Restoring “Shalom”

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Jehovah-Shalom (Judges 6:24)Jehovah – self existing one, LORD, to be, to exist

• OT:7965 shalowm (shaw-lome'); or shalom (shaw-lome'); from OT:7999; safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace, great, (good) health, peace (-able, -ably), prosper (-ity, -ous), rest, safe (-ty), welfare, (all is, be) well, wholly.

• Shalom implies a state of mind that is satisfied and has relationships which are characterized by harmony - a tuneful sound, a pleasing arrangement of parts, internal calm). Quiet goodness, the way things ought to be.

"Peace in the Jewish sense is the symphony of life made meaningful through a right relationship with God.“

Where and how you BEGIN the story and where and how you END the story, shapes and determines the story you tell.

• Genesis :1 In the beginning….DASHA’

• produce/ sprout• Progressive generativity• Creativity is fluid• Creation is going somewhere• Dynamic not Static• Tomorrow will be different than today

• Genesis 1: v. 26-28

• “so that they may rule…” RADA• “fill the earth and subdue it” KABASH

• Responsibility-stewardship• Participatory physicality• Harmony within the heirarchy• Everything in its proper place• The appropriate ordering of creation

Gen. 1:22,28

“and God blessed it” BARAKH

There isn’t “somewhere else”Soil and spirit are unitedHeaven and Earth are one

The action is HERE

• Whatever it is that we love about life is all right here. In Genesis 1,2.

• Aesthetics• Relationship/ Partnership • Making things• Organizing• Naming things • Worship• Exploration• Learning• Responsibility

The Story Starts HERE.

• Rev 21:1-5• 21:1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the

first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."

• 5 He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true."

The Story Starts HERE.The Story Ends Here.

• Starts with a Garden and Ends with a City

• A City: Properly ordered, organized, harmonious “gardens”

The Disruption of Shalom• Genesis 1,2 Proper “Shalom “ • Genesis 3 Disruption of “Shalom”

• Sin: Any way in which I have participated in distrupting Shalom – divine order of God.

• Sin: Rebellion of the Heirarchy• Saying to God: “YOU ARE IN MY SEAT”

The Disruption of Shalom

• Disruption• Rebellion• Active Participation in taking something

other than in the proper ‘direction”• Missing the Mark

• Genesis 3 – Not how the Story Begins• Genesis 3 – Not how the story Ends

SIN MUST TAKE ITS PROPER PLACE

IN THE LARGER STORY

• Confession – “Yadhah Recognition, declaration, agreement

that I have participated in the disruption of “Shalom” (falling short of the Glory of God)

• Repentance – t’shuvah! – Turn, Return,

You are invited to returnto your proper

co-creative position inGod’s order of things!

If your story begins in Genesis 3:

The central issue will always be SIN

If you begin in Genesis 1:

The central issue is the Restoration of Shalom!

How you view yourself is determined bywhich of these is your LARGER STORY

Sin must take its proper place in your restoration story!

• Genesis 3 : Telling people what you ARE NOT• Genesis 1: Telling people what you ARE

Your method of sharing Christ with others will begin with one or the other of these positions.

The way you receive Christ will begin with one other the other of these positions.

WHERE DOES YOUR RESTORATION STORY BEGIN?

• Gen. 3 “disembodied evacuation” – primal importance

• or• Gen. 1 Participatory physicality

• Is your story about “getting you out of here”?

• Is the story about returning to your position in the proper order of things and restoring Shalom?

John 2 water to wineJohn 4 official’s sonJohn 5 at the pool

John 6 breadJohn 6 water

John 9 blind manJohn 11 Lazarus -7th sign

John 20 …RESURRECTION - 8th sign

7 – Jewish Conscience: Creation (creation week)

8 – New Creation

Resurrection: Inaugeration of A New Creation

Right here in the midst of the Old Creation!

Restoring the “GOODNESS” of CreationJn 20:15 “thinking he was the gardener . . ..

Restore – Renew –Reconcile

Jesus is called the “Prince of Peace” Isaiah 9:6

He Rules in Peace (Shalom), Authority over Peace, Bringer of PeaceNew Testament Greek Equivalent of Shalom: Eirene John 14:25-2725 "All this I have spoken while still with you. 26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. NIV

John 20:21-23 “Peace Be with you….Forgive”

Luke 10:5-6"When you enter a house, first say, 'Peace to this house.' 6 If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.

John 20:21-23 “Peace Be with you….Forgive”

SHALOM TO THE HOME!

Luke 10:5-6"When you enter a house, first say, 'Peace to this house.' 6 If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.

John 16:33

33 "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." NIV

Eph 2:14-18

14 For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, 15 by abolishing in his flesh the law with its commandments and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace, 16 and in this one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. 17 He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. 18 For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. NIV