Finding PEACE in our Struggles

<p>SERMON NOTES — Sunday, December 6, 2020 “Finding PEACE in our Struggles”  Luke 2:8-14 NIV </p> <p>8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields near by, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.’ 13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 14 ‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth PEACE to those on whom his favour rests.’</p> <p>“Shalom” = PEACE</p> <p>“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.” - John 14:27 NIV</p> <p>“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have PEACE. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” - John 16:33 NIV</p> <p> </p> <p>DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS Week of December 7-12 “ReDiscovering Christmas: Good News in Troubling Times”</p> *** (The Daily Readings along with the Advent Reading Plan) *** MONDAY John 14:27 TUESDAY Isaiah 9:6 WEDNESDAY Philippians 4:6-7 THURSDAY Mark 4:37-39 FRIDAY James 3:17-18 SATURDAY Matthew 11:28-30   Prayer for this week: (from “The Prayer of Saint Francis”) “Lord, make me an instrument of your PEACE Where there is hatred, let me sow love Where there is injury, pardon Where there is doubt, faith Where there is despair, hope Where there is darkness, light And where there is sadness, joy O Divine Master, grant that I may Not so much seek to be consoled as to console To be understood, as to understand To be loved, as to love For it is in giving that we receive And it's in pardoning that we are pardoned And it's in dying that we are