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I want to begin tonight by getting a feel for where you are right now.
I need you to use your imagination, to get a mental picture in your mind.
You can close your eyes if it will help.
Scene # 1: Imagine a beautiful sunny, spring day, out near a lake.
The temperature’s around 70, maybe a little warmer.
If you enjoy fishing, imagine yourself out on a boat, or if you not, see yourself lounging in a rocking chair on a porch overlooking the lake.
You just sit there soaking it all in, breathing a deep sigh of contentment.
Everything is calm and serene.
Can you see yourself there?
Scene # 2: Imagine yourself running through the forest near the lake, trying to find your way home.
Lightning flashes, thunder booms, the temperature’s not much above freezing, and you’re chilled to the bone.
The wind violently whips the trees, threatening to bring them down on you .
You can’t be sure if you’re heading to safety or away from it.
You pray a desperate prayer for God to save you.
Can you see yourself?
Now: which of these scenes best describes your life right now?
Maybe your life is pretty peaceful: no major worries, nothing troubling you, no angry threatening clouds on the horizon.
You and your loved ones are healthy and doing well, everybody is getting along, life is good.
God is on His throne and all is right with the world.
Or maybe life is a little stormy: you’ve got things on your mind that worry you, keep you awake at night.
Maybe there is conflict brewing between you and somebody else, perhaps somebody you love is having problems that you can’t fix.
Maybe your life seems so chaotic: you were hoping things would settle down after Christmas into the New Year, but that hasn’t happened.
You can’t remember the last time you really had a few minutes peace.
You and I want peace, and the good news is God wants you and I have to have peace.
Not a temporary peace that comes and goes, but a peace that lasts, a peace that fills us on the inside no matter how stormy things get on the outside.
/ But /how do you hold on to your peace when the world around you is in turmoil?
That’s what we’re going to talk about tonight as we hear Jesus speak through *John 16:33*.
*PRAYER*
A gentleman retires and buys a home near a junior high school.
He spent the first few weeks in peace and quiet until the new school year began.
The first afternoon 3 young boys come down his street, beating on every trash can they encounter.
The crashing continues day after day, until finally the man decides to take action.
\\ The next afternoon, he walks out to meet the boys as they bang their way down the street.
He smiles and says, "You kids are having a lot of fun.
I used to do the same thing when I was your age.
Will you do me a favor?
I'll give you each a dollar if you'll promise to come around every day and bang the cans."
The boys are happy to oblige.
\\ After a few days, the old-timer greets the kids with a sad smile on his face.
"This economy is putting a big dent in my income.
I’m sorry, but from now on I'll only be able to pay you 50 cents."
\\ The noisemakers are obviously displeased, but they agree.
A few days later, the retiree approaches them as they drum their way down the street.
"Look boys," he says, "I haven't received my Social Security check yet, so I'm only able to give you 25 cents to beat the trashcans.
Will that be okay?"
"A lousy quarter?" the drum leader exclaims.
"No way, mister.
We quit!"
And from that day on he enjoys peace and quiet.
If you’re smart enough and careful enough you can keep peace on the outside.
But not always.
but the real trick is how to get peace on the inside, a peace you can keep when everything around you is in going crazy.
This is the kind of peace Jesus promises here.
This verse comes in the middle of Jesus’ discussion with His disciples just before He is arrested.
He tells them they’re about to enter a storm.
Everything they think they know is about to fall apart, everything they’ve been depending on is about to let them down, and Jesus, the Messiah they’ve given up everything to follow, is about to be killed.
They’re upset, confused, frustrated, but Jesus tells them they can keep their peace in spite of the storm /if /they remember 3 simple things.
The first thing to keep in mind to keep your peace is:
*1. **Peace comes through His Word.
*/These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you /
/may have peace…/
/ /There are those who bring peace just by speaking.
The mother who speaks peace to her child who’s hurting.
/Shh!
It’s OK baby, it will be OK.
/Somehow in spite of the pain, mom’s voice calms the child down.
The doctor who enters the conference room and says /I’ve got good news—the tumor is not cancerous.
/The worry drains away and the peace floods in.
There are times when all we need to do is hear the voice of someone who loves us, someone we trust, and our hearts are at peace.
Jesus tells His disciples and us, that His Word can bring us peace.
Scan back through what Jesus tells His disciples on this night:
/He tells them He will prepare a place for them and bring them to Him./ (*14:1-3*)
/He tells them whatever they ask for in His Name He will give them./
(*14:14*)
/He tells them He will send the Holy Spirit to live in them./
(*14:16-17*)
/He tells them He will give them lasting joy/ (*15:11*)
/ /He tells them everything He’s saying can bring peace to their hearts because the words are words from Somebody Who loves them, Somebody they can trust.
/These things I have spoken to you, that *in Me* you may have peace…/
/ /The words bring peace /because of Who says them.
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/ /A stranger cannot speak peace to a hurting child like mom can.
Why?
Because mom is the one who loves the child, the one the child trusts.
Your brother-in-law can tell you until he’s blue in the face that lump they find is not dangerous, but your peace comes when the doctor speaks because you trust the doctor to know what he’s talking about.
Listening to Jesus speak to us through His Word brings peace to our hearts /because we know He loves us and because we trust Him.
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/ /*Isaiah 26:3*/ You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.
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*Psalm 119:165*/ Great peace have those who love Your law, And nothing causes them to stumble.
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/ /Here is the secret to inner peace in the midst of outer tribulation: /listen to His Word and believe it.
/Believe what He says is true, that He loves you as much as the Bible says He does, believe He will do exactly what He says He will do.
The more read and believe the Bible, the more peace you keep in your heart and mind.
The peace you are looking for is found in this book, as you listen and believe the voice of God.
/His Word helps you keep your peace.
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*2. **Peace comes in spite of the tribulation.
*/In the world you will have tribulation…/
Ever so often I hear somebody jokingly say /don’t pray for patience, because the Bible says /
/God uses tribulation to work patience.
/There are some problems with this approach.
First of all, the word /patience /in *Romans 5:3* is not talking about patience like we think of it—it refers to perseverance, the virtue of keeping on when we’d rather quit.
Tribulation helps us build up our perseverance, not just our patience.
Second of all, nowhere in that verse does the Bible tell us to pray for tribulation.
You don’t need to pray for troubles, because Jesus tells us very clearly here /tribulation is coming, whether you pray for it or not! /
* *As Jesus says these words, He sees the coming tribulation of His disciples.
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