{"id":36016,"date":"2023-12-04T03:30:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T11:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/?p=36016"},"modified":"2023-12-02T15:24:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T23:24:16","slug":"december-4-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/2023\/12\/04\/december-4-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"December 4, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:center top;--awb-background-repeat:repeat-y;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-right:10px;--awb-padding-bottom:40px;--awb-padding-left:10px;--awb-bg-size:cover;width:75%;width:calc(75% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.75 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36017\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-3.20.16-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"567\" height=\"861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-3.20.16-PM-200x304.png 200w, https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-3.20.16-PM-400x607.png 400w, https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-3.20.16-PM.png 567w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Peace &#8211; Day 1<\/h2>\n<p class=\"Default\">The world defines <b>peace<\/b> as the <i>absence of disturbance or conflict<\/i>. Jesus offers true peace that is not dependent on the ever-changing circumstances of this world.<i> <\/i>He brings <i>Himself<\/i> into our deepest turmoil, worries, fears, doubts, and promises. What we see and feel right now is not the end of the story. Do you need to be saved? Jesus is <i>the<\/i> Savior. Have a situation that needs redemption? He is <i>the\u00a0<\/i>Redeemer. Not sure what to do? He is <i>the<\/i> Counselor. Running low on strength? He is <i>the<\/i> Everlasting. Do you feel alone? He <i>is<\/i> Immanuel, who will never leave or forsake us. This week, we<span lang=\"AR-SA\">\u2019<\/span>ll look at how to make peace with our past, find peace in our busyness, feel peace while we<span lang=\"AR-SA\">\u2019<\/span>re waiting, prepare and share peace with others, and pursue peace with gratitude. Won<span lang=\"AR-SA\">\u2019<\/span>t you join us?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Default\">\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Default\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Prayer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\">Jesus, we thank You that You are our living and active peace. Help us refocus our thoughts away from the shifting sand of day-to-day life and keep them fixed on You, the Prince of Peace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Default\">\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Default\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Call to Action<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Default\">Have the circumstances of life been robbing you of true peace? Instead of wishing trouble away, fix your mind on the wholeness of Jesus, the Word of God. Look up some Bible verses that speak directly to the things keeping you up at night; write them down, memorize them, and repeat them often. Even though the world offers a steady stream of trouble, we can find peace in these words of Jesus: <span lang=\"AR-SA\">\u201c<\/span><i>I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! 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