Making Peace With Our Father

By Chris Reitmayer, November 15, 2020

Matthew 5:9

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

Peacemakers don't about circumstances because peacemaking circumstances.

What new thing did you learn about the biblical concept of peace from the Bible Project video?

Matthew 4:17-24

17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”

18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 20 At once they left their nets and followed him.

21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, 22 and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.

23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. 24 News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed; and he healed them.

A Basic Timeline of Jewish Instability

  • 597 BC - Babylonian
  • 539 BC - Persian
  • 332 BC - Alexander the Great/Greeks
  • 167 BC - Antiochus desecrates the temple
  • 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus cleanses the temple
  • 63 BC - Roman

The Jewish Sects & Their Vision for Peace

- things are bad here, so we're getting out and creating our own society of peace

- things are bad here, so we need to fight to achieve peace

- things aren't that bad, we just need to maintain peace

- things are bad here, we need to be pure and free of pagan influence to achieve peace

Jesus's Vision for Peace

Matthew 5:2-16 Matthew 5:17-20

Example 1 - Personal Reconciliation Matthew 5:21-24

Example 2 - Sacrifical Love Matthew 5:38-42

Example 3 - Loving the Despised Matthew 5:43-48

Practical Steps

1. Make peace with

What do you sense the Lord saying to you?

What are you going to do about it?
Who will you tell to hold you accountable?

2. Make peace with

What do you sense the Lord saying to you?

What are you going to do about it?
Who will you tell to hold you accountable?

3. Make peace with

What do you sense the Lord saying to you?

What are you going to do about it?
Who will you tell to hold you accountable?

4. Make peace with

What do you sense the Lord saying to you?

What are you going to do about it?
Who will you tell to hold you accountable?