The Blessed Life: A Journey Through the Beatitudes Part 7 – I Pursue Peace

The Blessed Life: A Journey Through the Beatitudes

Part 7 – I Pursue Peace

Matthew 5:9

9 Blessed are the peacemakers,

    for they will be called children of God. Matthew 5:9

14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. Hebrews 12:14

is a for Christ-followers.

3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. Ephesians 4:3.

Peacemakers experience much more in life!

20 …those who promote peace have joy. Proverbs 12:20.

Peacemaking stems from a .

17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving,… James 3:17

17 I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them. Romans 16:17

10 Warn a divisive person once, and then warn them a second time. After that, have nothing to do with them. Titus 3:10

7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. James 4:7-8

What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? 2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. James 4:1-2

21 “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.” Isaiah 57:21

Peacemakers reflect the .

33 The God of peace be with you all. Amen. Romans 15:33

23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. 1 Thessalonians 5:23

14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,

    and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” Luke 2:14

13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 14 For he himself is our peace, Ephesians 2:13-14a

Seven Practices of Peacemakers

1)Courageously when it is appears.

14 They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. ’Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace. Jeremiah 6:14

2) Deal with conflict .

14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;

    so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out. Proverbs 17:14

3) Practice restraint by !

9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. 10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. James 3:9-10

19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, James 1:19

4) Prepare for the .

11 …they must seek peace and pursue it. 1 Peter 3:11

13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. Ephesians 2:13

5) Take the toward peace.

20 …“If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.” Romans 12:20

6) Aim at , not humiliation.

8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross! Philippians 2:8

7) the injustice you’ve suffered to God.

19 For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God…. 21 To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. 1 Peter 2:19;21

22 “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth.”23 When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly. 24 “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.” 1 Peter 2:22-23