Title
A Heart @ Peace 平安的心
Date
09/13/2026
Description
PROVERBS 14:30 “A heart at peace gives life to the body.”
箴言 14:30 “安静的心使身心得生。”
PSALM 34:17 “The LORD hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles.”
诗篇 34:17 “义人呼求，耶和华听见了，便救他们脱离一切患难。”
ISAIAH 30:15 “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.”
以赛亚书 30:15 “你们得救在乎归回安息；你们得力在乎平静安稳。”
JOHN 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
约翰福音 14:27 “我留下平安给你们；我将我的平安赐给你们。我所赐的，不像世人所赐的。你们心里不要忧愁，也不要胆怯。”
ROMANS 5:1 “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
罗马书 5:1 “我们既因信称义，就借着我们的主耶稣基督得与神相和。”
1 PETER 2:24 “He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you are healed.”
彼得前书 2:24 “他被挂在木头上，亲身担当了我们的罪，使我们既然在罪上死，就得以在义上活。因他受的鞭伤，你们便得了医治。”
PROVERBS 15:4 “Gentle words are a tree of life…”
箴言 15:4 “温柔的言语是生命树…”
2 PETER 1:2 “May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.”
彼得后书 1:2 “愿恩惠、平安因你们认识神和我们主耶稣多多地加给你们。”
PEACE CHANGES EVERYTHING 平安改变一切
箴言 14:30 “安静的心使身心得生。”
PSALM 34:17 “The LORD hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles.”
诗篇 34:17 “义人呼求，耶和华听见了，便救他们脱离一切患难。”
ISAIAH 30:15 “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.”
以赛亚书 30:15 “你们得救在乎归回安息；你们得力在乎平静安稳。”
JOHN 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
约翰福音 14:27 “我留下平安给你们；我将我的平安赐给你们。我所赐的，不像世人所赐的。你们心里不要忧愁，也不要胆怯。”
ROMANS 5:1 “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
罗马书 5:1 “我们既因信称义，就借着我们的主耶稣基督得与神相和。”
1 PETER 2:24 “He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you are healed.”
彼得前书 2:24 “他被挂在木头上，亲身担当了我们的罪，使我们既然在罪上死，就得以在义上活。因他受的鞭伤，你们便得了医治。”
PROVERBS 15:4 “Gentle words are a tree of life…”
箴言 15:4 “温柔的言语是生命树…”
2 PETER 1:2 “May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.”
彼得后书 1:2 “愿恩惠、平安因你们认识神和我们主耶稣多多地加给你们。”
PEACE CHANGES EVERYTHING 平安改变一切
Creator
Pastor: Mike Koger
Contributor
Hillside United Methodist Church
3737 US 80
Phenix City AL 36870
United States
3737 US 80
Phenix City AL 36870
United States
Transcription
A Heart @ Peace
Proverbs 14:30
We're drowning in information but starving for wisdom.
Think about it — voices, notifications, fears, memories, opinions, our own restless internal dialogue — all of it pouring in at once, every single day. We can look something up in half a second, but we can't seem to find five quiet minutes. We know more and feel less certain than ever.
We're connected to everyone and at peace with almost no one — least of all ourselves.
And into that noise, God speaks a diagnosis through the prophet Jeremiah: "To heal the brokenness of My people, they offer superficial words. They say, 'Peace, peace,' as if all is well. But there is no peace" (Jeremiah 6:14).
That's it, isn't it? We've gotten so good at saying "I'm fine" that we've almost stopped noticing when it isn't true. It's so easy to just get caught up — caught up in the noise, the pace, the scroll — that we stop asking the one question that actually matters:
“Are the choices I'm making, the thoughts I'm having today, taking me in the direction I want to go?”
How low can we go before we finally reach out for help?
Maybe one reason our hearts aren't at peace is that we've forgotten how to become quiet enough to hear the Shepherd's voice underneath all that noise. Proverbs 14:30 tells us, "A heart at peace gives life to the body." And Psalm 34:17 promises, "The LORD hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles."
I believe that's true. So I believe we should cry out to the Lord in our troubles — and trust His Word that He will rescue us.
And if we really believe that — if we believe this House of God should be a place where people can be ministered to in their time of trouble — why wouldn't we bring the people we know who are struggling right along with us?
