On December the US Civil War raged Union and Confederate troops camped seven hundred yards apart on opposing sides of Tennessee rsquo s Stones River As they warmed themselves around campfires Union soldiers picked up their fiddles and harmonicas and began playing ldquo Yankee Doodle rdquo In reply the Confederate soldiers offered ldquo Dixie rdquo Remarkably both sides joined for a finale playing ldquo Home Sweet Home rdquo in unison Sworn enemies shared music in the dark night glimmers of an unimagined peace The melodic truce was short-lived The next morning they put down their fiddles and picked up their [... more]

Pastor Greg Laurie continues covering The Beatitudes where we see what the actions of happy people look like Notes Matthew The Sermon on the Mount is only for Christians Happy are the humble Happy people are unhappy people A happy person will be a meek person A happy person passionately desires a righteous life Read Matthew Point Happy people are merciful people Extend God's mercy toward you to others forgiven people should be forgiving people Read Matthew Point A happy person will be a holy person Pure in heart whole being is directed toward God To be single single eye [... more]

Pastor Skip concludes his message Making What Everybody Wants and shows you the marks of a peacemaker and why they are called blessed [... more]

Skip reveals the surprising character who will one day be seen as the ultimate peacemaker [... more]

Listen watch or read the full-length version of this message here https www wisdomonline org teachings luke-lesson- As Christians what is the analogy of who we are supposed to be Many would say a fighter we fight for God and go to war against secular culture Others would say a peacemaker we offer a message of love that is offered to everyone on earth Even more people might say a firefighter we rescue people from the fire and bring them into a place of safety But what does Jesus say we are to be Well I'm sure you have some [... more]

Scholar Kenneth E Bailey told of the leader of an African nation who had learned to maintain an unusual posture in the international community He rsquo d established a good relationship with both Israel and the nations surrounding it When someone asked him how his nation maintained this fragile balance he responded ldquo We choose our friends We do not encourage our friends to choose our enemies for us rdquo nbsp nbsp That is wise mdash and genuinely practical What that African country modeled on an international level is what Paul encouraged his readers to do on a personal level [... more]

Will UNC football bounce back this season Ross Martin of Inside Carolina joined the show to talk about the upcoming season for the Tar Heels how the expectations for the team are different this year compared to last year and who might replace Sam Howell as the team's starting quarterback Plus Adam Dennis discuss further how top athletes from this century - Tiger Woods Serena Williams Tom Brady Lebron James - are phasing out and a new crop of stars are taking over the sports world Also Dennis geeks out of Sonic the Hedgehog Marvel's Spider-Man video game coming to [... more]

Pastor Brian Noble is the CEO of Peacemaker Ministries and has extensive experience in conflict coaching and mediation His goal is for Christians to understand we live in a fallen world where conflict is common and reconciliation is only possible because of the Gospel that Jesus died for our sins to bring us into reconciliation with God and others Part of Receive Brian's book Living Reconciled for your donation of any amount https donate focusonthefamily com don-daily-broadcast-product- - - refcd Get more episode resources https www focusonthefamily com episodes broadcast living-at-peace-with-difficult-people-part- -of- featured-resource-cta If you've listened to any of our [... more]

Pastor Brian Noble is the CEO of Peacemaker Ministries and has extensive experience in conflict coaching and mediation His goal is for Christians to understand we live in a fallen world where conflict is common and reconciliation is only possible because of the Gospel that Jesus died for our sins to bring us into reconciliation with God and others Part of Receive Brian's book Living Reconciled for your donation of any amount https donate focusonthefamily com don-daily-broadcast-product- - - refcd Get more episode resources https www focusonthefamily com episodes broadcast living-at-peace-with-difficult-people-part- -of- featured-resource-cta If you've listened to any of our [... more]

What does it mean to be a peacemaker and how can it best be done In the message quot Making What Everybody Wants quot Skip considers the great beatitude of Jesus quot Blessed are the peacemakers quot and your unique place as God s child in this role This teaching is from the series Give Peace a Chance Links Website https connectwithskip comDonate https connnectwithskip com donateThis week's DevoMail https connnectwithskip com devomail [... more]

One of the easiest things in the world is to march for peace one of the hardest things in the world is to make peace In the message quot Making What Everybody Wants quot Skip shares how you can be the peacemaker God has called you to be This teaching is from the series Give Peace a Chance Links Website https connectwithskip comDonate https connnectwithskip com donateThis week's DevoMail https connnectwithskip com devomail [... more]

Brian Noble shares about how we can overcome conflict through humility and responding the ways Jesus did when He faced conflict Get Brian's book The Path of a Peacemaker for your donation of any amount https donate focusonthefamily com don-daily-broadcast-product- - - refcd Get more episode resources https www focusonthefamily com episodes broadcast lets-not-fight-godly-peacemaking featured-resource-cta If you've listened to any of our podcasts please give us your feedback https focusonthefamily com podcastsurvey [... more]

In this tumultuous world peace seems to be a distant and far-fetched idea Until we are right with God we will be troublemakers and not peacemakers In this message Adrian Rogers reveals the priority of peacemaking and the hope of reconciliation [... more]

When World War I erupted in British statesman Sir Edward Grey declared ldquo The lamps are going out all over Europe we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime rdquo Grey was right When the ldquo war to end all wars rdquo finally ended some million had been killed million of them civilians and another million injured While not on the same scale or magnitude devastation can also occur in our personal lives The home workplace church or neighborhood can also be shrouded by the dark specter of conflict This is one of the reasons our God calls [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Can you help me understand how God's Sovereignty fits into the story of King Saul The Bible says that if he would have obeyed then his kingdom would have been established forever But instead God sought out another Doesn't that seem like an argument against God's sovereignty It looks like Saul could have gone either direction but if I understand sovereignty right shouldn't Saul's fall be set in stone by God's decree What is Christendom I see that word used but am not sure what others mean [... more]

Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called children of God -Matthew [... more]

Dr David Jeremiah assures us that we can bring healing by being peacemakers Find out how Support the show https www davidjeremiah org See omnystudio com policies listener for privacy information [... more]

Dr David Jeremiah assures us that we can bring healing by being peacemakers Find out how Support the show https www davidjeremiah org See omnystudio com policies listener for privacy information [... more]

Dr David Jeremiah assures us that we can bring healing by being peacemakers Find out how Support the show https www davidjeremiah org [... more]

We all want peace But is it really possible in this world Today on Grace to You John MacArthur answers that crucial question as he shows you what Jesus meant when He said Blessed are the peacemakers [... more]

What passes for peace today isn't the real thing most of the time it's merely a temporary halt in the hostilities So who are the true peacemakers and why did Jesus call them blessed Find out today on Grace to You [... more]

Episode Dr Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Key questions answered in today's show This seems like a little thing but in the Lord's prayer it seems that some translations say they will be done in earth as it is in heaven but the most services use the word on It seems like a big difference in meaning Is it hypocritical to doubt that God is real and still go to church How do Christians balance stepping in to be a peacemaker but also not being overly involved in people's private lives In the [... more]