Where may We find Peace? (Sermon)

<< Philippians 4:7 >>

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
King James
Sermon: The Holy Spirit of God has lead us to the idea of peace in the life and heart of the believer. The turbulence in our society has caused people to behave as if their is no consideration for the larger question as to if one is ones brother keeper? Of Scripture addresses such an issue.

The peace of God is the only thing the believer may find solace. Jesus is the answer to any problem we may encounter. Our political leaders claim they wave the answer or solution to our problems. Yet, many only tell us what they think we want to hear from information from polls.

What our Scripture tells you and I is that God know this and has provided a course of action that is beyound even our understanding. Jesus was born to save us from all sins. He was beaten and scorned. Jesus gave His life on the cross so that we may live in His perfect peace. God raised Jesus from the grave and returned Him to heaven with all power, honor and glory.

We may find our peace in knowing that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior. We praise God for all blessings in Christ Jesus. Peace is the gift of eternal life through what God did with Jesus on the cross. We thank god for you and pray for you and your family. Cast all your burdens on Jesus. God can fix it. We praise God for all peace and goodness found in Christ Jesus our Lord with all Glory forever. In the name of Jesus we pray. A-men.

The Joy of Jesus is to Walk in Love

The Joy of Jesus is all about love. God is love. Please pray for us in Christ Jesus that you will join us in this movement that is trans-formative in multiple ways. Our hope is in the Lord. Visit our centers of ministries. We have many programs to promote the greater good for all people of all faiths.Do give to The Joy of Jesus by visiting our sponsors, getting a toolbar or you may wish to donate. God Bless you in all that you do. Meditate on our Scripture for a true blessing today. To Walk in love.


Ephesians 5
Walk in Love
5:1 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. 2 And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

3 But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. 4 Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving. 5 For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. 7 Therefore do not become partners with them; 8 for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9 (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), 10 and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. 13 But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, 14 for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,

“Awake, O sleeper,
and arise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”

15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, 20 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Wives and Husbands
22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.

25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. [1] 28 In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, 30 because we are members of his body. 31 “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” 32 This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. 33 However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

Footnotes
[1] 5:27 Or holy and blameless

Jesus is The Center of My Joy

This song reflects The Joy of Jesus in music:

Center Of My Joy

CHORUS
Jesus, You're the center of my joy
All that's good and perfect comes from You
You're the heart of my contentment
Hope for all I do
Jesus, You're the center of my joy

VERSE 1
When I've lost my direction
You're the compass for my way
You're the fire and light
When nights are long and cold
In sadness, You're my laughter
That shatters all my fears
When I'm all alone, Your hand is there to hold

CHORUS

VERSE 2
You are why I find pleasure
In the simple things in life
You're the music in the meadows and the streams
The voices of the children, my family, and home
You're the source and finish of my highest dreams

VAMP
Jesus, You are the center of my joy

ENDING
Jesus, You are the center of my joy
Joy, of my joy

The Joy of Jesus is all about Caring

Caring by: The Rev. Dr. James A. Lee

Have you ever felt like you were all alone? Loneliness is a horrible feeling. The pain of losing loved ones can remain in ones hearts a lifetime. What are we to do with such feelings? The Bible says rejoice in the Lord always.

The life of the believer is focused on Jesus. Everything we do must be done in prayer. Our faith is one of tremendous pain,yet there is joy inside my tears. Yes Jesus can comfort us.

We are healed by His stripes. In other words, when Jesus was beaten,dragged to the cross and crucified for our sins,and raised on the third day; God did what He promised to do. We believe that He will never leave us nor forsake us.

The old song said 'No never alone." He walks with me and talks with me. Oh what joy that fills my soul.Weeping may endure for a night but joy will come in the morning. I am so glad that we have such a friend in Jesus. He will wipe away all tears and fears. We must simply trust Him today. May God always bless you with these words of peace, love and joy in the Lord.

Scrpiture for Life: The Joy of Jesus is Love

Galatians 5

Christ Has Set Us Free
5:1 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

2 Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. 3 I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the whole law. 4 You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified [1] by the law; you have fallen away from grace. 5 For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.

7 You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? 8 This persuasion is not from him who calls you. 9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump. 10 I have confidence in the Lord that you will take no other view than mine, and the one who is troubling you will bear the penalty, whoever he is. 11 But if I, brothers, [2] still preach [3] circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed. 12 I wish those who unsettle you would emasculate themselves!

13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.

Walk by the Spirit
16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, 21 envy, [4] drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

Footnotes
[1] 5:4 Or counted righteous
[2] 5:11 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 13
[3] 5:11 Greek proclaim
[4] 5:21 Some manuscripts add murder

Prayer Time at The Joy of Jesus

We pray to communicate with God through our faith in Jesus Christ. This form of ministry is indeed growing. We pray for all people of all faiths and wish them well.
we hope that you will share The Joy of Jesus with your friends

Prayer: Almighty God our Father in Heaven, Christ Jesus the Son and The Holy Spirit of God, we praise Thee. We pray for all those in need. Bless us all Lord with the gift of love and compassion. We pray for all children that need Thy Love and Grace.