We all have a higher purpose than we've fully walked in so far. But we need our own lives made whole first, so we have something real left to give others. As someone once said, "In life, you are most qualified to help the person you used to be." 2 Corinthians 4:15 puts it this way: "As grace extends to more and more people, it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God."
My heart's cry to the Lord is simple: that we would begin to walk in a new level of health and wholeness — mind, body, and spirit.
When we pray, we have to remember to not just talk, but also we need to listen.
In one of my devotional books, it talks about being silent in God’s Presence.
“Silence is such a radical thing… it means giving up control of your situation
If we become comfortable with more silence, it would mean that pastors and leaders would not feel they had to control everything. God is in control. That’s the way God is. He more or less waits for us to get tired of running things, and then He’s glad to help.”
Joel: “Remember, if you’re going to hear a whisper, you’ve got to get close. You’ve got to be tuned in…”
If we had all the answers already, we’d already be living the perfect life, right?
Maybe we need to spend more time being silent before God so He can speak into our lives.
We need to become quiet enough to hear Jesus say, "Peace I leave with you. Let not your heart be troubled"
“A heart at peace gives life to the body…”
Ecc 3 says, “To everything there is a season…
A time to be quiet and a time to speak.”
When we do speak, do we speak words that are healing and life-giving?
Prov 15:4 – “Gentle words are a tree of life…”
Prov 18:21 – “The tongue has the power of life and death…”
Prov 15:30 – “…good news gives health to the bones”
Jesus said: “The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you--they are full of the Spirit and life.”
“A heart at peace gives life to the body…”
When Jesus rose from the dead, His first words to the disciples were
"Shalom aleichem" — “peace be unto you”
Because our Lord spoke Hebrew and Aramaic with His Jewish disciples, this word “peace” is "Shalom.”
According to Strong's Concordance, “peace” – or “Shalom” means completeness, welfare, health, prosperity, peace. "Nothing missing, nothing broken"
? Isn’t anxiety a result of sensing something is missing – not done – unfinished?
The Hebrew word shalom comes from shalem, which means "to pay."
Payment is the foundation of wholeness — because it points straight back to the cross.
In modern and biblical Hebrew usage, the root is also tied to making something whole again, fulfilling an obligation, or paying in full (KEY)
Many of us feel we don't deserve peace because of what we did yesterday, this morning, or in our thoughts.
But shalom was never about deserving it. It isn't earned — it's paid for.
Jesus paid for it, so it's yours.
Romans 5:1: “We have Peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
God, who lives outside of time, saw every sin you would ever commit before you were born, and every one of them was already judged — not in you, but in the body of Jesus Christ at the cross.
That's why we're forgiven righteously: not because our sin escaped punishment, but because it was fully punished in Him.
1 Peter 2:24: He personally bore our sins in His [own] body on the tree [as on an altar and offered Himself on it], that we might die (cease to exist) to sin and live to righteousness. By His wounds you have been healed.
Shalom (peace) is yours because it's paid for. (KEY)
? Do you (today) believe Jesus paid it all?
Ephesians 1:7 states, "In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace."
Trusting in God – believing His promises are true – brings our heart to a resting place.
“A heart at peace gives life to the body…”
When you’re in the midst of the storm, it’s hard to hear the Master’s voice unless you listen for it.
He speaks to your heart today and says, “Peace Be Still.”
Jesus said, "Peace I leave with you. Let not your heart be troubled"
Having a Heart @ Peace means the old voices that speak contrary to the Word of God must cease their speaking and bow before the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
For the true Believer, having a Heart @ Peace means coming back home.
1 Peter 2:25: “For "you were like sheep going astray," but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.”
“A heart at peace gives life to the body…” is our Objective
The KEY that unlocks the door is “We have Peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Maybe you have been trying to find peace by controlling everything around you.
God is inviting you to find peace by surrendering everything within you.
Come home to the Shepherd and Overseer of your soul.
Come home to grace.
Come home to the finished work of Jesus.
Come home to the Father who has been waiting for you.
I can hear Jesus’ words - “Take My yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
God wants to have the kind of homecoming with us that brings us back into His best plan for our lives.
The plan that He made possible with the New Covenant.
“Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call on me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”
“A heart at peace gives life to the body…”
“With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”
Zech 1:3 – “Therefore tell the people: This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'Return to me,' declares the LORD Almighty, 'and I will return to you,' says the LORD Almighty.” (come home today)
When you understand the Heart of The Father, you can trust in Him – and run home to Him in faith.
The message delivered by the prophet Isaiah, repeated by Jesus, and then once again spoken to the people in the Book of Acts is this:
“For this people's heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.'”
“A heart at peace gives life to the body…”
Having a Heart @ Peace means coming back home.
Psalm 34:17,18: The LORD hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles. The LORD is close to the brokenhearted;
he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.
Jesus paid it all
He paid for your peace
God calls you to live from a higher place, where His rule brings peace and purpose. Repentance isn’t just turning from sin—it’s returning to God’s original design for you. As you renew your mind, you step back into the life He intended.
His kingdom is here—walk in it.
Prayer
Father, help me change my thinking and return to the life You designed for me.
Rule over my heart, my mind, and my steps.
Teach me to become quiet enough to hear Your voice. Help me surrender what I cannot control and trust what Jesus has already accomplished.
Bring Your healing and wholeness into every part of my life.
Let Your peace guard my heart, and let me walk in the fullness of Your grace and Your kingdom. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
In 2 Peter 1: May grace and perfect peace cascade over you as you live in the rich knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. Everything we could ever need for life and godliness has already been deposited in us by his divine power.
Proverbs 14:30
We're drowning in information but starving for wisdom.
Think about it — voices, notifications, fears, memories, opinions, our own restless internal dialogue — all of it pouring in at once, every single day. We can look something up in half a second, but we can't seem to find five quiet minutes. We know more and feel less certain than ever.
We're connected to everyone and at peace with almost no one — least of all ourselves.
And into that noise, God speaks a diagnosis through the prophet Jeremiah: "To heal the brokenness of My people, they offer superficial words. They say, 'Peace, peace,' as if all is well. But there is no peace" (Jeremiah 6:14).
That's it, isn't it? We've gotten so good at saying "I'm fine" that we've almost stopped noticing when it isn't true. It's so easy to just get caught up — caught up in the noise, the pace, the scroll — that we stop asking the one question that actually matters:
“Are the choices I'm making, the thoughts I'm having today, taking me in the direction I want to go?”
How low can we go before we finally reach out for help?
Maybe one reason our hearts aren't at peace is that we've forgotten how to become quiet enough to hear the Shepherd's voice underneath all that noise. Proverbs 14:30 tells us, "A heart at peace gives life to the body." And Psalm 34:17 promises, "The LORD hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles."
I believe that's true. So I believe we should cry out to the Lord in our troubles — and trust His Word that He will rescue us.
And if we really believe that — if we believe this House of God should be a place where people can be ministered to in their time of trouble — why wouldn't we bring the people we know who are struggling right along with us?
We all have a higher purpose than we've fully walked in so far. But we need our own lives made whole first, so we have something real left to give others. As someone once said, "In life, you are most qualified to help the person you used to be." 2 Corinthians 4:15 puts it this way: "As grace extends to more and more people, it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God."
My heart's cry to the Lord is simple: that we would begin to walk in a new level of health and wholeness — mind, body, and spirit.
When we pray, we have to remember to not just talk, but also we need to listen.
In one of my devotional books, it talks about being silent in God’s Presence.
“Silence is such a radical thing… it means giving up control of your situation
If we become comfortable with more silence, it would mean that pastors and leaders would not feel they had to control everything. God is in control. That’s the way God is. He more or less waits for us to get tired of running things, and then He’s glad to help.”
Joel: “Remember, if you’re going to hear a whisper, you’ve got to get close. You’ve got to be tuned in…”
If we had all the answers already, we’d already be living the perfect life, right?
Maybe we need to spend more time being silent before God so He can speak into our lives.
We need to become quiet enough to hear Jesus say, "Peace I leave with you. Let not your heart be troubled"
“A heart at peace gives life to the body…”
Ecc 3 says, “To everything there is a season…
A time to be quiet and a time to speak.”
When we do speak, do we speak words that are healing and life-giving?
