advent 2016 peace_message_12.4.16

Sunday, December 4 2016

ADVENT ~ Week 2

What is your FAVORITE Christmas song?

What is your LEAST FAVORITE…?

TALK AMONGST YOURSLEVES…

Sunday, December 4 2016

ADVENT ~ Week 2

Truly He taught us to love one another, His law is love, and His gospel is peace Chains shall he break, for the slave is our brother And in his name all oppression shall cease Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we, Let all within us praise His holy name Christ is the Lord!O praise His name forever!His power and glory Ever more proclaim!

O HOLY NIGHT (v.3)

Sunday, December 4 2016

ADVENT ~ Week 2

By the tender mercy of our God,the dawn from on high will break upon us,to give light to those who sit in darkness,and in the shadow of death, to guide

our feet in the way of peace.

LUKE 1:78-79

By the tender mercy of our God,the dawn from on high will break upon us,to give light to those who sit in darkness,and in the shadow of death, to guide

our feet in the way of peace.

LUKE 1:78-79

Read by Linus...LUKE 2

Sunday, December 4 2016

ADVENT ~ Week 2

PEACE - eirene- Absence of strife- Every kind of blessing/good- Health- Reconciliation in relationship- Safety- Unity- Welfare

SHALOM - ש7ָׁלֹום- Completeness- Contentment- Covenant friendship- Holistic redemption- Peace- Soundness- Tranquility- Wholeness

SALVATION – swzw; swteria- Used 19x in Luke- Social/political liberation from enemies- Physical healing/restoration- Spiritual redemption- Liberation from demonic oppression- Repentance leading to acts of

restorative justice (Zacchaeus)

One of the scribes…asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?” Jesus answered, “The first is: ‘Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

MARK 12

Sunday, December 4 2016

ADVENT ~ Week 2

PRIVILEGEa special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people;

rarely, if ever, something to feelguilty over, or ashamed of, butsomething to be grateful for, to buildperspective/empathy from, and takeresponsibility for utilizing well…

TYPES of PRIVILEGE- Regular, unhindered access to clean water- Access to quality education (public/private)- Affordable housing, and all that goes w/it- Cell phone service- No outstanding student debt- Living at this point in history- Skin color that isn’t consciously,

or subconsciously viewed in anegative light…

A CHRISTIAN USE of PRIVILEGE- Intentionally developing creative ways

to leverage the various types of privilege we experience for the tangible PEACEof those who – for whatever reason – don’t share, or have access to them

- Using the resources our privilegesprovide us as a platform fromwhich we can learn about, betterempathize with, and effectively serve those who don’t…

We all have access to the following “capitals”:- Spiritual- Relational- Physical- Intellectual- Financial

Ask God to show you how to leverageone-or-more of these capitals to helpbring PEACE to someone else this week

SOUL TRAINING EXERCISE

One of the scribes…asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?” Jesus answered, “The first is: ‘Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

BENEDICTION (Mark 12)