{"id":36017,"date":"2022-12-13T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T15:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/?p=36017"},"modified":"2024-11-11T11:39:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T16:39:13","slug":"gods-christmas-gift-to-us-peace-through-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/john\/2022\/12\/13\/gods-christmas-gift-to-us-peace-through-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"God&#8217;s Christmas Gift to Us: Peace Through Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The CCCC staff and I think a lot about how we can support you in your ministry. We know how dedicated you are and what great work you are doing. This Christmas, we want to remember God\u2019s Christmas gift to us\u2014the peace of Christ\u2014and share a suggestion that we hope will keep you encouraged throughout the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CCCC Staff Christmas Greeting 2022\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MTGy5xXhum4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Watch and listen to the CCCC Christmas message<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When the angels announced the birth of Jesus and declared peace on earth, that peace was not just about life on earth. Paul explained that \u201cSince we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.\u201d&nbsp;For those who believe, peace on earth includes peace with God! What the angels declared, Jesus established as he journeyed from the manger to the cross\u2026and beyond to his heavenly throne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I encourage you to embrace what it means to be at peace with God because it includes having the confidence of knowing that the God who created the universe is the God who is for you, who called you to ministry, and who equips you to serve. Given these truths, like Paul, we conclude, \u201cWhat, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?\u201d We do not labour in ministry solely on our own strength. Christ\u2019s peace means that God is with us and is our ultimate source of strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many moments\u2014and sometimes even seasons\u2014of both achievement and challenge. In every moment and through every season, I encourage you with Paul\u2019s words, \u201cLet us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tapping into the strength that comes with the peace of Christ gives us what we need to persevere in our good deeds. Whether it\u2019s a great day or a tough day, we can confidently press on. This is exactly what Jesus meant when he said, \u201cI have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, how do we \u201ctake heart?\u201d I\u2019ve found that one of the most personally encouraging things I can do to take heart is to encourage someone else in some way. When I build someone else up, I am built up too. The biblical proverb is true in my experience, and I\u2019m sure it is in yours too. \u201cWhoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.\u201d And when we encourage others in ministry, we\u2019re following the instruction in Hebrews which tells us to, \u201cConsider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.\u201d &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One way we can spur one another on is by using the CCCC online community called The Green. This is a digital version of a village green where people gather together. I\u2019ve just started a topic in The Green called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/thegreen.community\/t\/peace-through-encouragement\/4889\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peace Through Encouragement<\/a>\u201d and have posted some uplifting comments. You can join this conversation to encourage others and to be encouraged by them. We can do what Paul told the Thessalonians to do, to \u201cencourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.\u201d Let\u2019s create a collection of encouraging words to build each other up and make The Green a place where any of us can go to be encouraged and strengthened any time we want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we experience the peace that is ours through Jesus Christ and as we feel the support of each other through the encouraging words we share on The Green, may we all be strengthened and emboldened in ministry this Christmas season\u2026and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From all of us at CCCC, Merry Christmas to you. God Bless!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the God who created the universe is the God who is for you, who called you to ministry, and who equips you to serve. 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