Peace (4 of 5)
Series: Christmas Presence
Bob Ingle
John 14:27
Turn in your Bible to John 14. Help me out by finishing these sentences if you know them:
1) I'm ready to throw in the towel.
2) I'm at my wit's end.
3) I'm at the end of my rope.
4) I'm just a bundle of nerves.
5) I'm about to come un-glued. 6) I'm all shook up.
Boy, it sounds like ya'll need help!! You probably know this by now, but we live in the most stressed out, up tight, worry soaked generations of all time. Doctors tell us that 2 out of every 3 people take some form of medication to help them deal with the stress and pressure of life. We've got issues don't we?
Like the two guys who were talking and one guy said, ''I've heard you've been going to a psychiatrist. Has he helped you?'' The other guy said, ''He sure has. I used to be deathly afraid to answer the telephone. Now I answer it whether it rings or not.''
Let me ask you, did Jesus say, ''I've come to give you stress and stress more abundantly.'' Haha. No, of course not. What did He say? He said, ''I've come to give you life and life more abundantly.'' Now you might say, ''Pastor Bob, life brings stress.'' Yes, I totally agree. So what are we supposed to do when life throws tons of stress and loads of worry our way? Well, we need to remember that God has provided us an antidote. And that antidote is called peace. The world says that answer to worry, pressure, and stress is a pill. God says the answer to worry, stress, and pressure is His peace. Look at what Jesus says in John 14:27 (READ).
JOHN 14:27: ''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.''
One of most awesome things you'll find about Jesus when you are reading the Gospels is that He's not running around nervous and jittery. Jesus was never wringing His hands saying, ''I wonder what those Pharisees are up to? I just know they're trying to cr ...
Series: Christmas Presence
Bob Ingle
John 14:27
Turn in your Bible to John 14. Help me out by finishing these sentences if you know them:
1) I'm ready to throw in the towel.
2) I'm at my wit's end.
3) I'm at the end of my rope.
4) I'm just a bundle of nerves.
5) I'm about to come un-glued. 6) I'm all shook up.
Boy, it sounds like ya'll need help!! You probably know this by now, but we live in the most stressed out, up tight, worry soaked generations of all time. Doctors tell us that 2 out of every 3 people take some form of medication to help them deal with the stress and pressure of life. We've got issues don't we?
Like the two guys who were talking and one guy said, ''I've heard you've been going to a psychiatrist. Has he helped you?'' The other guy said, ''He sure has. I used to be deathly afraid to answer the telephone. Now I answer it whether it rings or not.''
Let me ask you, did Jesus say, ''I've come to give you stress and stress more abundantly.'' Haha. No, of course not. What did He say? He said, ''I've come to give you life and life more abundantly.'' Now you might say, ''Pastor Bob, life brings stress.'' Yes, I totally agree. So what are we supposed to do when life throws tons of stress and loads of worry our way? Well, we need to remember that God has provided us an antidote. And that antidote is called peace. The world says that answer to worry, pressure, and stress is a pill. God says the answer to worry, stress, and pressure is His peace. Look at what Jesus says in John 14:27 (READ).
JOHN 14:27: ''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.''
One of most awesome things you'll find about Jesus when you are reading the Gospels is that He's not running around nervous and jittery. Jesus was never wringing His hands saying, ''I wonder what those Pharisees are up to? I just know they're trying to cr ...
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