Jesus didn’t rise to show off His —He rose to launch God’s future into our .
“The God of Peace”
“Shalom exists when all our relationships are flourishing: our relationship with God, with each other, with creation, and even with ourselves.” —Jason Porterfield
John 14:27 NIV
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.
John 20:19-21 NIV
Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you!
is a .
Ephesians 2:14 NIV
For he himself is our peace
often comes through .
“The God of peace is also the One who shakes what is temporary to reveal what is eternal.” —N.T. Wright
“who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus”
“Jesus’s resurrection is the beginning of God’s new project—not to snatch people away to heaven but to colonize a broken world with the life of heaven.”—N.T. Wright
“the great Shepherd of the sheep.”
“Jesus isn’t just the sacrificed Shepherd—He is the living Shepherd, leading His people now..”— Raymond Brown
Jesus didn’t rise to step —He rose to step .
Psalm 23:1 NIV
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
“By the blood of the eternal covenant”
Luke 22:20 NIV
This cup is the new covenant in my blood, poured out for you.
Jesus’ blood our past and our future.
Hebrews 13:21 NLT
May he equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to him.
“Our task in the present is to live as resurrection people… as a sign of the first and a foretaste of the second.” —N.T. Wright
Resurrection Life is—
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2. and
“God is the author of the smaller forms of peace found when the community lets ‘mutual love continue,’ and the reconciler between humanity and Himself through Jesus’ priestly work.” —Thomas Long
3. A of
Hebrews 13:21 ESV
… Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Answer Key: power, present; Peace, Person; Shalom, shaking; back, in; cleanses, secures; Ordinary, Wondrous; Communal, Continual; Way, Living