Crossview Church
Cale Erickson | John 20:19-28
Isaiah 9:6 CSB
Luke 2:29-30 CSB
3-fold Goal
- What is peace?
- How do we access it?
- What does it look like for the Christian?
Romans 8:19-21 CSB
John 20:19 CSB
- Peacemaking requires work and it requires sacrifice.
- The cross is the great reminder of what it took for us to be reconciled to God. The resurrection is the great hope of what is to come and what is happening right now.
- Jesus gives you life in the present because He has given you HIS presence.
3 ways the peace of Christ changes us
1. It frees us from fear to give us joy
John 20:20 CSB
What are you afraid of?
2. It empowers us to BE peacemakers
John 20:21-23 CSB
- Jesus knew that no matter what happened, He could have peace because God was with Him.
- Jesus is with you. And He is for you.
3. It moves us from disbelief to belief
John 20:24-28 CSB
True belief will always result in declaring Jesus as Lord.
Romans 10:9 CSB
Matthew 28:20 ESV
Ephesians 4:2-3 NIV