“My Peace I Give Unto You”

“Peace can be produced only by the contribution of the past, present, and future.” “A rarity of a thing makes it valuable.” John: 14:27, Phil. 4:6-7

I: “Peace I Leave With You.” Vs. 27
1. They were not to inherit houses, land, or any material wealth.
2. This was his going away present.
3. Without peace what do you have in an individual, family, city, or nation?
4. Introduce remorse or an evil conscience and you destroy peace.
5. Introduce fear and anxiety and peace is impossible.
6. Most of our world is at war or in a unsteady truce.
7. Peace that depends upon things is unsure.

II: “My Peace.” What Kind of Peace?
1. Jesus knew poverty.
2. His motives were questioned constantly.
3. His own people refused to believe him, even family.
4. He faced assassination constantly.
5. Awake him from a sound sleep and tell him the storm is sinking the boat!
6. He was never troubled about his own reputation or his life.
7. He was cursed but he never cursed in return!
8. The world had come to him in various shapes and he had conquered it!
9. His was not a peace that came by compromise, or circumstance.
10. He gave them the most precious part of his character!

III: “Not As the World Giveth”
1. A troubled mind, a guilty conscience, a fearful heart, does not make for peace.
2. The world gives shadows and darkness.
3. Its promissory notes are usually dishonored.
4. The world gives its best first, the thinking man smokes, the man of distinction drinks, the man about town never gets caught, they never tell of the hang over.
5. It gives laughter that ends in sorrow, joy that burns to morning.
6. It gives pleasure that turns to pain. “The drunkard says I never feel the pain.”
7. It gives bright hopes that ends in despair.
8. It promises a heaven that turns to hell.

IV: “Let Not Your Heart be Troubled…”
1. He is the only one that could give his followers peace and freedom from fear.
2. They were marked for their calmness. “They took note that they had been with Jesus.”
3. He has kept the promise of peace. (Latimar in his death).
4. Paul in all his trials. “Our light afflictions, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.” Cor. 2 4:17., Cor. 2 11:24-30
5. Jesus still promises this kind of peace to his own. Outside of God there is no lasting peace.

Peace is not a future thing for a quota retirement to the cottage by the side of the road! Our Valley is living proof of that!