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Franklin Vineyard Church: Advent Peace


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Isaiah 9:6 "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."

We are continuing in our series, Emmanuel-God With Us, by looking at the promise of God's peace!

As we mentioned last week, our hearts are all longing for the presence of God. And it's in His presence, we experience hope, peace, joy, and love. This week, we'll be spending time looking at different aspects of God's peace.

In the Gospel of John, Jesus reminds His disciples that it's His peace that He leaves with them. It's not the peace of the world, or the absence of problems or suffering because the story of Jesus ends in crucifixion (and resurrection!).

To be in God's presence, to have God with us, means that we will have a peace that surpasses our human comprehension, beyond our definitions of peace, and it's His peace that propels us to do the things that are sometimes scary, daunting, or terrifying. But as we go, we have Him with us!
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