We pray for peace. We pray for all of our followers and their families. We pray for donations to help us help others in need. We pray for all people to come your way. Thank
you Lord for all spiritual blessings in Christ Jesus we pray, A-men...

Christian Education/Bible Study

The Rev. Dr. James A. Lee
Prayer: We pray Dear Lord that Thy Will Be done all in Christ Jesus and The Holy Spirit of God. Bless this lesson. Bless our our people with The Joy of Jesus. Thank Lord for all spiritual blessings in Christ Jesus. We Glorify Thee Lord.

The Nature Of God

Man has a sin problem, but God has the solution and the answer. God is a loving God. John 3:16, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life". God is truly a loving God to give His only begotten Son to die for us. That is the ultimate of love. Nothing could be greater.

Not only is the Lord loving, but He is also just. Jesus says in John 5:30 (KJV), "I can of my own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just". Yes, when we stand before the Lord on the Day of Judgment, He will be just. But justice demands that the guilty be punished. Let me give you an example. Just suppose I went out and robbed a bank, and was caught. Also suppose that the judge and I were good friends. So the judge calls me up to his bench and whispers to me that he doesn’t want to send me to prison for twenty years. He tells me, that if I will quietly walk out the back door, he will tear up all the paperwork, nothing will be said, and I can go free. Would he be a just judge? No way. But God is a just God, and can be no less.

Not only is God a loving and just God, but the Bible speaks of God as a vengeful God. In Hebrews 10:30-31 we read, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord. And again, the Lord will judge his people. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God". Most people like to think of God as only a loving God, and nothing else; but this is not true. On the Day of Judgment, the majority of people will find out just how fearful it is to fall into the hands of the living God.

Why did Jesus have to die? Because God is not only a loving God but he is also just. Justice demands punishment for the guilty. God has specified in the Bible how He will erase anyone’s guilt. But we must obey God’s instructions. Those who continue to be guilty are those who have not obeyed what God has said. At the end of time when Christ comes back 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 says that He will come “In flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power.”

God is also a God of grace. Grace is the unmerited favor of God. Romans 3:23-24 tells us, "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus." We have all sinned. We all deserve to be punished throughout all eternity for our sins, but Christ Jesus has already taken our punishment. God, by his grace, that is His unmerited favor toward us, can now be just in saving us, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. Our redemption is in Christ Jesus, and not in ourselves.

It is by the grace of God that one is saved. In Ephesians 2:8-9 we read, "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast." We are saved by the unmerited favor of God through our "obedience to the faith" (Romans 16:26, Matthew 7:21). There is no way that anyone could ever be good enough to go to heaven, because we have all sinned. We all deserve to be punished eternally. There is no way that anyone could ever earn his way to heaven, because heaven will be a gift of God for those who go there.

Our Lord says in Luke 17:10, "So likewise you, when you have done all those things which you are commanded, say, We are unprofitable servants. We have done what was our duty to do." We cannot do enough to earn our salvation. We read in Isaiah 64:6, "But we are all like an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags." There is no one of us that deserves to be saved. It is only by the grace of God that anyone will be saved.




--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Questions Lesson 5

The Nature of God
(click on the button of the answer of your choice)

1) (John 3:16) God so loved the world that
He will not punish anyone.

He gave His Son to die for us.

He will allow everyone to go to Heaven.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2) God does not love mankind.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3) (Hebrews 10:30) Vengeance belongs to

God.

Man.

Those who are wronged.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4) God will punish those who die in their sins.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5) (Hebrews 10:31) To fall into the hands of the living God is
A comforting thing.

A good thing.

A fearful thing.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6) God is too loving to punish anyone.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7) (John 5:30) The judgment of Christ

Will be just.

Can be appealed.

Is not always right.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8) Justice demands that the guilty be punished.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9) (Romans 3:23-24) Since we have all sinned
God is not going to punish anyone for their sins.

Everyone is going to be lost.

The saved are justified by God's grace through Christ.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10) All accountable people have sinned.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11) (Ephesians 2:8-9) If we are saved it will be

By the grace or unmerited favor of God.

By our own goodness.

Only if we have never done anything wrong.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

12) We should boast how good we are.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

13) (Luke 17:10) After we have done all the things commanded us

We are still unprofitable servants.

We have "earned" our way to heaven.

Then we do not need God's grace.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

14) We can be so good that God has got to save us on our own merits.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

15) (Isaiah 64:6) All of our righteousnesses

Will force God to have to save us.

Are to be admired.

Are still like filthy rags.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

16) We are saved by the grace of God.





Home Lesson 4 Lesson 6
Copyright © 2000-2001 internetbiblestudy