking about a peace

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 that is beyond that.

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 A peace that is

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 rejuvenating.

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 Right?

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 And it's kind of, it can

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 be difficult for us to

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 wrap our minds around

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 that.

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 That's okay.

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 That's the kind of peace

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 that I want.

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 A peace that I may not

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 even fully understand and

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 comprehend.

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 That's okay.

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 And finally, the third

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 one is peace prepares us

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 to welcome others just

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 as Christ has welcomed us.

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 I mentioned the idea of

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 Romans 15, right?

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 When we had our scripture

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 reading about how we are

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 called to welcome one

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 another just as Christ has

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 welcomed us.

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 We also think of how

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 there's the call for us to

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 bear fruit, real change and

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 transformation.

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 Peace then is relational.

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 We are to give the peace

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 of Christ to other people.

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 And we do that by the

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 words that we speak and

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 the actions that we do.

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 And we think for a moment

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 that peace will make room.

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 It will build bridges

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 instead of walls.

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 We think of how the peace

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 of Christ can very much

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 transform our minds and

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 our hearts.

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 And so,

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 ask yourself that question.

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 Who is someone

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 that you can welcome

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 to know Christ?

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 Who is someone

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 that God may be calling

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 you to welcome

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 or to share that peace

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 with?

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 These are the kind of

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 questions.

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 Let's go to the application

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 and the final piece here.

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 How should we,

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 what should we do

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 because of this?

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 it's very unusual

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 and peculiar

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 to look at revelation

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 from the sense of peace.

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 But then again,

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 it isn't

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 because it's connected

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 about the peace

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 that we will receive

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 in the future.

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 Just as we anticipate

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 and we wait for the arrival

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 of baby Jesus

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 in the manger,

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 in the first coming,

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 we await for

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 the second coming

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 of Christ.

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 It's that same kind

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 of anticipation

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 and it's that same

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 kind of preparation.

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 And so,

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 in all of this,

00:25:55.120 --> 00:25:56.240
 let Christ speak

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 peace

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 over your chaos.

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 Right?

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 We think of how

00:26:01.640 --> 00:26:02.600
 there are storms

00:26:02.600 --> 00:26:03.860
 literally in the world

00:26:03.860 --> 00:26:04.660
 that we live in,

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 but let's also think

00:26:06.120 --> 00:26:06.820
 of the storms

00:26:06.820 --> 00:26:07.580
 that exist

00:26:07.580 --> 00:26:08.660
 in our own minds

00:26:08.660 --> 00:26:10.040
 and in our own hearts.

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 peace.

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 And how powerful

00:26:12.159 --> 00:26:13.359
 is it that we should

00:26:13.359 --> 00:26:15.099
 even pray,

00:26:16.019 --> 00:26:16.339
 Jesus,

00:26:17.019 --> 00:26:18.000
 speak peace

00:26:18.000 --> 00:26:19.420
 over this place,

00:26:19.899 --> 00:26:21.220
 over this area

00:26:21.220 --> 00:26:22.220
 in my life.

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 Lord,

00:26:23.440 --> 00:26:24.539
 I have a storm.

00:26:25.460 --> 00:26:27.039
 I've got a stormy sea

00:26:27.039 --> 00:26:27.819
 in this area

00:26:27.819 --> 00:26:28.559
 of my life,

00:26:28.619 --> 00:26:28.759
 right?

00:26:28.819 --> 00:26:29.599
 Don't raise your hand

00:26:29.599 --> 00:26:30.460
 on what that is,

00:26:30.519 --> 00:26:31.339
 but we all got

00:26:31.339 --> 00:26:32.819
 a stormy sea.

00:26:32.819 --> 00:26:34.899
 And we ask Christ

00:26:34.899 --> 00:26:36.039
 who commands,

00:26:36.179 --> 00:26:37.240
 who has command

00:26:37.240 --> 00:26:38.639
 over the sea

00:26:38.639 --> 00:26:40.259
 to bring peace

00:26:40.259 --> 00:26:41.359
 into our lives

00:26:41.359 --> 00:26:42.879
 and to bring peace

00:26:42.879 --> 00:26:44.240
 into certain areas

00:26:44.240 --> 00:26:45.039
 in our life.

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 And how important it is,

00:26:47.899 --> 00:26:49.359
 think of that one area

00:26:49.359 --> 00:26:51.319
 and ask Jesus

00:26:51.319 --> 00:26:52.960
 to intervene

00:26:52.960 --> 00:26:54.119
 and to bring peace

00:26:54.119 --> 00:26:54.960
 into your life,

00:26:55.019 --> 00:26:56.119
 whatever that may be.

00:26:56.519 --> 00:26:58.019
 It could be a family member.

00:26:58.240 --> 00:26:59.519
 It could be a relationship

00:26:59.519 --> 00:27:00.359
 with a friend.

00:27:00.519 --> 00:27:02.000
 It could be your own battles.

00:27:02.000 --> 00:27:03.740
 Don't we have battles

00:27:03.740 --> 00:27:05.059
 that we face every day?

00:27:05.380 --> 00:27:06.680
 We certainly do.

00:27:06.759 --> 00:27:07.740
 And we ask God

00:27:07.740 --> 00:27:09.259
 to help us

00:27:09.259 --> 00:27:10.519
 to bring peace

00:27:10.519 --> 00:27:11.319
 in our life.

00:27:12.079 --> 00:27:13.339
 We think of strength

00:27:13.339 --> 00:27:14.660
 that comes from the Lord

00:27:14.660 --> 00:27:16.059
 and how God provides

00:27:16.059 --> 00:27:16.740
 for us.

00:27:16.960 --> 00:27:18.680
 We certainly should seek Him

00:27:18.680 --> 00:27:21.519
 and ask for help.

00:27:22.819 --> 00:27:24.359
 The second thing then

00:27:24.359 --> 00:27:26.400
 is to let God's peace

00:27:26.400 --> 00:27:28.519
 flow into your relationships

00:27:28.519 --> 00:27:30.839
 just as God transforms

00:27:30.839 --> 00:27:31.859
 our lives.

00:27:32.960 --> 00:27:34.019
 We have to be

00:27:34.019 --> 00:27:34.859
 those ambassadors

00:27:34.859 --> 00:27:35.640
 for Christ.

00:27:36.500 --> 00:27:37.519
 In what we say

00:27:37.519 --> 00:27:38.599
 and in what we do,

00:27:38.700 --> 00:27:40.099
 we don't just hide

00:27:40.099 --> 00:27:41.940
 the light of God,

00:27:42.119 --> 00:27:42.339
 right?

00:27:42.819 --> 00:27:44.000
 Hide it under a bushel.

00:27:44.119 --> 00:27:44.319
 No,

00:27:44.460 --> 00:27:45.839
 I'm going to let it shine,

00:27:45.940 --> 00:27:46.140
 right?

00:27:46.180 --> 00:27:47.180
 In the same way,

00:27:47.279 --> 00:27:48.720
 when God gives you peace,

00:27:49.220 --> 00:27:50.579
 share that with other people.

