We don't know what the year holds, but we know the One who holds it—God goes ahead, making crooked places straight and protecting us. His eyes care for us from beginning to end, providing, leading, and blessing despite worldly threats of [...]

The Christmas message is Emmanuel—God with us—Jesus born of a virgin to save us from sins without sinful blood, proving God is for us through His gift, death, and resurrection. Romans 8:31 declares if God is for us, nothing can be against us; proof [...]

As joint heirs with Christ, believers inherit healing, renewed strength, and evergreen vitality even in old age, fulfilled through promises like those in Psalm 103 and the blessing on Asher, where Jesus brought rich healing bread to a Gentile [...]

In part four of the spiritual warfare series from Ephesians 6, Pastor John Jenkins focuses on the shoes of the armor of God—having your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace. He explains that this means living a lifestyle that [...]

Summary In this message, Priscilla Shirer emphasizes the power of reminders from Scripture to awaken and encourage believers, drawing from 2 Peter 1 where Peter seeks to «stir up» readers by reminding them of foundational truths. Through personal [...]

In this «Recycle» series message, the preacher uses everyday trash and worry as illustrations to show how God recycles our anxieties into peace through prayer, drawing principles from the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6 that help us trust God’s plan, [...]

Every breakthrough, miracle, and happiness begins with shifting focus from what we lack to gratitude for what we already have—asking God clearly what we desire, taking inventory of our existing blessings, and practicing thanksgiving, which science [...]

Drawing from Paul’s closing words in 1 Thessalonians 5, the preacher shares how his family’s move for his mom parallels being truly ready for God to move in our lives—not just wanting it, but preparing the «house» by pursuing peace with those over [...]

Pastor Jentezen Franklin uses Solomon’s life as a powerful warning: the wisest and richest king started with God’s blessing and perfect peace, but after turning to idolatry through foreign wives, he lost his rest and lived in torment, surrounded by [...]

Well, it’s been a great week as we’ve talked about God’s peace and trusting Him to keep our minds and our hearts settled in Him while we’re dealing with all the difficulties that life throws at all of us. So let’s conclude with Psalm 4:8: «I will [...]

This is day number 35 of our 40 days of power. We have five more days to go; we’re getting there gradually, and we have talked about God increasing us. He increases us with His Spirit, and He increases us materially. Today, we are focusing on His [...]

We’ve been considering the fact that the Christian life is a race; it’s something we actively pursue. When we give our lives to Jesus Christ, we make a commitment, and that’s a significant commitment. However, the Christian life does not end at [...]

The question today is: how did you sleep last night? Terrible? Terrible. Okay. I’m so sorry. Hopefully, this will be a game-changing, life-changing message for you and for all of us who are struggling to sleep a little bit better. When we’re singing [...]

When we begin to submit ourselves to the inferior, we allow anxiety and stress to fill our minds with «what ifs» that have no life to them, and the enemy is working to undermine our identity, first love relationship, and the whole idea of being an [...]

In some ways, the greatest enemy of our hearts is busyness, and I don’t mean busyness as having a full schedule—I mean the busyness of the heart. Jesus probably had as full a schedule as anyone ever had, but he maintained that peace of heart that [...]

Glory to God in the highest! On Earth, peace! What happens there is supposed to affect what happens here. When I engage with what’s happening there, I become the most effective in bringing that reality here. Yes, peace! Good morning and Merry [...]

Thank you, Bethel family. Blessings to you, and much love and ongoing blessings to Eric and Candace. I’m truly grateful. This is more challenging than you may imagine, but we are going to do well. I want you to notice the picture behind me; all [...]

How many do we still have here from the Heaven in Business conference this week? Is there anyone who was a part of it? Oh good, I’m glad you’re here! It’s good to have you. We had such a wonderful time at that event. It’s so fun to see what Jesus is [...]

Well, look at your neighbor and say, «Merry Christmas!» Come on, no, you didn’t do it like I did. You gotta have energy and hold out the Christmas cheer! Merry Christmas! You gotta get into it! Come on, Merry Christmas to all the people who are in [...]

Drawing from Philippians 4:6, this sermon encourages believers to replace anxiety with faith and thanksgiving, reminding them that God is greater than any problem, worry is sin and useless, and thinking on good things while praying brings [...]

I’m going to show you something back to back, okay, and I’m a contextual preacher which means I preach things in context in the way it appears in the Bible. In John chapter 19, don’t have to turn to it. Listen, in John 19 is the story of the cross, [...]

Kay Warren shares how surrender brings peace in grief: accept what cannot change (like a loved one's death), trust God's care for the future, refocus on Him through worship, care for yourself physically, do something productive, and keep [...]

God has five eternal purposes for your life: worship (knowing and loving Him), fellowship (learning to love others), discipleship (growing to become like Christ), ministry (practicing service by serving people), and mission (sharing your life [...]

In this stirring message delivered in 1975 at Texas Tech University Stadium, Billy Graham expresses deep pride in being American and announces plans for nationwide crusades in 1976—the nation's bicentennial year—to spark spiritual revival and [...]

Peace be with you. Friends, we come to the third Sunday of Advent. And I want to draw attention to our second reading. It's from Paul to the Philippians. Now again, can I urge you, take out your Bibles, read Paul to the Philippians. You can do [...]

