SERMON OUTLINE FOR FURTHER STUDY & REFLECTION
KEY VERSE
For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. – Colossians 1:19-20
INTRODUCTION
• Longing for Better Days
• Advent – reminder in what you have in Christ
• Spiritual Gifts: love, joy, peace, patience (Gal. 5:22)
THE COMING ONE OF PEACE (“Shalom”)
• Shalom found through a Person (Is. 9:6)
• Promise of Shalom (Mic. 5:1-5)
THE PRINCE OF PEACE
• Angels Rejoice for the Messiah’s Arrival (Lk. 2:13-14)
• The Christ’s Ministry of Reconciliation (Col. 1:19-23)
• Justified by Faith to be at peace with God (Rom. 5:1)
CONCLUSION / APPLICATION
• Enter Back into Peace with God (Phil. 4:6-7)
• Move Forward Being at Peace with Others (2 Peter 3:14)
QUESTIONS
1. What excites you about the Christmas Season? What makes this season stressful?
2. Why is our world in a state of unrest and not so much at peace?
3. How many years was it between the life of Micah and Jesus’ birth?
4. What does it mean to have “Shalom”?
5. How would you define worldly peace vs. Godly peace?
6. Why is Jesus, the Messiah, the way to receive God’s divine peace?
7. What steps do you need to take to be at peace with God and with others this season?
Abiding in His peace,
Pastor Trevor