00:27:51.220 --> 00:27:52.119
 And it will.

00:27:52.119 --> 00:27:54.979
 it will fundamentally change

00:27:54.979 --> 00:27:56.239
 your life

00:27:56.239 --> 00:27:58.359
 to where how you interact

00:27:58.359 --> 00:27:59.539
 with people is different.

00:28:00.139 --> 00:28:01.299
 To where how friends

00:28:01.299 --> 00:28:02.159
 or family would be like,

00:28:02.239 --> 00:28:02.359
 dude,

00:28:02.419 --> 00:28:03.299
 you're not the same guy

00:28:03.299 --> 00:28:03.739
 I knew.

00:28:04.500 --> 00:28:05.799
 What's going on with you?

00:28:06.199 --> 00:28:07.619
 What's gotten into you,

00:28:07.719 --> 00:28:07.899
 right?

00:28:07.939 --> 00:28:09.019
 You have those kind of

00:28:09.019 --> 00:28:09.739
 conversations

00:28:09.739 --> 00:28:11.159
 about transformation,

00:28:12.000 --> 00:28:13.079
 about the peace.

00:28:13.079 --> 00:28:13.159
 peace.

00:28:13.539 --> 00:28:14.939
 And people recognize

00:28:14.939 --> 00:28:15.980
 that kind of peace.

00:28:16.220 --> 00:28:17.740
 Why are you so calm

00:28:17.740 --> 00:28:18.839
 when X, Y, and Z

00:28:18.839 --> 00:28:19.639
 is going on?

00:28:20.519 --> 00:28:22.039
 How can you withstand

00:28:22.039 --> 00:28:23.319
 this kind of pressure

00:28:23.319 --> 00:28:24.759
 when other people

00:28:24.759 --> 00:28:25.819
 would crumble

00:28:25.819 --> 00:28:26.879
 or they would fall

00:28:26.879 --> 00:28:28.659
 or they would go crazy

00:28:28.659 --> 00:28:29.700
 in this situation?

00:28:30.619 --> 00:28:31.019
 But yet,

00:28:31.099 --> 00:28:32.379
 that peace that surpasses

00:28:32.379 --> 00:28:33.179
 all understanding

00:28:33.179 --> 00:28:34.200
 will carry you through.

00:28:34.539 --> 00:28:35.939
 It'll certainly carry you

00:28:35.939 --> 00:28:37.659
 through any situation

00:28:37.659 --> 00:28:38.939
 that you go through.

00:28:39.240 --> 00:28:39.980
 Why do you think

00:28:39.980 --> 00:28:41.599
 it's written in the Psalms,

00:28:41.939 --> 00:28:42.919
 even though I walk

00:28:42.919 --> 00:28:43.599
 through the valley

00:28:43.599 --> 00:28:44.679
 of the shadow of death,

00:28:44.759 --> 00:28:46.079
 I will fear no evil

00:28:46.079 --> 00:28:47.519
 for you are with me.

00:28:48.519 --> 00:28:49.159
 Why do you think

00:28:49.159 --> 00:28:50.059
 that's written in there?

00:28:50.119 --> 00:28:50.960
 It's for us

00:28:50.960 --> 00:28:52.059
 to recognize

00:28:52.059 --> 00:28:53.700
 that God is with us

00:28:53.700 --> 00:28:55.359
 as we journey

00:28:55.359 --> 00:28:56.299
 through life,

00:28:56.439 --> 00:28:58.000
 as we go through

00:28:58.000 --> 00:28:59.699
 storms in this life,

00:28:59.859 --> 00:29:00.979
 as we go through

00:29:00.979 --> 00:29:02.839
 situations in here.

00:29:03.899 --> 00:29:04.399
 And so,

00:29:04.539 --> 00:29:05.619
 a challenge for you

00:29:05.619 --> 00:29:06.519
 is to choose

00:29:06.519 --> 00:29:08.839
 practice

00:29:08.839 --> 00:29:10.759
 an act of peace.

00:29:11.500 --> 00:29:12.059
 Perhaps

00:29:12.059 --> 00:29:14.279
 it is a gentle word.

00:29:15.259 --> 00:29:16.319
 Words of encouragement.

00:29:16.479 --> 00:29:17.079
 Our words

00:29:17.079 --> 00:29:18.619
 have such gravity

00:29:18.619 --> 00:29:19.399
 to them, right?

00:29:20.199 --> 00:29:21.039
 You can think of

00:29:21.039 --> 00:29:23.019
 famous speeches, right?

00:29:23.639 --> 00:29:25.059
 Ones that give life

00:29:25.059 --> 00:29:27.500
 and ones that give what?

00:29:28.440 --> 00:29:28.859
 Death.

00:29:29.539 --> 00:29:29.839
 Evil.

00:29:31.980 --> 00:29:33.460
 Think of how powerful

00:29:33.460 --> 00:29:35.240
 our tongue is, right?

00:29:36.220 --> 00:29:36.879
 How many of you

00:29:36.879 --> 00:29:37.679
 had a parent say,

00:29:37.759 --> 00:29:38.359
 hold your tongue?

00:29:38.779 --> 00:29:39.419
 Because you didn't know

00:29:39.419 --> 00:29:40.440
 how to control it, right?

00:29:40.779 --> 00:29:41.440
 And certainly,

00:29:41.539 --> 00:29:42.200
 I wish I could tell

00:29:42.200 --> 00:29:42.720
 some people,

00:29:42.859 --> 00:29:43.659
 you gotta hold your tongue,

00:29:43.720 --> 00:29:43.919
 right?

00:29:44.500 --> 00:29:45.339
 But certainly,

00:29:45.599 --> 00:29:47.299
 it even says in Scripture

00:29:47.299 --> 00:29:48.240
 that death and life

00:29:48.240 --> 00:29:48.919
 are in the power

00:29:48.919 --> 00:29:49.460
 of the tongue.

00:29:49.740 --> 00:29:50.859
 We've got to be mindful

00:29:50.859 --> 00:29:51.859
 of what we speak

00:29:51.859 --> 00:29:52.519
 to people.

00:29:52.519 --> 00:29:54.779
 a gentle word,

00:29:55.740 --> 00:29:57.519
 the ministry of presence,

00:29:58.160 --> 00:29:59.759
 being present with people,

00:30:01.059 --> 00:30:01.779
 showing up.

00:30:02.819 --> 00:30:04.359
 Showing up is the first thing

00:30:04.359 --> 00:30:05.079
 that we can do.

00:30:06.039 --> 00:30:07.599
 Sometimes there are situations

00:30:07.599 --> 00:30:08.279
 in our life

00:30:08.279 --> 00:30:09.259
 where just showing up

00:30:09.259 --> 00:30:10.019
 and not even know

00:30:10.019 --> 00:30:10.900
 what to say.

