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 Sermon on 12/21/2025 by Pastor Todd Sapp

Are you searching for "peace at last" in a world filled with economic stress, information overload, and political division? In this message, we explore the Christmas story through the eyes of the shepherds and Mary in Luke 2:8–19 to discover how God’s perfect peace overcomes life’s greatest challenges.

While the world offers a temporary "Roman Peace" (Pax Romana) based on power and fear, Jesus offers an eternal remedy for our deepest anxieties. We’ll look at how God’s plan often interrupts our own schedules—not for our comfort, but for His glory and our ultimate good.

Learn how to move from a state of "great fear" to "great joy" by trusting that God is over it all, even when your circumstances feel like a "stable" rather than a "palace."

Key Topics Covered:

• Adult Peace vs. Childlike Excitement: Why we trade holiday "giddiness" for holiday "stresses."
• The Prince of Peace: How Jesus’s presence provides rest without necessarily changing our immediate circumstances.
• Shepherds & Outcasts: Why God chose the marginalized to hear the greatest news first.
• Mary’s Secret to Peace: The power of "treasuring and pondering" in the midst of pandemonium.
• Caesar vs. Christ: An ancient 9 BC inscription reveals why the world’s version of "good news" fails compared to the Gospel.

Keywords: Peace at last, Prince of Peace, Luke 2:8-19, Christmas sermon, finding peace in stress, biblical theology, Mary and Joseph, shepherds Christmas story, anxiety relief, trusting God's plan, Gospel of Luke, Christian living.

 Music used with Permission through our CCLI Copyright License Number #54024 and Streaming License Number #20133927 

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