Jesus: The Gift Of Peace | An African Christmas

<p>In this special Christmas production, join Pastor Bruce as he takes us through a discovery of who Jesus is: the gift of peace.</p><p><br></p><p>Firstly, reading from Luke 2 verse 8 - 15 and Matthew 2 verse 1 -11 we learn about the birth of Jesus and His majesty and how it is a testament to His greatness because what kind of a birth would draw the attention of shepherds away from their flock? What kind of a birth would draw kings away from their kingdoms and cause them to bring gifts on bended knees, that would praise Him and not them? What kind of a birth would cause rulers to panic and plot to murder Him? What kind of birth would cause Angels to leave heaven in praise and celebration?</p><p><br></p><p>In Isaiah 9:6 we see that His birth was a gift for us because He is indeed a Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.</p><p><br></p><p>Which is still relevant to this day because In this day and age we need peace - we need peace that comes from Jesus.</p><p><br></p><p>Jesus is our gift of peace. He was given to us as a gift of peace and John 14 verse 27 highlights that. He is our peace in every situation. His kind of peace is not like that of the world, it's the peace that gives us assurance in any and every situation.</p><p><br></p><p>His kind of peace  is the following: </p><p><br></p><p>1. Peace From Your Past</p><p>We all come into salvation broken and flawed. However, when Jesus comes into our lives, He gives us peace from our past. We have an enemy and he wants to remind us of our past but Jesus reminds us of who he wants us to be - who He intends us to be.</p><p><br></p><p>2. Peace In Your Present</p><p>Jesus gives us peace in our present. Though life can be difficult, He renews us and gives us strength. We don't have to do this alone but we can do it with Him. He gives us Shalom (completeness, security, contentment, wellbeing and inner peace). However, the only way we can have peace is if He gives it to us.</p><p><br></p><p>3. Peace For The Future</p><p>Jesus came to give us