00:30:11.900 --> 00:30:13.200
 Just you being there

00:30:13.200 --> 00:30:14.299
 is enough

00:30:14.299 --> 00:30:16.000
 for so many people.

00:30:16.700 --> 00:30:17.539
 There have been times

00:30:17.539 --> 00:30:18.779
 where I have

00:30:18.779 --> 00:30:19.859
 visited someone

00:30:19.859 --> 00:30:20.879
 and I did not have

00:30:20.879 --> 00:30:21.659
 the words to say,

00:30:21.699 --> 00:30:22.459
 if you can believe that.

00:30:22.519 --> 00:30:23.659
 I'm a man of many words.

00:30:24.119 --> 00:30:25.179
 But there are times

00:30:25.179 --> 00:30:26.500
 I don't know what to say.

00:30:27.319 --> 00:30:28.379
 And I'm just there

00:30:28.379 --> 00:30:29.639
 in that moment.

00:30:31.379 --> 00:30:31.899
 Do you know

00:30:31.899 --> 00:30:33.839
 that kind of action

00:30:33.839 --> 00:30:35.879
 can speak volumes

00:30:35.879 --> 00:30:36.459
 to people?

00:30:37.159 --> 00:30:38.639
 Being there for someone,

00:30:39.179 --> 00:30:40.619
 giving them a phone call,

00:30:40.959 --> 00:30:41.899
 sending a text,

00:30:42.119 --> 00:30:43.279
 or just showing up,

00:30:43.879 --> 00:30:44.079
 hey,

00:30:44.319 --> 00:30:46.059
 I heard this happened.

00:30:46.679 --> 00:30:47.879
 I'm here for you.

00:30:47.880 --> 00:30:49.560
 That's it.

00:30:51.340 --> 00:30:53.100
 Because we all need,

00:30:53.300 --> 00:30:54.440
 it's like that famous saying,

00:30:54.500 --> 00:30:55.180
 we all need a shoulder

00:30:55.180 --> 00:30:55.960
 to cry on, amen?

00:30:56.880 --> 00:30:58.100
 We all need someone.

00:30:58.960 --> 00:31:00.960
 And I think of this church

00:31:00.960 --> 00:31:01.900
 and I think of how

00:31:01.900 --> 00:31:04.940
 this church has been seen

00:31:04.940 --> 00:31:07.020
 as a hospital

00:31:07.020 --> 00:31:08.600
 for those that are hurting.

00:31:09.920 --> 00:31:11.220
 And I think that's something

00:31:11.220 --> 00:31:13.240
 I think a lot of churches

00:31:13.240 --> 00:31:14.160
 should be known for.

00:31:14.160 --> 00:31:15.880
 a place where

00:31:15.880 --> 00:31:17.440
 you think of a hospital

00:31:17.440 --> 00:31:18.279
 or you think of

00:31:18.279 --> 00:31:19.800
 this sense of nourishment.

00:31:19.800 --> 00:31:20.980
 If you broke your leg,

00:31:21.660 --> 00:31:23.340
 you certainly want to make sure

00:31:23.340 --> 00:31:24.100
 you take care

00:31:24.100 --> 00:31:25.560
 of the immediate pain,

00:31:25.800 --> 00:31:26.100
 right?

00:31:26.460 --> 00:31:27.980
 I think anyone with common sense

00:31:27.980 --> 00:31:28.660
 would want to make sure

00:31:28.660 --> 00:31:29.380
 they get relief.

00:31:30.140 --> 00:31:31.019
 But to be able

00:31:31.019 --> 00:31:32.259
 to strengthen the leg,

00:31:32.700 --> 00:31:33.800
 to be able to have

00:31:33.800 --> 00:31:34.980
 physical recovery,

00:31:35.220 --> 00:31:36.160
 physical therapy

00:31:36.160 --> 00:31:36.660
 to where

00:31:36.660 --> 00:31:38.080
 now I can work

00:31:38.080 --> 00:31:38.680
 with the leg

00:31:38.680 --> 00:31:39.420
 completely.

00:31:39.420 --> 00:31:40.019
 Now,

00:31:41.340 --> 00:31:42.080
 not all of us

00:31:42.080 --> 00:31:42.539
 are going to break

00:31:42.539 --> 00:31:43.300
 our legs here,

00:31:43.420 --> 00:31:44.700
 but I'm using this

00:31:44.700 --> 00:31:45.620
 as an example

00:31:45.620 --> 00:31:47.700
 of why it's so important

00:31:47.700 --> 00:31:48.680
 for us to have

00:31:48.680 --> 00:31:50.100
 spiritual nourishment

00:31:50.100 --> 00:31:51.560
 and spiritual healing.

00:31:52.300 --> 00:31:53.680
 We have to think

00:31:53.680 --> 00:31:54.580
 of how

00:31:54.580 --> 00:31:57.600
 when we're out

00:31:57.600 --> 00:31:58.640
 in the field

00:31:58.640 --> 00:32:00.340
 or when we're out

00:32:00.340 --> 00:32:01.600
 in our own

00:32:01.600 --> 00:32:02.519
 everyday life,

00:32:03.060 --> 00:32:03.640
 sometimes

00:32:03.640 --> 00:32:04.860
 we get hurt.

00:32:05.460 --> 00:32:06.660
 And it's important

00:32:06.660 --> 00:32:07.580
 for us to come

00:32:07.579 --> 00:32:09.000
 to the body of Christ,

00:32:09.240 --> 00:32:10.679
 the community of believers

00:32:10.679 --> 00:32:11.740
 for prayer,

00:32:12.039 --> 00:32:12.419
 support,

00:32:12.539 --> 00:32:13.199
 and encouragement

00:32:13.199 --> 00:32:13.939
 for each other.

00:32:15.000 --> 00:32:15.859
 I was reading a book

00:32:15.859 --> 00:32:16.379
 one time

00:32:16.379 --> 00:32:17.159
 that was saying

00:32:17.159 --> 00:32:18.740
 that for every

00:32:18.740 --> 00:32:20.259
 rebuke

00:32:20.259 --> 00:32:21.179
 that a pastor

00:32:21.179 --> 00:32:21.960
 must give,

00:32:22.699 --> 00:32:23.519
 there's about

00:32:23.519 --> 00:32:24.879
 10 different

00:32:24.879 --> 00:32:25.879
 opportunities

00:32:25.879 --> 00:32:27.019
 for that pastor

00:32:27.019 --> 00:32:28.059
 to speak encouragement

00:32:28.059 --> 00:32:28.679
 to people.

00:32:29.079 --> 00:32:30.139
 Because more often

00:32:30.139 --> 00:32:30.779
 than not,

00:32:31.799 --> 00:32:32.319
 rebuke

00:32:32.319 --> 00:32:33.919
 is not as common

00:32:33.919 --> 00:32:34.659
 as someone

00:32:34.659 --> 00:32:35.399
 who needs help

00:32:35.399 --> 00:32:35.960
 and assistance

00:32:35.960 --> 00:32:36.940
 or someone

00:32:36.940 --> 00:32:37.940
 who needs prayer

00:32:37.940 --> 00:32:39.079
 and encouragement.

