Sermon Notes

The Weary World Rejoices

The Prince of Peace // Isaiah 9:6-7





“He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” -Genesis 3:1



“But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths.” -Genesis 3:4-7

1. Man and woman separate from God. v.8

2. Man and woman conflict with each other. v.12,16

3. God, curses the ground because of the sin of human beings, and there is now conflict between man and creation itself. v.17

1. Spiritual Brokenness (God and Humans)

2. Relational Brokenness (Humans and Humans)

3. Physical Brokenness (Humans and Creation)

PEACE



“And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers;

he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” -Genesis 3:15 (NIV)



Isaiah 9:6-7

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.”

1. Because of Who Jesus Is (v.6)



“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” -Isaiah 9:6

1. Wonderful Counselor

2. Mighty God

3. Everlasting Father

4. Prince of Peace

Biblical Peace: Peace is the presence of harmony. 

2. Because of What Jesus Does (v.7)

“Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.” -Isaiah 9:7



“But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.” -Romans 5:8-11

1. Spiritual

"Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." -Romans 5:1

2. Relational

"For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility." -Ephesians 2:14-16

3. Physical

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. -John 14:27



"In Jesus, the Prince of Peace, we find the resolution to the deepest conflicts of our souls. His peace is not just a momentary calm; it's a profound, unshakable serenity that comes from being reconciled to God." -A.W Tozer

1. Peace is not just a possibility, it’s a promise. 

2. True Peace is found in a Person.



“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” -Matthew 11:38-30

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