LIFE FIX 2 – MAKING PEACE, 6-22-25, Lead Pastor - Jeff Aenk, New Hope Christian Church
Key Verse – John 14:6 - Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father (God) except through me.
FOLLOWING JESUS 12 STEPS - MAKING PEACE WITH GOD, OURSELVES, OTHERS, & PASSING IT ON – WILL FIX OUR LIVES!
*Jesus told us All of Life is about Relationships – Loving God & Loving Others, then Loving Others the way He Loves Us.
Matthew 22:37-39 - 37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
John 13:34 - “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. *The CROSS
1. Making Peace with God. (Steps 1-3)
2 Corinthians 5:18a - All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ…..
Romans 5:1-2a - 5 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.
2. Making Peace with Ourselves. (Steps 4-7)
Romans 7:21-25a - 21 So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; 23 but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. 24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? 25a Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!
Philippians 2:12-13 - 12 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.
3. Making Peace with Others. (Steps 8-9)
Matthew 5:9 - Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Matthew 5:23-24 - 23 “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.
Matthew 6:14-15 - 14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
4. Living It & Passing It On/ Helping Others. (Steps 10-11)
2 Corinthians 5:17-21 - 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Here’s What I Want us To Do This Week
1. Seek God & Answer These Questions in Writing this Week: 1. In What Ways are you, or have you been Frustrated or Angry with God? 2. In What Ways are you, or have you been Frustrated or Angry with Yourself? 3. In What Ways are you, or have you been Frustrated or Angry with Others? **Ask God to help you Make Peace with Him, Yourself, & Others over the next 4 Months, concerning the Hurt & Pain from your Past. And ask God to Help you Continue to do that in the Future, as Life Ebbs & Flows, & New Hurts & Pain Occur throughout your Lifetime.
2. Sign Up TODAY at the Table in Back & Join a “Life Fix” Group to Work through Jesus Healing Transformation 12 Steps Together with us over the Next 4 Months. *They will have you get “The Fix Workbook” below in Black on Left, so you can do the Written Work in the Book. *You can also get “The Fix Book” or the Audiobook Version below in Crème on Right, to help you Learn more & Grow & Supplement the Process.
3. If you can’t join a “Life Fix” Group, I Encourage you to get the following Workbook, & Book or AudioBook, & go through them Yourself.
FOLLOWING JESUS 12 STEPS - MAKING PEACE WITH GOD, OURSELVES, OTHERS, & PASSING IT ON – WILL FIX OUR LIVES!
*Jesus told us All of Life is about Relationships – Loving God & Loving Others, then Loving Others the way He Loves Us.
Matthew 22:37-39 - 37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
John 13:34 - “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. *The CROSS
1. Making Peace with God. (Steps 1-3)
2 Corinthians 5:18a - All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ…..
Romans 5:1-2a - 5 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.
2. Making Peace with Ourselves. (Steps 4-7)
Romans 7:21-25a - 21 So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; 23 but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. 24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? 25a Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!
Philippians 2:12-13 - 12 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.
3. Making Peace with Others. (Steps 8-9)
Matthew 5:9 - Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Matthew 5:23-24 - 23 “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.
Matthew 6:14-15 - 14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
4. Living It & Passing It On/ Helping Others. (Steps 10-11)
2 Corinthians 5:17-21 - 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Here’s What I Want us To Do This Week
1. Seek God & Answer These Questions in Writing this Week: 1. In What Ways are you, or have you been Frustrated or Angry with God? 2. In What Ways are you, or have you been Frustrated or Angry with Yourself? 3. In What Ways are you, or have you been Frustrated or Angry with Others? **Ask God to help you Make Peace with Him, Yourself, & Others over the next 4 Months, concerning the Hurt & Pain from your Past. And ask God to Help you Continue to do that in the Future, as Life Ebbs & Flows, & New Hurts & Pain Occur throughout your Lifetime.
2. Sign Up TODAY at the Table in Back & Join a “Life Fix” Group to Work through Jesus Healing Transformation 12 Steps Together with us over the Next 4 Months. *They will have you get “The Fix Workbook” below in Black on Left, so you can do the Written Work in the Book. *You can also get “The Fix Book” or the Audiobook Version below in Crème on Right, to help you Learn more & Grow & Supplement the Process.
3. If you can’t join a “Life Fix” Group, I Encourage you to get the following Workbook, & Book or AudioBook, & go through them Yourself.