00:32:40.259 --> 00:32:41.200
 That was a very,

00:32:41.279 --> 00:32:41.759
 I don't remember

00:32:41.759 --> 00:32:42.480
 the name of the book

00:32:42.480 --> 00:32:43.720
 and if you ask

00:32:43.720 --> 00:32:44.420
 we'll talk after,

00:32:44.480 --> 00:32:45.480
 I'll see if I can find it.

00:32:46.600 --> 00:32:47.200
 But I remember

00:32:47.200 --> 00:32:47.980
 that that struck

00:32:47.980 --> 00:32:48.700
 a chord with me

00:32:48.700 --> 00:32:49.700
 because there are

00:32:49.700 --> 00:32:50.160
 some people

00:32:50.160 --> 00:32:51.019
 that all they are

00:32:51.019 --> 00:32:51.799
 is focused on

00:32:51.799 --> 00:32:52.880
 rebuking and correcting

00:32:52.880 --> 00:32:54.360
 and making sure

00:32:54.360 --> 00:32:55.220
 people are on the

00:32:55.220 --> 00:32:55.779
 straight and narrow.

00:32:55.940 --> 00:32:56.299
 Certainly,

00:32:56.660 --> 00:32:57.420
 by all means

00:32:57.420 --> 00:32:58.160
 that's important.

00:32:59.160 --> 00:32:59.720
 But what about

00:32:59.720 --> 00:33:00.620
 people that are hurting?

00:33:01.360 --> 00:33:02.279
 What about people

00:33:02.279 --> 00:33:03.680
 that need presence,

00:33:04.100 --> 00:33:04.980
 words of encouragement,

00:33:04.980 --> 00:33:06.440
 these kind of things

00:33:06.440 --> 00:33:08.000
 are so critical.

00:33:08.380 --> 00:33:09.220
 They are crucial

00:33:09.220 --> 00:33:09.880
 for us.

00:33:11.519 --> 00:33:12.079
 Finally,

00:33:12.299 --> 00:33:13.120
 our last thing

00:33:13.120 --> 00:33:13.960
 is to bear

00:33:13.960 --> 00:33:14.500
 the fruit

00:33:14.500 --> 00:33:15.759
 of transformation

00:33:15.759 --> 00:33:17.700
 this Advent season.

00:33:19.400 --> 00:33:19.960
 Identify

00:33:19.960 --> 00:33:21.079
 a pattern.

00:33:22.000 --> 00:33:22.880
 Maybe there is

00:33:22.880 --> 00:33:24.720
 something that you

00:33:24.720 --> 00:33:25.500
 need to address

00:33:25.500 --> 00:33:26.019
 in your life.

00:33:26.099 --> 00:33:26.880
 Maybe it's sin.

00:33:27.039 --> 00:33:27.680
 Maybe it's having

00:33:27.680 --> 00:33:28.539
 a conversation

00:33:28.539 --> 00:33:29.200
 with a friend

00:33:29.200 --> 00:33:30.180
 or a family member.

00:33:32.259 --> 00:33:33.200
 Instead of

00:33:33.200 --> 00:33:33.480
 defensiveness,

00:33:33.480 --> 00:33:34.559
 defensiveness,

00:33:35.680 --> 00:33:36.720
 offer understanding.

00:33:37.680 --> 00:33:38.559
 You know how hard

00:33:38.559 --> 00:33:39.299
 it is to talk

00:33:39.299 --> 00:33:39.720
 with someone

00:33:39.720 --> 00:33:40.599
 you don't agree with?

00:33:41.740 --> 00:33:42.259
 Right?

00:33:42.700 --> 00:33:43.440
 They're making

00:33:43.440 --> 00:33:44.220
 life choices.

00:33:44.880 --> 00:33:45.799
 That doesn't mean

00:33:45.799 --> 00:33:47.420
 we're not standing

00:33:47.420 --> 00:33:48.140
 on the word.

00:33:48.660 --> 00:33:49.420
 We certainly

00:33:49.420 --> 00:33:50.440
 stand strong

00:33:50.440 --> 00:33:51.480
 in our convictions

00:33:51.480 --> 00:33:52.860
 and we deal

00:33:52.860 --> 00:33:53.579
 in love

00:33:53.579 --> 00:33:54.559
 with other people.

00:33:56.559 --> 00:33:58.019
 Instead of avoidance,

00:33:58.640 --> 00:33:59.579
 offer presence.

00:33:59.579 --> 00:34:01.339
 sometimes

00:34:01.339 --> 00:34:02.819
 it's difficult

00:34:02.819 --> 00:34:03.599
 to have difficult

00:34:03.599 --> 00:34:04.279
 conversations.

00:34:04.279 --> 00:34:04.859
 That's why they're

00:34:04.859 --> 00:34:05.480
 called difficult

00:34:05.480 --> 00:34:06.220
 conversations.

00:34:06.220 --> 00:34:06.639
 Right?

00:34:08.119 --> 00:34:09.019
 But sometimes

00:34:09.019 --> 00:34:09.759
 it's better

00:34:09.759 --> 00:34:11.500
 to just be present

00:34:11.500 --> 00:34:12.480
 in those moments.

00:34:14.679 --> 00:34:15.199
 Offering

00:34:15.199 --> 00:34:16.860
 to build that

00:34:16.860 --> 00:34:17.239
 bridge

00:34:17.239 --> 00:34:17.880
 with another

00:34:17.880 --> 00:34:18.400
 person.

00:34:19.219 --> 00:34:19.980
 And instead

00:34:19.980 --> 00:34:20.599
 of fear,

00:34:21.619 --> 00:34:22.420
 offer trust.

00:34:22.519 --> 00:34:23.340
 And certainly

00:34:23.340 --> 00:34:24.179
 we have to think

00:34:24.179 --> 00:34:24.900
 of what is

00:34:24.900 --> 00:34:25.340
 appropriate

00:34:25.340 --> 00:34:26.119
 and what is not.

00:34:26.199 --> 00:34:26.920
 We have to use

00:34:26.920 --> 00:34:27.579
 discernment

00:34:27.579 --> 00:34:28.219
 in these kind

00:34:28.219 --> 00:34:28.779
 of things.

00:34:30.019 --> 00:34:30.940
 But I want you

00:34:30.940 --> 00:34:31.340
 to think

00:34:31.340 --> 00:34:31.900
 nonetheless

00:34:31.900 --> 00:34:34.059
 of how peace

00:34:34.059 --> 00:34:35.759
 is not passive.

00:34:36.420 --> 00:34:37.340
 It is the path

00:34:37.340 --> 00:34:38.019
 that leads

00:34:38.019 --> 00:34:38.940
 to life.

00:34:39.699 --> 00:34:40.619
 And how important

00:34:40.619 --> 00:34:41.659
 having that peace

00:34:41.659 --> 00:34:42.659
 of Christ is.

