True Peace

This powerful message takes us deep into the book of Hebrews to explore a profound truth: peace isn't just a feeling we chase, but a reality we discover through faith in Jesus Christ. We're introduced to the mysterious figure of Melchizedek, whose titles 'king of righteousness' and 'king of peace' point directly to Jesus himself. The sermon reveals that faith serves as the very substance and foundation of our Christian walk—it's not wishful thinking, but the lens through which we see reality as it truly is. Through compelling stories of Elisha's servant seeing the army of angels, Paul's scales falling from his eyes, Martin Luther's breakthrough understanding of righteousness, and John's vision of the new heaven and earth, we discover a pattern: when our spiritual eyes open to who Jesus really is and what He's accomplished, peace floods our hearts. The message challenges us to examine our own struggles with anxiety and worry, reminding us that these often stem not from our circumstances but from weak faith—from forgetting that the Lord is near and that our identity rests securely in Christ alone. This Advent season invites us to look forward not only to celebrating Christ's birth but to His return, when ultimate peace will reign forever.