Ephesians and Peace via Advent

A good sermon this Sun., the 3rd. It dealt with Peace, Ephesians 2. Pastor Don connected it with Lk. 2 and Advent. Next Sun., the 10th, I am preaching on Christmas Peace. We need it! The Middle East is once again exploding as cars explode, Hezbollah explodes with blackmail in Lebanon and Iran tries to sucker the USA and others in believing it can solve all the problems in Iraq. This Christmas season sees our own church, Abundant Hope Christian Center planning already for the new year. We have a new website: abundanthope.org and though our TV presentations will end at the end of this Dec., we hope to have more outreaches to the local community. Still, while we await this celebration of the First Advent, we also await the Second Advent. Jesus said to occupy the time with good works before He would come and end all history . That is a good plan for any New Year. One thing I might add to this coverage of Advent by the Church World, is peace in our own families. If anything, peace in our families should be a No. 1 priority for Believer and Non-Believer alike. No one likes strife in one's family. God provides instructions, advice, and help through His Spirit to heal and bring communication, love, forgiveness and peace to all families who want to cooperate with Him. And that is the key! Obedience, love, cooperation with God will bring restoration in many ways during this Advent Season.