00:34:43.159 --> 00:34:44.059
 And how it

00:34:44.059 --> 00:34:45.099
 transforms us

00:34:45.099 --> 00:34:46.219
 and transforms

00:34:46.219 --> 00:34:47.139
 other people.

00:34:47.440 --> 00:34:48.019
 And I want to go

00:34:48.019 --> 00:34:48.819
 to that slide,

00:34:48.960 --> 00:34:49.900
 the three images,

00:34:50.099 --> 00:34:50.420
 Matteo,

00:34:50.480 --> 00:34:51.079
 if that's alright.

00:34:51.579 --> 00:34:53.400
 The image

00:34:53.400 --> 00:34:54.819
 with Christ,

00:34:54.960 --> 00:34:55.779
 the Prince of Peace.

00:34:55.840 --> 00:34:56.480
 And I kind of want

00:34:56.480 --> 00:34:57.500
 to close with this.

00:34:57.579 --> 00:34:58.980
 That the biblical

00:34:58.980 --> 00:35:00.279
 story talks

00:35:00.279 --> 00:35:01.539
 about the chaos

00:35:01.539 --> 00:35:02.519
 of the waters,

00:35:02.699 --> 00:35:03.639
 the chaos

00:35:03.639 --> 00:35:04.579
 of the sea,

00:35:05.139 --> 00:35:05.860
 and how

00:35:05.860 --> 00:35:07.400
 Christ

00:35:07.400 --> 00:35:08.599
 enters the sea

00:35:08.599 --> 00:35:09.759
 standing

00:35:09.759 --> 00:35:11.819
 on the chaotic

00:35:11.819 --> 00:35:12.319
 water.

00:35:13.319 --> 00:35:14.159
 Right?

00:35:14.440 --> 00:35:15.519
 Not afraid.

00:35:16.539 --> 00:35:17.279
 And how

00:35:17.279 --> 00:35:18.440
 the disciples

00:35:18.440 --> 00:35:19.199
 and how even

00:35:19.199 --> 00:35:20.299
 us can be afraid

00:35:20.299 --> 00:35:21.460
 of standing

00:35:21.460 --> 00:35:21.960
 on a boat,

00:35:22.039 --> 00:35:22.319
 right?

00:35:22.619 --> 00:35:23.840
 When there's chaos

00:35:23.840 --> 00:35:24.480
 going on.

00:35:24.480 --> 00:35:25.480
 God's

00:35:25.480 --> 00:35:25.480


00:35:25.480 --> 00:35:26.219
 But how Christ

00:35:26.219 --> 00:35:27.059
 stands with

00:35:27.059 --> 00:35:28.219
 such authority

00:35:28.219 --> 00:35:29.920
 and presence

00:35:29.920 --> 00:35:31.400
 and power

00:35:31.400 --> 00:35:32.840
 to command

00:35:32.840 --> 00:35:33.500
 the sea

00:35:33.500 --> 00:35:34.440
 and the sea

00:35:34.440 --> 00:35:35.059
 obeys.

00:35:36.099 --> 00:35:37.420
 And it ends

00:35:37.420 --> 00:35:39.039
 with the river

00:35:39.039 --> 00:35:40.480
 of life.

00:35:40.480 --> 00:35:42.860
 let us think

00:35:42.860 --> 00:35:43.460
 of Christ

00:35:43.460 --> 00:35:44.440
 as the Prince

00:35:44.440 --> 00:35:45.019
 of Peace,

00:35:45.019 --> 00:35:45.960
 the one

00:35:45.960 --> 00:35:46.800
 who can

00:35:46.800 --> 00:35:48.179
 calm storms,

00:35:48.800 --> 00:35:49.119
 literally,

00:35:49.719 --> 00:35:50.420
 but also

00:35:50.420 --> 00:35:51.099
 the storms

00:35:51.099 --> 00:35:52.000
 in our life.

00:35:52.659 --> 00:35:53.340
 How Christ

00:35:53.340 --> 00:35:53.920
 will heal

00:35:53.920 --> 00:35:54.639
 our wounds

00:35:54.639 --> 00:35:55.780
 and he's

00:35:55.780 --> 00:35:56.240
 preparing

00:35:56.240 --> 00:35:58.240
 a new heaven

00:35:58.240 --> 00:35:59.760
 and a new earth.

00:36:00.639 --> 00:36:00.940
 And so

00:36:00.940 --> 00:36:01.659
 this Advent,

00:36:01.840 --> 00:36:02.659
 may you hear

00:36:02.659 --> 00:36:04.159
 Christ speaking

00:36:04.159 --> 00:36:04.699
 peace

00:36:04.699 --> 00:36:05.599
 over your

00:36:05.599 --> 00:36:06.539
 chaos,

00:36:06.880 --> 00:36:08.039
 over the storms

00:36:08.039 --> 00:36:08.840
 of your life

00:36:08.840 --> 00:36:09.860
 and may

00:36:09.860 --> 00:36:10.300
 the river

00:36:10.300 --> 00:36:10.920
 of life

00:36:10.920 --> 00:36:11.820
 flow through

00:36:11.820 --> 00:36:13.159
 the broken

00:36:13.159 --> 00:36:13.679
 places

00:36:13.679 --> 00:36:14.920
 in your life.

00:36:15.980 --> 00:36:16.719
 May there be

00:36:16.719 --> 00:36:17.239
 healing,

00:36:18.279 --> 00:36:18.900
 restoration,

00:36:19.960 --> 00:36:20.460
 transformation

00:36:20.460 --> 00:36:21.519
 and renewal.

00:36:22.239 --> 00:36:22.800
 And whether we

00:36:22.800 --> 00:36:23.559
 got that broken

00:36:23.559 --> 00:36:24.039
 leg

00:36:24.039 --> 00:36:25.199
 or we're

00:36:25.199 --> 00:36:26.199
 strengthening it,

00:36:26.980 --> 00:36:27.699
 may we be

00:36:27.699 --> 00:36:28.440
 on a path

00:36:28.440 --> 00:36:29.800
 of healing,

00:36:30.559 --> 00:36:31.019
 renewal

00:36:31.019 --> 00:36:32.259
 and strength

00:36:32.259 --> 00:36:33.420
 from Christ.

00:36:34.139 --> 00:36:34.940
 May his

00:36:34.940 --> 00:36:35.880
 healing peace

00:36:35.880 --> 00:36:37.239
 move through

00:36:37.239 --> 00:36:38.479
 you and

00:36:38.479 --> 00:36:39.099
 to others.

00:36:39.419 --> 00:36:40.079
 Let's pray

00:36:40.079 --> 00:36:40.459
 together.

