FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT | PEACE

GALATIANS 5:22 BUT THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS LOVE, JOY, PEACE, PATIENCE, KINDNESS, GOODNESS, FAITHFULNESS, 23 GENTLENESS, SELF-CONTROL; AGAINST SUCH THINGS THERE IS NOT LAW.

KEY SCRIPTURES

Mark 4:35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” 36And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. 38 But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” 39 And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40 He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?” 41 And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

Romans 5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

John 14:25 “These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

Philippians 4:6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Romans 8:5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. 6 For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.

Isaiah 26:3 You keep him in perfect peace
whose mind is stayed on you,
because he trusts in you.
4 Trust in the Lord forever,
for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.

Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

KEY POINTS

  • There is a war for peace taking place within us.
  • We must first have peace with God before we can experience the peace of God.
  • Peace cannot be found in the world. Peace surpasses our understanding. Peace guards our hearts and minds. Peace can be experienced or not experienced by what we set our mind on. Peace is paired with trust.
  • Peace is in the very nature of our Lord Jesus. He is the source of our Peace. When Jesus speaks by His voice He can create calm/peace within us.
  • Abiding & communing with the very divine life of God in us and getting quiet to hear His voice is the gateway for us to experience the peace of God.
  • Let us lay aside every weight that would keep us from hearing His voice
  • When we experience the peace of God it spills over and we can become peacemakers and ambassadors and reconcilers between men and God.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. Have you experienced God’s daily peace?
  2. Do you get enough time of getting quiet and letting God speak into the storm of your life?
  3. Do you trust God?
  4. When you are feeling anxious or fearful or overwhelmed, do you shift your dependence to God or do you rely on something else?
  5. What are some weights that you need to lay aside so that your time and intimacy and peace with God can grow?