December 5: Peace When There Is No Peace
by Louise
Peace When There Is No Peace based on Isaiah 11:1-10
ABOUT OUR DECEMBER PREACHING THEME
Past Imperfect, Present Tense, Future Indicative
During Advent, Pastor Louise’s sermons will look in two directions: back to the past to explore ancient biblical prophecies and forward to the future, to catch a glimpse of hopeful prospects. What we see in those two directions has much to offer us as guidance for our lives today, in a world that is broken and fearful, where even now God is working to mend and reconcile. Scripture witnesses to a profound hope that is more truthful than nostalgia and more powerful than wishful thinking. What is the “peace of Christ” and how does it make a difference in our hearts and relationships? Where is the evidence of it? What does it call us to do? You’re invited to share your thoughts and ideas…
Isaiah 11:1-10
11A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots.2The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.3His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide by what his ears hear;4but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.5Righteousness shall be the belt around his waist, and faithfulness the belt around his loins.6The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them.7The cow and the bear shall graze, their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.8The nursing child shall play over the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put its hand on the adder’s den.9They will not hurt or destroy on all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
10On that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a signal to the peoples; the nations shall inquire of him, and his dwelling shall be glorious.
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