"Coping with Chaos: Finding Peace" James 3: 13-18 Reverend John McLarty talks about the peace we're all longing to find and offers some scriptural action steps to finding that peace. Recorded live at Stonebridge United Methodist Church in McKinney, TX. For more information, including service times, please visit www.mysumc.org.
If there is to be peace in the world, there must be peace in the nations.
If there is to be peace in the nations, there must be peace in the cities.
If there is to be peace in the cities, there must be peace between neighbors.
If there is to be peace between neighbors, there must be peace in the home.
If there is to be peace in the home, there must be peace in the heart.
-Lao-tzu
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Letting go of... Cultivating...
what people think....................................................... authenticity
perfectionism............................................................ self-compassion
numbness and powerlessness.......................................... resilient spirit
scarcity and fear of the dark.......................................... gratitude and joy
need for certainty....................................................... intuition and trusting faith
comparison............................................................... creativity
exhaustion as status; productivity as self worth ................... play and rest
anxiety as a lifestyle.................................................... calm and stillness
self-doubt................................................................. meaningful work
being cool and always in control...................................... laughter, dance, and song
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1) Finding Peace through Knowledge
a. Intelligent people are always ready to learn. Their ears are open for
knowledge -Proverbs 18:15 (NLT)
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have
good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise. -Psalm 111:10 (NIV)
2) Finding Peace through Kindness
a. Kind words bring life, but cruel words crush the spirit. -Proverbs 15:4 (GNT)
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful
for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who
listen. -Ephesians 4:29 (NIV)
3) Finding Peace through Honesty and Integrity
a. (God) grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. (God) is a shield to those
who walk with integrity. -Proverbs 2:7 (NLT)
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. -John 14:27 (NIV)
The Bridge 08-24-2014
