Blessed are the peacemakers

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Blessed are the peacemakers
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John 1028
Jesus said, I give them eternal life, and they
shall never perish no one can snatch them out of
my hand.
Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be
called the children of God. Matthew 59
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Steps to becoming Peacemakers
1. Our God is a God of Peace
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May the God of peace, who through the blood of
the eternal covenant brought back from the dead
our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep
(Heb 1320).
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John 317 For God did not send his Son into the
world to condemn the world, but to save the world
through him.
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John 421, 2426
Romans 118
The woman said, I now that Messiah (called
Christ) is coming. When he comes, he will
explain everything to us. Then Jesus declared,
I who speak to you am he.
The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven
against all godlessness and wickedness.
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God was reconciling the world to himself in
Christ, not counting mens sins against them.
And he has committed to us the message of
reconciliation (2 Cor. 519).
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The Romance of Reconciliation
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Hosea 12, 3
When the Lord began to speak through Hosea, the
Lord said to him, Go, take to yourself an
adulterous wife. . .because the land is guilty of
vilest adultery in departing from the Lord. So
Hosea married Gomer.
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Hosea 31
The Lord said to Hosea, Go, show your love to
your wife again, though she is loved by another
and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves
the Israelites, though they turn to other gods. .
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Hosea 32, 3
So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver.
Then I told her, You are to live with me many
days forever you must not be a prostitute or be
intimate with any man, and I will live with you.

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The reconcilers unconditional love is what melts
away the alienation of the sinner.
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Once you were alienated from God and were
enemies in your minds because of your evil
behavior. But now he has reconciled you by
Christs physical body through death to present
you holy in his sight, without blemish and free
from accusation (Colossians 12122).
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God was reconciling the world to himself in
Christ, not counting mens sins against them.
And he has committed to us the message of
reconciliation (2 Cor. 519).
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Steps to becoming Peacemakers

• Our God is a God of Peace
• He took to the initiative to reconcile or make
  peace with us.
• He took us just as we are in our condition of
  sin.
• He paid the price for our sins.
• He did not hold our sins against usforgave us
  unconditionally.

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For he Christ himself is our peace, who has
made the two Jew and Gentile one and has
destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of
hostility (Ephesians 212).
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He Paul brought Greeks into the temple and has
defiled this holy place (Acts 2128).
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There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither
slave nor free, there is neither male nor
female for you are all one in Christ Jesus
(Galatians 328)
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John 1028
Jesus said, I give them eternal life, and they
shall never perish no one can snatch them out of
my hand.
Blessed are the peacemakers Matthew 59
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Steps to becoming Peacemakers

• Our God is a God of Peace
• We must have peace with God

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Since we have been justified through faith, we
have peace with God through our Lord Jesus
Christ (Romans 51).
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Steps to becoming Peacemakers

• Our God is a God of Peace
• We must have peace with God
• We must have the peace of God

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Peace I leave with you my peace I give you. I
do not give to you as the world gives. Do not
let your hearts be troubled and do not be
afraid (John 1427)
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• The peace of Christ is
• A Gift
• Different from what the world gives
• Not related to circumstances

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Submarine Peace
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How do we get the peace of Christ? (1) Ask
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John 421, 2426
Philippians 46, 7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in
everything, by prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And
the peace of God, which transcends all
understanding, will guard your hearts and your
minds in Christ Jesus.
The woman said, I now that Messiah (called
Christ) is coming. When he comes, he will
explain everything to us. Then Jesus declared,
I who speak to you am he.
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The word worry comes from the German word
wergen, which means to choke.
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Cast all your worries on him because he cares
for you (I Peter 57)
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How do we get the peace of Christ? (1) Ask
(2) Trust (Gods purpose)
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Steps to becoming Peacemakers

• Our God is a God of Peace
• We must have peace with God
• We must have the peace of God

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Blessed are the peacemakers