Masterpiece: The Art of Peace

Pastor Paul McDonald joins Rick and Svea as their discussion closes out the Masterpiece series.

About the Masterpiece series

• Theme Verse: For we are God’s handiwork [masterpiece], created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10
• Series Thesis: We are good works of art created to do the art of good works.

Resources for this episode

Watch the message at: https://youtu.be/Fv_sGUSjkXg
Listen to the message at: https://arcsermons.transistor.fm/episodes/masterpiece-the-art-of-peace
Watch all of the Masterpiece messages: https://autumnridge.church/video-tag/masterpiece/

Topics Discussed in this episode

00:00 Intro
01:02 Wrapping up Masterpiece series and introducing Pastor Paul.
06:07 What we want our church to be like for curious, skeptical, and hurting people.
08:33 "Everyone is looking for peace, yet it is so elusive." 
09:45 Discussion of Paul's message thesis: "the heart of all conflict is a heart in conflict with God."
11:54 What did Jesus show us about peace?
15:17 Pastor Paul's personal experience with peace and his message.
16:57 Don't want to provide pat answers for those in the middle of the storm right now.
18:18 During times of turmoil experience peace by remaining in Christian community.
18:49 Knowing principles vs. enacting principles.
20:22 Traditional practice of Sabbath rest and how it relates to peace and unity.
21:52 How Autumn Ridge Church small groups can support peace and unity.
24:58 What stands in the way of our peace? How do we engage with such roadblocks?
27:17 Recap of the series and how it has impacted Autumn Ridge's congregation.
30:07 Close in prayer.