Peace be with you. Friends, during this B-cycle of the liturgical readings, we're reading from the Gospel of Mark, and there's something about Mark that's just, I don't know, kind of bracing. It's the first of the Gospels. [...]

One of the many things I love about Christmas, I love the decorations. Anybody else at all? Type in the comment section, "I love the decorations". Now, to be clear, I don't like putting them up at all, and it's my job to get the [...]

This is an excerpt from: The Path of Peace In this Christmas message, Pastor Steven Furtick unpacks Isaiah 9:6, revealing Jesus as the Prince of Peace—not of convenience or perfection. The real thief of our peace isn't people, places, or [...]

This sermon examines the reality and causes of war, using the Russia-Ukraine conflict as a contemporary example, and explains that war stems from the sinful desires of the human heart. It reviews biblical teachings on war, including instances where [...]

Dr. Charles Stanley teaches that God desires a three-fold peace for every believer: peace with Him through salvation and eternal security, peace with others in harmonious relationships, and especially peace with ourselves—a deep inner serenity and [...]

We're going to see today how David turned his cave into a prayer closet. But the truth is, I lived long enough, I talked to enough people, whether we're in the church or outside of the church, to learn that there are some people who [...]

Dr. Charles Stanley confronts the reality that many live in environments filled with conflict, resentment, discord, anger, and hostility—whether at home, work, or elsewhere—leading to hurt, harm, and heartbreak instead of happiness. Drawing from [...]

In "How to Protect Your Peace," Dr. Charles Stanley asks when we last felt true inner peace and why it slips away so easily amid life's storms. Drawing from Philippians 4, written by Paul from prison yet full of joy and peace, [...]

Dr. Stanley shares personal stories of loss—like a stolen Bible with precious notes—and explains how we often lose inner peace through wrong thinking patterns. He outlines seven categories of thoughts that rob peace: sinful, negative, erroneous, [...]

You know, when I talk to young pastors about preaching and about preparing sermons, I tell 'em, I say, you know, the two most important parts of a sermon are the introduction and the conclusion. And the introduction is the most important part [...]

Charles Stanley addresses how believers can experience genuine inner peace amid a chaotic world full of greed, corruption, war, and personal trials. Using John 14, he explains that Jesus promises "My peace" – not the world's [...]

Dr. Charles Stanley shares a powerful encounter with a young waitress who, when asked what she would request from God, tearfully answered "peace" amid her grandmother's recent death and a family with no faith. He highlights how [...]

Joyce Meyer continues her series on increasing peace, emphasizing that we must actively hold onto the peace Jesus gave us by staying calm, trusting God, and avoiding peace-stealers like rushing, anger, worry, and unforgiveness. Drawing from [...]

In this episode of Enjoying Everyday Life, Joyce Meyer opens up about her own long struggle with constant worry and lack of peace from a dysfunctional upbringing, and how she finally got serious about pursuing the peace Jesus left us. Drawing [...]

In this episode of Enjoying Everyday Life, Joyce Meyer focuses on building lasting peace by first getting right with yourself through God's love and forgiveness. Using scriptures like 1 Peter 3:11, Philippians 3, and Romans 5:1, she explains [...]

Let the peace of Christ rule. So, you know when we want like how can I say, how can I say? Speed dial. You know when we need a speed dial? In other words, we need quick access. This is the one to remember. So, say your waters, those waves are [...]

Now, I wanna look at our working definition of peace. And as I do, I wanna ask you to turn to John chapter 7, John chapter 7, so that I can show you where we are drawing this metaphor. A couple of times in the Old Testament God speaks about wanting [...]

Here's the premise I want you to take down because this is where I want us to go from here. This is what I'm presenting to you as a foundation for us to build on, right here. The cost of going on and on without experiential peace is [...]

You may be seated. Would you turn with me, if you have your Bibles, to John chapter 14. If you didn't happen to bring your Bible, that's no problem. I'm gonna read you everything that we are going to need to hear from the scriptures. [...]

Before we start today, I wanna ask you a question. And we'll consider this kind of like your public service reminder. Fair enough, everybody needs a little help every now and then. How many of you have a will prepared for when you die? Raise [...]

Well, hello, and welcome to Bible Nerds. My name is James Meehan, and today we're talking about shalom. It's a Hebrew word that means peace, but it means so much more than just peace. For most of us, peace is what we call it when [...]

In this powerful evangelistic message delivered in 1975 at Texas Tech University Stadium, Billy Graham expresses deep pride in being American and announces plans for nationwide crusades in 1976—the nation's bicentennial year—to spark spiritual [...]

I'm going to share with you a scripture now that most of us have heard before. But when I read it, I want you to take it as a command rather than as a pleasant suggestion, or rather than accepting it as a little something that would appear on a [...]

During the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic, many are experiencing increased anger and irritability, but James teaches that a faith that works in crisis keeps us calm by managing anger wisely. Rick Warren explains that anger itself is not always [...]

When you train your heart to say things like, "But God". Yeah. This is bad, it's scary, this is freaky. I don't know how this is going to turn out, but God is still on the throne. Or like some of you say, God's got this. I [...]