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He Brought Us Back

December 18, 2022

He Brought Us Back
Pastor Blake Hanson | 12.18.22 

 

2 Corinthians 5:18 (NLT)

18 And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. 

 

Reconciliation is the of peace. 

 

2 Corinthians 5:19 (NLT)

19 For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation.

 

Bottom Line: Christmas is a season of reconciliation.

 

Luke 2:14 (NLT)

14 “Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.”

 

Peace Problems: 

1. We are naturally

 

Proverbs 13:10 (NLT)

10 Pride leads to conflict; those who take advice are wise.

 

2. We expect others to meet our when only God is able.

 

1 John 2:15–16 (NLT)

15 Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. 

16 For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. 

 

Christmas is a season of reconciliation because… 

1. Jesus offers us peace God. 

 

Isaiah 53:6 (NLT)

6 All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God’s paths to follow our own. Yet the Lord laid on him the sins of us all.

 

Galatians 5:22–23 (NLT)

22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 

23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!

 

Our Way:                 God’s Way:

 

Isaiah 9:6 (NLT)

6 …And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

 

Philippians 4:6–7 (NLT)

6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 

7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

 

2. Jesus offers us the peace God. 

 

Isaiah 26:3–4 (NLT)

3 You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! 

4 Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock.

 

Psalm 29:11 (NLT)

11 The Lord gives his people strength. The Lord blesses them with peace.

 

3. Jesus shows us how to make peace with  

 

Romans 12:18 (NLT)

18 Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone.

 

Matthew 5:9 (ESV) 

9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

 

James 3:18 (NLT)

18 And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.

 

Two Questions:

1. Are you at peace with God?  

2. Is there someone you need to reconcile with? 

 

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