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What does the Bible really mean by “peace”? This message explores how Scripture defines peace not necessarily as the absence of chaos, but as God bringing wholeness, shalom, through disorder—seen most clearly in Mary’s surrendered “Let it be.” Rooted in Matthew 1 and the story of Jesus, the sermon invites us to receive true peace by trusting what God has already done for us in Christ.

Scripture: Matthew 1

(Additional Reading: Luke 2.8-14; Ephesians 2.13-16; John 14.27; Romans 5.1)

Warm-Up:

What situation in your life right now is begging for surrender?

“Fallen man is not simply an imperfect creature who needs improvement: he is a rebel who must lay down his arms. Laying down your arms, surrendering, saying you are sorry, realising that you have been on the wrong track and getting ready to start life over again from the ground floor ... is what Christians call repentance. Now repentance is no fun at all. It is something much harder than merely eating humble pie. It means unlearning all the self-conceit and self-will that we have been training ourselves into for thousands of years. It means... undergoing a kind of death.”.”

- C.S. Lewis -