Peacemaker or Anarchist?

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” (Matthew 5:9, NASB95)
Those who work for peace “shalom,” are working through difficult interpersonal relationships with the ultimate goal of wholeness and harmony within a community and peace with God instead of strife and discord. Jesus declared a divine blessing upon peacemakers in His sermon on the mount, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.”

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Inviting People Into The Presence Of God

What lengths would you go to see people enter the presence of Jesus? In the Scripture text above, we see an incredible relationship between 5 men. These men had probably known each other for some time. Because of their actions, we see a deep level of love, trust, and caring.

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Meditate On This …

 “Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right,whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.” (Philippians 4:8–9, NASB95)

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Psalm 100

While I was in college, I was a member of my church’s youth/college choir. The Youth Pastor asked me to lead a group of choir members in setting up the sound system for our different concerts.

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Our Present Father

Years ago, a song was written called “Cat’s in the Cradle” by Harry Chapin, and the theme of the song is about the loss of time and opportunity by a father who put off being a present father.

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