The document discusses the importance of peacemaking in the family and as followers of Christ. It defines peacemakers as those who embrace conflict to make peace by telling the truth in love, apologizing when wrong, and forgiving and letting go. True peacemakers experience an inward peace from Christ's grace that enables them to reconcile with others and resolve conflicts. As God's ambassadors, Christians are called to promote and restore peace between people and with God in their families, churches and communities.

2. THE
FAMILY

3. The family is God-ordained basic
unit of society having a parental
headship and discipline which is
established for the purpose of
enjoying a common life together
through working, caring, sharing,
serving and ministering to God, to
others and to itself.

4. GENESIS 1:28
28 God blessed them and said to them,
“Be fruitful and increase in number;
fill the earth and subdue it…

5. BLESSED

6. A BLESSED PERSON
is one God makes fully satisfied,
not from favorable circumstances
but because He indwells the
believer.

7. THE BEATITUDES

8. MATTHEW 5:3-11
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and
thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.

9. MATTHEW 5:3-11
7 Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of
God.

10. MATTHEW 5:3-11
10 Blessed are those who are
persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 “Blessed are you when people
insult you, persecute you and falsely
say all kinds of evil against you
because of me.

11. WE ARE NOT JUST A
CHRISTIAN FAMILY.
INSTEAD WE ARE A
CHRIST-CENTERED
HOME.

12. Righteousness

13. Heart

15. COLD WAR
A state of conflict between nations
that does not involve direct military
action but is pursued primarily
through economic and political
actions, propaganda, acts of
espionage or proxy wars waged by
surrogates.

16. COLD WAR

18. George Orwell
He foresaw how the
emergence of two
superpowers on the ashes
of fascism, the deployment
of new destructive
technologies, and the
manipulation of terror would
deprive the postwar world of
many promised freedoms.

19. “A Peace that
is no Peace”
When war preparation,
controlled conflict, and
targeted repression
became “normal.”
“A permanent state of
Cold War.”George Orwell

20. Peacemaker

21. MATTHEW 5:9
9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of
God.

22. MATTHEW 5:9 (ERV)
9 Great blessings belong to those
who work to bring peace. God will call
them his sons and daughters.

24. Conflict arises in a family when its
members is being challenge by their
differences (ages, ranks, authority,
capability, customs and traditions)
and unable to do reconciliation.

25. THE VALUE
OF PEACE

26. It doesn't mean, "I hope you don't
get into any trouble";
It means, "I hope you have all the
highest good coming your way."
Hebrew: SHALOM

27. The biblical concept of peace does
not focus on the absence of trouble.
Biblical peace is unrelated to
circumstances; it is a goodness of
life that is not touched by what
happens on the outside.

28. WE ARE NOT JUST A
CHRISTIAN FAMILY.
INSTEAD WE ARE A
CHRIST-CENTERED
HOME.

29. ISAIAH 9:6
6 For to us a child is born, to us a son
is given, and the government will be
on his shoulders. And he will be
called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty
God, Everlasting Father, Prince of
Peace.

30. 1 CORINTHIANS 14:33
33 For God is not a God of disorder
but of peace--as in all the
congregations of the Lord's people.

31. PEACEMAKERS
NOT
PEACEKEEPERS

32. 01
PEACEKEEPERS
OFTEN AVOID
CONFLICT TO KEEP
THE PEACE.

33. 02
PEACEMAKERS
EMBRACE CONFLICT
TO MAKE PEACE.

34. A Christ-centered home is
not made conflict free but
conflict proof.

35. ROMANS 12:17-18, 21
17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil.
Be careful to do what is right in the
eyes of everyone.
18 If it is possible, as far as it depends
on you, live at peace with everyone…
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but
overcome evil with good.

36. WISDOM
BESTOWS
PEACEMAKING

37. KING SOLOMON

39. PROVERBS 3:13,16-17
13 Blessed are those who find
wisdom, those who gain
understanding…
16 Long life is in her right hand; in her
left hand are riches and honor.
17 Her ways are pleasant ways, and
all her paths are peace.

40. JAMES 3:17-18
17 But the wisdom that comes from
heaven is first of all pure; then
peace-loving, considerate,
submissive, full of mercy and good
fruit, impartial and sincere.
18 Peacemakers who sow in peace
reap a harvest of righteousness.

41. WHAT DO
PEACEMAKERS
DO?

42. 01
TELL THE TRUTH
IN LOVE

43. EPHESIANS 4:15
15 Instead, we will speak the truth in
love, growing in every way more and
more like Christ, who is the head of
his body, the church.

44. Peacemaker does not
sacrifice
truth for peace.

45. CRITIC CRITIQUE

46. 02
APOLOGIZE
WHEN YOU ARE
WRONG

47. JAMES 5:16
16 Therefore confess your sins to each
other and pray for each other so that
you may be healed.

48. REMORSE REPENTANC
E

49. 03
FORGIVE AND
LET GO

50. COLOSSIANS 3:13
13 Bear with each other and forgive
one another if any of you has a
grievance against someone. Forgive
as the Lord forgave you.

51. FORGET FORGIVE

52. Forgiveness is a pathway of
inner healing and
reconciliation.

53. THE IRON CURTAIN

54. There was initially an
“IRON CURTAIN”
that separates us from God
as we engage our own
“COLD WAR”
against Him.

55. JESUS IS
THE GREAT
PEACEMAKER

56. 2 CORINTHIANS 5:18-19
18 All this is from God, who reconciled
us to himself through Christ and gave
us the ministry of reconciliation:
19 that God was reconciling the world
to himself in Christ, not counting
people’s sins against them. And he
has committed to us the message of
reconciliation.

57. Jesus Christ is a
Lover of Peace and
Maker of Peace.

58. The gift of reconciliation
we receive from Jesus Christ
enable us to forgive and open
our hearts to reconcile and
be peace with others and
resolve any kind of conflict.

59. MATTHEW 5:9
9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of
God.

60. True Peacemakers are the ones
that is experiences an inward
peace that comes from the grace
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Making the person an
overflowing vessel of peace.

61. CONCLUSION

62. As Christ’s Ambassadors
we are to promote peace and
restore it where lacking--
between man and God,
and man and man--
in our Family, Church
and in our Community.

63. FROM
COLD WAR
TO HOT PEACE

64. FROM
IRON CURTAIN
TO CHANNEL
OF PEACE

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November18,2018
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