00:36:41.439 --> 00:36:42.179
 And Father,

00:36:42.279 --> 00:36:42.939
 we thank you

00:36:42.939 --> 00:36:43.699
 for this time

00:36:43.699 --> 00:36:44.019
 and this

00:36:44.019 --> 00:36:44.859
 opportunity for

00:36:44.859 --> 00:36:45.419
 us to go

00:36:45.419 --> 00:36:46.819
 over this

00:36:46.819 --> 00:36:47.819
 wonderful Advent

00:36:47.819 --> 00:36:48.639
 theme of

00:36:48.639 --> 00:36:49.239
 peace.

00:36:49.799 --> 00:36:50.559
 And in going

00:36:50.559 --> 00:36:52.139
 over Revelation

00:36:52.139 --> 00:36:53.399
 and this scene

00:36:53.399 --> 00:36:54.599
 of what the

00:36:54.599 --> 00:36:55.099
 new heaven

00:36:55.099 --> 00:36:55.759
 and new earth

00:36:55.759 --> 00:36:56.500
 will be like,

00:36:56.979 --> 00:36:58.099
 may we take

00:36:58.099 --> 00:36:58.879
 away from

00:36:58.879 --> 00:37:00.039
 this sermon

00:37:00.039 --> 00:37:02.039
 how your

00:37:02.039 --> 00:37:02.479
 son,

00:37:02.659 --> 00:37:03.559
 Jesus Christ,

00:37:04.019 --> 00:37:04.539
 commands

00:37:04.539 --> 00:37:05.659
 the storm

00:37:05.659 --> 00:37:06.940
 and how

00:37:06.940 --> 00:37:07.539
 he has

00:37:07.539 --> 00:37:08.079
 the power

00:37:08.079 --> 00:37:08.440
 and the

00:37:08.440 --> 00:37:08.859
 authority

00:37:08.859 --> 00:37:09.799
 to speak

00:37:09.799 --> 00:37:10.379
 the words

00:37:10.379 --> 00:37:11.019
 peace,

00:37:11.399 --> 00:37:12.000
 be still.

00:37:12.539 --> 00:37:13.039
 And I

00:37:13.039 --> 00:37:14.259
 pray for

00:37:14.259 --> 00:37:14.940
 every person

00:37:14.940 --> 00:37:15.299
 here.

00:37:15.799 --> 00:37:16.519
 If they're

00:37:16.519 --> 00:37:17.279
 experiencing

00:37:17.279 --> 00:37:18.940
 chaos in a

00:37:18.940 --> 00:37:19.559
 certain area,

00:37:19.819 --> 00:37:20.920
 a stormy sea

00:37:20.920 --> 00:37:21.779
 or a stormy

00:37:21.779 --> 00:37:22.420
 situation,

00:37:22.420 --> 00:37:23.359
 that you

00:37:23.359 --> 00:37:24.199
 will intervene

00:37:24.199 --> 00:37:25.619
 and let there

00:37:25.619 --> 00:37:26.440
 be peace

00:37:26.440 --> 00:37:27.279
 in their life.

00:37:27.839 --> 00:37:28.879
 I pray for

00:37:28.879 --> 00:37:29.279
 the people

00:37:29.279 --> 00:37:29.619
 that are

00:37:29.619 --> 00:37:30.719
 watching online,

00:37:31.159 --> 00:37:31.739
 the people

00:37:31.739 --> 00:37:32.440
 that will be

00:37:32.440 --> 00:37:33.679
 listening to

00:37:33.679 --> 00:37:34.940
 the podcast

00:37:34.940 --> 00:37:36.000
 recording of

00:37:36.000 --> 00:37:36.320
 this,

00:37:37.179 --> 00:37:37.700
 that they

00:37:37.700 --> 00:37:38.200
 will know

00:37:38.200 --> 00:37:39.940
 God calls

00:37:39.940 --> 00:37:41.099
 them to

00:37:41.099 --> 00:37:41.880
 receive his

00:37:41.880 --> 00:37:42.300
 grace.

00:37:43.320 --> 00:37:43.940
 God also

00:37:43.940 --> 00:37:44.599
 calls them

00:37:44.599 --> 00:37:45.599
 to receive

00:37:45.599 --> 00:37:46.519
 his peace.

00:37:48.019 --> 00:37:48.440
 May we

00:37:48.440 --> 00:37:49.039
 never forget

00:37:49.039 --> 00:37:49.300
 that.

00:37:49.400 --> 00:37:49.679
 May we

00:37:49.679 --> 00:37:50.579
 never lose

00:37:50.579 --> 00:37:51.240
 sight of

00:37:51.240 --> 00:37:51.559
 that,

00:37:52.200 --> 00:37:52.900
 knowing that

00:37:52.900 --> 00:37:53.840
 Christ is

00:37:53.840 --> 00:37:54.780
 the Prince

00:37:54.780 --> 00:37:55.940
 of Peace.

00:37:56.460 --> 00:37:57.079
 We love

00:37:57.079 --> 00:37:57.300
 you,

00:37:57.720 --> 00:37:58.420
 we praise

00:37:58.420 --> 00:37:58.599
 you,

00:37:58.700 --> 00:37:59.300
 we glorify

00:37:59.300 --> 00:37:59.639
 you,

00:37:59.740 --> 00:38:00.519
 and we

00:38:00.519 --> 00:38:01.099
 honor you.

00:38:01.099 --> 00:38:03.519
 we're so

00:38:03.519 --> 00:38:05.460
 in awe

00:38:05.460 --> 00:38:05.920
 of who

00:38:05.920 --> 00:38:06.460
 you are,

00:38:06.539 --> 00:38:07.500
 just as

00:38:07.500 --> 00:38:08.119
 that song

00:38:08.119 --> 00:38:08.659
 says,

00:38:08.880 --> 00:38:09.619
 great are

00:38:09.619 --> 00:38:09.900
 you,

00:38:10.039 --> 00:38:10.259
 Lord,

00:38:11.000 --> 00:38:11.940
 and may

00:38:11.940 --> 00:38:12.559
 we pour

00:38:12.559 --> 00:38:13.119
 out our

00:38:13.119 --> 00:38:14.460
 praise to

00:38:14.460 --> 00:38:14.719
 you.

00:38:15.219 --> 00:38:15.819
 It is in

00:38:15.819 --> 00:38:16.360
 the name

00:38:16.360 --> 00:38:17.000
 of Jesus

00:38:17.000 --> 00:38:17.619
 Christ,

00:38:18.119 --> 00:38:18.679
 the Prince

00:38:18.679 --> 00:38:19.339
 of Peace,

00:38:19.920 --> 00:38:20.400
 that we

00:38:20.400 --> 00:38:20.759
 pray,

00:38:21.279 --> 00:38:21.599
 and we

00:38:21.599 --> 00:38:22.019
 all say

00:38:22.019 --> 00:38:22.420
 together,

00:38:22.519 --> 00:38:22.759
 amen,

00:38:22.960 --> 00:38:23.259
 church.

00:38:23.599 --> 00:38:24.079
 Amen.

00:38:26.360 --> 00:38:27.119
 Thank you

00:38:27.119 --> 00:38:27.599
 for listening

00:38:27.599 --> 00:38:28.239
 to today's

00:38:28.239 --> 00:38:28.659
 message.

