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I.I. Meaning Meaning of of Peacemaking.Peacemaking.

I.I. Meaning Meaning of of Peacemaking.Peacemaking.

The Bible says, The Bible says, “The “The LORD bless you & LORD bless you &

keep you; the LORD keep you; the LORD make His face shine make His face shine

upon you & be upon you & be gracious to you; the gracious to you; the LORD turn His face LORD turn His face towards you & give towards you & give

you peace.” you peace.” (Numbers 6:24-26)(Numbers 6:24-26)

I.I. Meaning Meaning of of Peacemaking.Peacemaking.

A. Peace Breakers.A. Peace Breakers.

The Bible says, The Bible says, “I urge “I urge you, brothers, to watch you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause out for those who cause divisions & put obstacles divisions & put obstacles

in your way that are in your way that are contrary to the teaching contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep you have learned. Keep away from them. For away from them. For such people are not such people are not

serving our Lord Christ, serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. but their own appetites.

By smooth talk & By smooth talk & flattery they deceive the flattery they deceive the

minds of naive minds of naive people.” people.” (Romans (Romans

16:17-18)16:17-18)

I.I. Meaning Meaning of of Peacemaking.Peacemaking.

A. Peace Breakers.A. Peace Breakers.B. Peace Fakers.B. Peace Fakers.The Bible says, The Bible says,

“Therefore each of “Therefore each of you must put off you must put off

falsehood & speak falsehood & speak truthfully to his truthfully to his

neighbor...” neighbor...” (Ephesians 4:25)(Ephesians 4:25)

I.I. Meaning Meaning of of Peacemaking.Peacemaking.

A. Peace Breakers.A. Peace Breakers.B. Peace Fakers.B. Peace Fakers.C. Peace Makers.C. Peace Makers.

““Hatred look for a Hatred look for a victim, while love victim, while love seeks a victory. seeks a victory. The man of war The man of war

throws stones, & throws stones, & the peacemaker the peacemaker

builds a bridge out builds a bridge out of the stones.”of the stones.”Dr .Warren WiersbeDr .Warren Wiersbe

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I.I. Meaning Meaning of of Peacemaking.Peacemaking.

II.II. Making Making of a of a Peacemaker.Peacemaker.A. Making Peace with A. Making Peace with the the SaviorSavior..

The Bible says, The Bible says, “There is a way that “There is a way that

seems right to a seems right to a man, but in the end man, but in the end it leads to death.”it leads to death.”(Proverbs 14:12)(Proverbs 14:12)

I.I. Meaning Meaning of of Peacemaking.Peacemaking.

II.II. Making Making of a of a Peacemaker.Peacemaker.A. Making Peace with A. Making Peace with the the SaviorSavior..

The Bible says, The Bible says, “For “For Christ died for sins Christ died for sins

once for all, the once for all, the righteous for the righteous for the

unrighteous, to bring unrighteous, to bring you to God…” you to God…” (1 (1

Peter 3:18)Peter 3:18)

““No peace will exist No peace will exist between nations until between nations until peacepeace reigns in each reigns in each country & no country country & no country

will have will have peacepeace unless unless peacepeace resides in each resides in each

community & no community & no community will have community will have peacepeace unless unless peacepeace

dwells within its dwells within its people & no people people & no people

will have will have peacepeace unless unless they surrender to the they surrender to the

Prince of Peace.”Prince of Peace.”Professor Haddon RobinsonProfessor Haddon Robinson

I.I. MMeaning eaning of of Peacemaking.Peacemaking.

II.II. Making Making of a of a Peacemaker.Peacemaker.A. Making Peace with A. Making Peace with the the SaviorSavior..B. Making Peace with B. Making Peace with SelfSelf..

““In Christ alone, I place In Christ alone, I place my trust, & find my my trust, & find my

glory, in the power of the glory, in the power of the cross, in every victory, cross, in every victory, let it be said of me, my let it be said of me, my source of strength, my source of strength, my source of hope, is source of hope, is

Christ alone.”Christ alone.”

I.I. Meaning Meaning of of Peacemaking.Peacemaking.

II.II. Making Making of a of a Peacemaker.Peacemaker.A. Making Peace with A. Making Peace with the the SaviorSavior..B. Making Peace with B. Making Peace with SelfSelf..C. Making Peace with C. Making Peace with SocietySociety..

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I.I. Meaning Meaning of of Peacemaking.Peacemaking.

II.II. Making Making of a of a Peacemaker.Peacemaker.A. Making Peace with A. Making Peace with the the SaviorSavior..B. Making Peace with B. Making Peace with SelfSelf..C. Making Peace with C. Making Peace with SocietySociety..

The Bible saysThe Bible says, “If it is , “If it is possible, as far as it possible, as far as it

depends on you, live at depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” peace with everyone.”

(Romans 12:18).(Romans 12:18).

““Peacemakers release Peacemakers release tension, they don’t tension, they don’t

intensify it. Peacemakers intensify it. Peacemakers seek solutions & find no seek solutions & find no delight in arguments. delight in arguments. Peacemakers calm the Peacemakers calm the

waters, they don’t trouble waters, they don’t trouble them. Peacemakers work them. Peacemakers work hard to keep an offense hard to keep an offense

from occurring & if it has from occurring & if it has occurred, occurred,

they strive for resolution. they strive for resolution. Peacemakers lower their Peacemakers lower their

voice rather voice rather than raise them. than raise them.

Peacemakers Peacemakers generate more light than generate more light than

heat. heat.

Blessed are such Blessed are such greathearted souls! greathearted souls!

We need more of them We need more of them in the ranks of faith. in the ranks of faith. We have more than We have more than

enough fighters, more enough fighters, more than enough who are than enough who are ready to pounce.” ready to pounce.”

Chuck Swindoll – Chuck Swindoll – Simple FaithSimple Faith

I.I. Meaning Meaning of of Peacemaking.Peacemaking.

II.II. Making Making of a of a Peacemaker.Peacemaker.

III.III. MeritMerit of a of a Peacemaker.Peacemaker.

““Why are Why are peacemakers peacemakers

blessed? blessed? ‘‘The answer is… The answer is…

because they because they are so unlike are so unlike everyone else… everyone else…

they are the people they are the people who stand who stand

out as being out as being different from different from the rest of the the rest of the

world.’”world.’”Martin Lloyd JonesMartin Lloyd Jones

““Blessed are Blessed are the the

peacemakerpeacemakers for they s for they

will be will be called called

children of children of God”God”