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In this episode, we hear from Oakland-based peacemaker, Rev. Ben McBride, who challenged us to be hard on systems and soft on people; to prioritize formation...
Jun 12, 2022 · Our June sermon series is focused on how we can live a life pleasing to God. This week we are going to talk about how to being a Peacemaker! How can a Chri...
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- Gallup Hill Baptist Church Ledyard, CT
Jan 19, 2024 · Peacemaker Ben McBride joins Jer for this soul-stirring conversation about the interior formation of peacemakers in 2024. With the humanity and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. as a springboard, they grapple with the idea that the social transformation we’re dreaming of will not be realized in our lifetime.
- Peace Rules in Their Own Heart.
- Peacemakers Are Active, Not Passive.
- Gentle
- Resolute in The Truth
- Patient
- How to Become A Peacemaker
- Last Points…
Peacemakers cannot create peace among others if they do not first start with peace in their own hearts. How are we to calm wars and tempers or reconcile with another if we have battles raging in our own hearts? That’s not to say we won’t hit seasons where we have to focus on our own internal battles but if we desire to create peace among others we ...
Here’s an example. Let’s say two neighbors are fighting. To keep the peace (at least for yourself) you might avoid one or both of them. Or maybe even nod your head in agreement when they complain about the other person to temporarily keep the peace at that moment. But that’s an appeaser. Not a peacemaker. Actively try to see all sides and why they ...
Can you imagine a hostile peacekeeper? No. A peacekeeper must be gentle or else no one is going to listen to them, go to them for advice, or reconcile with them. As a peacekeeper, we must be willing to listen and slow and careful in how we respond. People’s feelings may be involved or it might be a sensitive topic. Also, we will not always agree wi...
While peacekeepers are open to hearing all sides, they are NOT willing to set aside God’s truth to appease someone else. Muting our own convictions and affirming someone else’s if it goes against ours can be just as wrong. Seek out what the Bible says about a certain situation before diving in. Ask the Holy Spirit to help guide you. But always stic...
Lastly, a “harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.” Peacemaking can be messy. It is hard dirty work. In 1781 Ben Franklin wrote to John Adams, “‘Blessed are the peacemakers’ is, I suppose, for another world. In this world, they are frequently cursed.” Unfortunately, that’s true. If you are trying to reconcile with someone...
Do you consider yourself a peacemaker? The good news is even if not (that’s me) we can become one by surrendering to God and following emulating the above traits. Here are some practical steps to get us in the right direction.
Are you currently trying to help two people or groups reconcile? Work through these points again with THAT situation in mind. Can you think of a current situation in our world that could use more peace? How could we apply these traits of a peacemaker to that situation? Let’s Connect! Facebook || Pinterest || Instagram
It is to such people that God makes the most precious promise: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.”. One of the defining characteristics of God is peace. He is the very author of peace (1 Corinthians 14:33). He is identified throughout the Bible as “the God of peace” (Hebrews 13:20, for example).
Jun 22, 2022 · What Is a Peacemaker? We reflect our Father in heaven when we keep the peace. One of the root words of the original Greek word for peacekeepers means both to make and to do. God makes peace. We can’t “do” peace without Him. The very first step in becoming a peacekeeper is upgrading our status to “Children of the One True God.”.
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Mar 14, 1997 · The glory of God can be your treasure: It can be your delight. It can be your Niagara Falls and your sunsets and your little babies. It can be so precious to you that to do everything for the glory of God is inevitable because you love the glory of God so much, and he satisfied you so deeply by revealing it to you.