00:38:29.079 --> 00:38:29.480
 I hope

00:38:29.480 --> 00:38:29.880
 that this

00:38:29.880 --> 00:38:30.179
 sermon

00:38:30.179 --> 00:38:30.859
 encouraged

00:38:30.859 --> 00:38:31.119
 you.

00:38:31.759 --> 00:38:32.059
 You know,

00:38:32.119 --> 00:38:32.480
 when I was

00:38:32.480 --> 00:38:33.219
 preparing this

00:38:33.219 --> 00:38:33.619
 message,

00:38:33.739 --> 00:38:34.119
 I kept

00:38:34.119 --> 00:38:34.819
 thinking about

00:38:34.819 --> 00:38:35.559
 this imagery

00:38:35.559 --> 00:38:36.579
 of that

00:38:36.579 --> 00:38:37.039
 which is

00:38:37.039 --> 00:38:37.500
 chaotic

00:38:37.500 --> 00:38:38.460
 to the

00:38:38.460 --> 00:38:38.779
 river

00:38:38.779 --> 00:38:39.500
 of life,

00:38:39.699 --> 00:38:40.319
 the river

00:38:40.319 --> 00:38:40.739
 that is

00:38:40.739 --> 00:38:41.139
 flowing

00:38:41.139 --> 00:38:42.000
 from God's

00:38:42.000 --> 00:38:42.359
 throne.

00:38:42.839 --> 00:38:43.219
 It is

00:38:43.219 --> 00:38:43.519
 something

00:38:43.519 --> 00:38:44.239
 that is

00:38:44.239 --> 00:38:45.099
 remarkable,

00:38:45.319 --> 00:38:45.539
 it is

00:38:45.539 --> 00:38:45.779
 something

00:38:45.779 --> 00:38:46.179
 that is

00:38:46.179 --> 00:38:46.639
 abundant,

00:38:46.980 --> 00:38:47.419
 powerful,

00:38:47.599 --> 00:38:48.259
 and life-giving,

00:38:48.839 --> 00:38:49.379
 and that

00:38:49.379 --> 00:38:50.079
 is what

00:38:50.079 --> 00:38:50.940
 God's peace

00:38:50.940 --> 00:38:51.559
 is like.

00:38:51.879 --> 00:38:52.539
 It flows

00:38:52.539 --> 00:38:53.319
 like a river.

00:38:53.980 --> 00:38:54.500
 But here's

00:38:54.500 --> 00:38:55.059
 another thing

00:38:55.059 --> 00:38:55.539
 that really

00:38:55.539 --> 00:38:56.179
 struck me.

00:38:56.759 --> 00:38:57.099
 Peace

00:38:57.099 --> 00:38:57.919
 isn't just

00:38:57.919 --> 00:38:58.639
 something that

00:38:58.639 --> 00:38:59.440
 we receive,

00:38:59.440 --> 00:39:00.659
 it flows

00:39:00.659 --> 00:39:01.559
 through us,

00:39:01.700 --> 00:39:02.300
 from the

00:39:02.300 --> 00:39:02.760
 throne,

00:39:03.000 --> 00:39:03.539
 to the

00:39:03.539 --> 00:39:03.860
 river,

00:39:04.340 --> 00:39:04.880
 to us,

00:39:04.960 --> 00:39:05.300
 and to

00:39:05.300 --> 00:39:05.559
 others.

00:39:05.720 --> 00:39:06.139
 It's this

00:39:06.139 --> 00:39:07.139
 constant movement

00:39:07.139 --> 00:39:07.900
 of peace

00:39:07.900 --> 00:39:08.720
 that is found

00:39:08.720 --> 00:39:09.460
 in Scripture.

00:39:10.280 --> 00:39:10.880
 And that's

00:39:10.880 --> 00:39:11.539
 what this

00:39:11.539 --> 00:39:12.400
 message teaches

00:39:12.400 --> 00:39:12.780
 us,

00:39:12.920 --> 00:39:13.639
 that peace

00:39:13.639 --> 00:39:14.400
 begins where

00:39:14.400 --> 00:39:15.400
 God enters

00:39:15.400 --> 00:39:16.260
 the chaos.

00:39:16.800 --> 00:39:17.159
 Peace

00:39:17.159 --> 00:39:17.800
 heals

00:39:17.800 --> 00:39:18.720
 what sin

00:39:18.720 --> 00:39:19.480
 has broken,

00:39:19.820 --> 00:39:20.460
 and peace

00:39:20.460 --> 00:39:21.260
 prepares us

00:39:21.260 --> 00:39:21.820
 to welcome

00:39:21.820 --> 00:39:22.860
 others the

00:39:22.860 --> 00:39:23.500
 way that

00:39:23.500 --> 00:39:24.260
 Christ has

00:39:24.260 --> 00:39:25.280
 welcomed us.

00:39:25.280 --> 00:39:26.500
 I want

00:39:26.500 --> 00:39:26.980
 to challenge

00:39:26.980 --> 00:39:27.380
 you this

00:39:27.380 --> 00:39:27.780
 week with

00:39:27.780 --> 00:39:28.340
 something that

00:39:28.340 --> 00:39:28.960
 is practical.

00:39:29.680 --> 00:39:29.980
 Think of

00:39:29.980 --> 00:39:30.640
 one area

00:39:30.640 --> 00:39:31.360
 where chaos

00:39:31.360 --> 00:39:31.880
 is loud

00:39:31.880 --> 00:39:32.160
 in your

00:39:32.160 --> 00:39:32.519
 life.

00:39:33.000 --> 00:39:33.220
 Maybe

00:39:33.220 --> 00:39:33.540
 it's a

00:39:33.540 --> 00:39:34.040
 relationship.

00:39:34.720 --> 00:39:34.980
 Maybe

00:39:34.980 --> 00:39:35.740
 it's anxiety.

00:39:36.380 --> 00:39:36.560
 Maybe

00:39:36.560 --> 00:39:36.960
 it's just

00:39:36.960 --> 00:39:37.360
 something

00:39:37.360 --> 00:39:37.920
 internal

00:39:37.920 --> 00:39:38.420
 that you're

00:39:38.420 --> 00:39:38.800
 wrestling

00:39:38.800 --> 00:39:39.160
 with.

00:39:39.600 --> 00:39:39.920
 And I

00:39:39.920 --> 00:39:40.360
 want you

00:39:40.360 --> 00:39:40.840
 to begin

00:39:40.840 --> 00:39:41.519
 each day

00:39:41.519 --> 00:39:42.000
 with this

00:39:42.000 --> 00:39:42.320
 simple

00:39:42.320 --> 00:39:42.840
 prayer that

00:39:42.840 --> 00:39:43.380
 I mentioned

00:39:43.380 --> 00:39:43.880
 in the

00:39:43.880 --> 00:39:44.140
 sermon

00:39:44.140 --> 00:39:44.519
 today.

