Advent - The Promise of Peace

Franklin Vineyard Church Podcasts

We are continuing our series "The Promise," and we are looking at the promise of Peace. In Isaiah 9, the people are promised a Messiah that would bring about a period of peace for all people. And Luke picks up this idea in his Birth Narrative.
The very first people that the birth is announced to, outside of Mary, Joseph, and Elizabeth, are shepherds.
Why shepherds?
Because Luke is making a theological claim that the peace of Christ is for all people, and everyone gets to receive that gift so long as they surrender to the lordship and leadership of Jesus. He is the true King that will usher in the peace of God forever.