UNDERSTANDING GOD-GIVEN PEACE

             UNDERSTANDING KINGDOM LIFESTYLE OF PEACE

 UNDERSTANDING PEACE: Matt. 5:9

1.      Peace is the wholeness, completeness and well-being in all relationships of life.                                         Num. 6:24-26, Lk. 7:50, 8:48.

2.      Peace is a form of greeting in the Kingdom. 1Sam. 1:17, Gal. 1:3, John 20:19, Dan. 10:19.

3.      Jesus went to the cross for our peace. Isa. 53:5-8, Gal.6:17, Col. 1:20.

4.      Peace is the gift of God to a believer. Php. 4:7, Rom. 15:33, Isa. 9:6-7. Lk. 2:14, Rom. 14:17, Eph. 4:3.

5.      Peace is given to the heart that has received Christ. Isa. 54:10, Ezk. 34:23-31, Rom. 10:15, Eph. 6:16.

6.      Peace comes from the confidence we have in God and His Word of power. John 14:1, Mark 4:37-40.

LESSON 14

HOW TO ENJOY PEACE IN THE KINGDOM

1.      We must let peace rule in us. Col. 3:15, LK. 1:79.

2.      We must live in peace. 2Cor. 13:11, 1Thes. 5:13

3.      We must seek peace always and in everything. Psa. 34:14, 1Pet. 3:11, 2Tim. 2:22

4.      We must try to live in peace. Rom. 12:18, 14:19, Heb. 12:14.

5.      We must obey god to receive peace. Lev. 26:3-6, Job 36:11, Exod. 23:25-27.

6.      Peace is part of our inheritance in Christ. Psa. 26:11, 1Cor. 1:3.

7.      We must have faith in God instead of be given to worries and anxiety. Matt. 6:25-34, Psa. 46:10-11, Rom. 5:1.

8.      We must believe the Word of God and His counsel. Psa. 33:11, Prov. 19:20-21, Jer. 23:16-18, 2Chron. 20:20.