Be Christmas - wk4

"Be Peace"

Dr. Gary Singleton

The last few days of the Christmas season are upon us. The baking and shopping and decorating and wrapping are coming to a close. So how would you describe these final days before Christmas? I think a lot of us would use words like rushed … anxious … stressed. Especially if you still have Christmas shopping to do! But some of us would describe the joy experienced as we gather with family and friends. And still others would talk about the anticipation and hope that comes with celebrating the birth of our Savior.

But how many would say that the thing they are experiencing more than anything else is a deep sense of peace? Peace seems to be the least experienced fruit of the Spirit this time of year. How sad – because the One we are celebrating is the Prince of Peace. Jesus is the peacemaker between God and man. He is the peace-giver.

This Sunday we will wrap up our Christmas sermon series “Be Christmas” with a look at the peace that is available to us in Jesus. I hope you will plan to join us as we return to that familiar passage in Luke 2. As we will see this Sunday, peace is a gift to receive and to give away.