GOD’S PEACE FOR TROUBLED TIMES

Rm. 1:7, 15:13, 33, 16:20                                                  

 

Adapted from Lee Roberson by Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. THE DESIRE OF GOD – God wants us to have peace [John 14:27]

 

1. A Peaceful Heart Glorifies God [Rm. 3:17-18, 5:1, 14:17]

 

2. A Peaceful Heart Helps Others [Romans 10:15, 14:17-19]

 

3. A Peaceful Heart Helps Us [Romans 2:10, 8:6, 14:17]

 

II. THE DISTURBANCES OF LIFE

 

1.  Disturbances may be caused by Others [Is. 59:1-8, 1 Peter 4:12-14]

 

2. Disturbances may be Caused by Our Own Mistakes [James 1:14, 1 Peter 4:15]

 

3.  Disturbances may be Caused by God’s Pruning [1 Peter 4:16-19]

 

III. THE DIRECTIONS FOR PEACE

 

1. We Must Know the Giver of Peace [Jeremiah 29:11, John 14:27]

 

2. We Must Come to Him with Every Problem [Philippians 4:7-9]

 

3. We Must Rest upon His Word [Colossians 3:15-17]