You can video stream on YouTube by searching for Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Topeka on You Tube. You can set this as a subscription on YouTube if you wish.
Or you can join Facebook Live to view our video stream. Go to the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Facebook Page.
You can watch it anytime after the service as well as it will be recorded.
If you are interested in learning more about Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, click HERE.
Dear people loved by God,
Peace is a good thing. Few of us want strife, anger, fighting, division and the like – whether in the world, the church or our homes. Last week I wrote about the blessing of family and Alicia’s brother’s family visit, and about our church family which includes the Christian church on earth, and POP. The scriptures supports this.
So, what are we to do with Jesus’ rebuke in this week’s gospel text from Luke 12 where he says he’s come to bring fire on the earth, and division to homes and families? Is Jesus contradicting the rest of scripture? No.
This is a reminder and a warning concerning sin in the world, and times in which we live. We sometimes forget that we're living in the end times. The promised Messiah of the Old Testament has come in the person of Jesus of Nazareth. He is Christ the Lord, fully man and fully God come to save people from their sins. He was crucified on the cross and rose from the dead Easter morning. There is no other name under heaven by which people are saved - only Jesus Christ. The world hates this and rejects it. The sinful world rebels against it.
Jesus came to save sinners, not to bring world peace. We ARE to work and strive for peace in the world, in our lives and in our homes even knowing that because of sin in the world it won't fully happen this side of heaven. True peace will be in the new heavens and the new earth after Christ's second coming. The only way there is through Jesus who is the door. This fact is what divides families and puts people at odds with one another. The world's rejection of Jesus is what will bring the fire of God's judgement and destruction of the Earth when He returns.
Fear not dear Christian - you know way. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. There's nothing in the world to fear when you are in him, and he is in you.
Join us this weekend at Prince of Peace to be strengthened in Christ who is our light and our salvation!
Blessings on your week!