00:39:45.180 --> 00:39:45.519
 Jesus,

00:39:46.140 --> 00:39:46.540
 speak

00:39:46.540 --> 00:39:47.040
 peace

00:39:47.040 --> 00:39:47.900
 over this

00:39:47.900 --> 00:39:48.440
 place in

00:39:48.440 --> 00:39:49.040
 my life.

00:39:49.600 --> 00:39:49.900
 Just

00:39:49.900 --> 00:39:50.300
 that.

00:39:50.880 --> 00:39:51.240
 Name

00:39:51.240 --> 00:39:51.900
 that area,

00:39:52.320 --> 00:39:53.280
 identify it,

00:39:53.280 --> 00:39:54.180
 and trust

00:39:54.180 --> 00:39:54.680
 it to the

00:39:54.680 --> 00:39:55.320
 one who

00:39:55.320 --> 00:39:56.080
 calms the

00:39:56.080 --> 00:39:56.500
 storms.

00:39:57.160 --> 00:39:57.660
 See what

00:39:57.660 --> 00:39:58.380
 happens when

00:39:58.380 --> 00:39:59.080
 you invite

00:39:59.080 --> 00:40:00.160
 Christ to

00:40:00.160 --> 00:40:01.100
 speak peace

00:40:01.100 --> 00:40:01.900
 over the

00:40:01.900 --> 00:40:02.400
 chaos,

00:40:02.900 --> 00:40:03.480
 even in

00:40:03.480 --> 00:40:03.880
 your own

00:40:03.880 --> 00:40:04.240
 life.

00:40:04.560 --> 00:40:05.220
 The great

00:40:05.220 --> 00:40:05.940
 thing is,

00:40:06.340 --> 00:40:06.820
 you do

00:40:06.820 --> 00:40:07.360
 not have

00:40:07.360 --> 00:40:08.000
 to manufacture

00:40:08.000 --> 00:40:08.760
 peace.

00:40:09.060 --> 00:40:09.540
 You don't

00:40:09.540 --> 00:40:10.000
 have to

00:40:10.000 --> 00:40:10.380
 fix

00:40:10.380 --> 00:40:10.940
 everything.

00:40:11.360 --> 00:40:11.900
 You just

00:40:11.900 --> 00:40:12.340
 have to

00:40:12.340 --> 00:40:13.120
 let God's

00:40:13.120 --> 00:40:13.940
 peace flow

00:40:13.940 --> 00:40:14.700
 through you.

00:40:15.400 --> 00:40:15.980
 All of

00:40:15.980 --> 00:40:16.660
 our resources

00:40:16.660 --> 00:40:17.260
 from today,

00:40:17.640 --> 00:40:18.400
 the devotional,

00:40:18.560 --> 00:40:18.960
 the notes,

00:40:19.100 --> 00:40:19.640
 the slides,

00:40:19.780 --> 00:40:20.320
 all of the

00:40:20.320 --> 00:40:20.720
 things,

00:40:21.040 --> 00:40:21.460
 they are

00:40:21.460 --> 00:40:22.260
 available for

00:40:22.260 --> 00:40:23.060
 free on

00:40:23.059 --> 00:40:23.199
 our

00:40:23.199 --> 00:40:23.699
 website

00:40:23.699 --> 00:40:24.440
 at

00:40:24.440 --> 00:40:26.400
 ontariocommunitychurch.org.

00:40:26.900 --> 00:40:27.679
 Everything is

00:40:27.679 --> 00:40:28.480
 also in our

00:40:28.480 --> 00:40:29.259
 sermon archive,

00:40:29.619 --> 00:40:30.219
 so you can

00:40:30.219 --> 00:40:30.880
 go back and

00:40:30.880 --> 00:40:31.500
 review or

00:40:31.500 --> 00:40:32.239
 even share it

00:40:32.239 --> 00:40:32.679
 with someone

00:40:32.679 --> 00:40:33.000
 else.

00:40:33.099 --> 00:40:33.500
 That is

00:40:33.500 --> 00:40:34.340
 very much

00:40:34.340 --> 00:40:34.860
 encouraged.

00:40:35.559 --> 00:40:36.460
 Next week,

00:40:36.539 --> 00:40:37.019
 we continue

00:40:37.019 --> 00:40:37.579
 our Advent

00:40:37.579 --> 00:40:38.279
 series with

00:40:38.279 --> 00:40:38.820
 week three,

00:40:39.299 --> 00:40:40.000
 focusing on

00:40:40.000 --> 00:40:40.320
 joy.

00:40:40.779 --> 00:40:41.360
 But until

00:40:41.360 --> 00:40:41.679
 then,

00:40:42.000 --> 00:40:42.539
 let us

00:40:42.539 --> 00:40:42.880
 think of

00:40:42.880 --> 00:40:43.519
 that image

00:40:43.519 --> 00:40:43.980
 of how

00:40:43.980 --> 00:40:44.880
 Christ will

00:40:44.880 --> 00:40:45.679
 calm the

00:40:45.679 --> 00:40:46.139
 storms,

00:40:46.259 --> 00:40:46.659
 the literal

00:40:46.659 --> 00:40:47.219
 storms,

00:40:47.559 --> 00:40:48.179
 but also

00:40:48.179 --> 00:40:48.820
 the storms

00:40:48.820 --> 00:40:49.219
 in our

00:40:49.219 --> 00:40:49.599
 life.

00:40:50.340 --> 00:40:50.699
 May the

00:40:50.699 --> 00:40:51.199
 river of

00:40:51.199 --> 00:40:51.880
 peace flow

00:40:51.880 --> 00:40:52.380
 through you

00:40:52.380 --> 00:40:52.920
 this week.

00:40:53.059 --> 00:40:53.980
 May Christ

00:40:53.980 --> 00:40:54.940
 speak calm

00:40:54.940 --> 00:40:55.840
 over every

00:40:55.840 --> 00:40:56.699
 chaos in

00:40:56.699 --> 00:40:57.279
 your life,

00:40:57.480 --> 00:40:58.059
 and may

00:40:58.059 --> 00:40:59.159
 you be a

00:40:59.159 --> 00:40:59.880
 carrier of

00:40:59.880 --> 00:41:00.420
 peace to

00:41:00.420 --> 00:41:01.019
 those around

00:41:01.019 --> 00:41:01.279
 you.

00:41:01.779 --> 00:41:02.460
 God bless

00:41:02.460 --> 00:41:02.699
 you.

00:41:03.039 --> 00:41:03.340
 We will

00:41:03.340 --> 00:41:03.699
 see you

00:41:03.699 --> 00:41:04.299
 next week

00:41:04.299 --> 00:41:04.940
 as we

00:41:04.940 --> 00:41:05.400
 continue

00:41:05.400 --> 00:41:05.940
 through

00:41:05.940 --> 00:41:06.320
 Advent.

00:41:06.320 --> 00:41:07.380
 Thank you.

00:41:23.059 --> 00:41:36.960
 up.

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