Prov 15:4 – “Gentle words are a tree of life…”
Prov 18:21 – “The tongue has the power of life and death…”
Prov 15:30 – “…good news gives health to the bones”
Jesus said: “The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you--they are full of the Spirit and life.”
“A heart at peace gives life to the body…”
When Jesus rose from the dead, His first words to the disciples were
"Shalom aleichem" — “peace be unto you”
Because our Lord spoke Hebrew and Aramaic with His Jewish disciples, this word “peace” is "Shalom.”
According to Strong's Concordance, “peace” – or “Shalom” means completeness, welfare, health, prosperity, peace. "Nothing missing, nothing broken"
? Isn’t anxiety a result of sensing something is missing – not done – unfinished?
The Hebrew word shalom comes from shalem, which means "to pay."
Payment is the foundation of wholeness — because it points straight back to the cross.
In modern and biblical Hebrew usage, the root is also tied to making something whole again, fulfilling an obligation, or paying in full (KEY)
Many of us feel we don't deserve peace because of what we did yesterday, this morning, or in our thoughts.
But shalom was never about deserving it. It isn't earned — it's paid for.
Jesus paid for it, so it's yours.
Romans 5:1: “We have Peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
God, who lives outside of time, saw every sin you would ever commit before you were born, and every one of them was already judged — not in you, but in the body of Jesus Christ at the cross.
That's why we're forgiven righteously: not because our sin escaped punishment, but because it was fully punished in Him.
1 Peter 2:24: He personally bore our sins in His [own] body on the tree [as on an altar and offered Himself on it], that we might die (cease to exist) to sin and live to righteousness. By His wounds you have been healed.
Shalom (peace) is yours because it's paid for. (KEY)
? Do you (today) believe Jesus paid it all?
Ephesians 1:7 states, "In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace."
Trusting in God – believing His promises are true – brings our heart to a resting place.
“A heart at peace gives life to the body…”
When you’re in the midst of the storm, it’s hard to hear the Master’s voice unless you listen for it.
He speaks to your heart today and says, “Peace Be Still.”
Jesus said, "Peace I leave with you. Let not your heart be troubled"
Having a Heart @ Peace means the old voices that speak contrary to the Word of God must cease their speaking and bow before the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
For the true Believer, having a Heart @ Peace means coming back home.
1 Peter 2:25: “For "you were like sheep going astray," but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.”
“A heart at peace gives life to the body…” is our Objective
The KEY that unlocks the door is “We have Peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Maybe you have been trying to find peace by controlling everything around you.
God is inviting you to find peace by surrendering everything within you.
Come home to the Shepherd and Overseer of your soul.
Come home to grace.
Come home to the finished work of Jesus.
Come home to the Father who has been waiting for you.
I can hear Jesus’ words - “Take My yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
God wants to have the kind of homecoming with us that brings us back into His best plan for our lives.
The plan that He made possible with the New Covenant.
“Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call on me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”
“A heart at peace gives life to the body…”
“With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”
Zech 1:3 – “Therefore tell the people: This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'Return to me,' declares the LORD Almighty, 'and I will return to you,' says the LORD Almighty.” (come home today)
When you understand the Heart of The Father, you can trust in Him – and run home to Him in faith.
The message delivered by the prophet Isaiah, repeated by Jesus, and then once again spoken to the people in the Book of Acts is this:
“For this people's heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.'”
“A heart at peace gives life to the body…”
Having a Heart @ Peace means coming back home.
Psalm 34:17,18: The LORD hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles. The LORD is close to the brokenhearted;
he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.
Jesus paid it all
He paid for your peace
God calls you to live from a higher place, where His rule brings peace and purpose. Repentance isn’t just turning from sin—it’s returning to God’s original design for you. As you renew your mind, you step back into the life He intended.
His kingdom is here—walk in it.
Prayer
Father, help me change my thinking and return to the life You designed for me.
Rule over my heart, my mind, and my steps.
Teach me to become quiet enough to hear Your voice. Help me surrender what I cannot control and trust what Jesus has already accomplished.
Bring Your healing and wholeness into every part of my life.
Let Your peace guard my heart, and let me walk in the fullness of Your grace and Your kingdom. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
In 2 Peter 1: May grace and perfect peace cascade over you as you live in the rich knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. Everything we could ever need for life and godliness has already been deposited in us by his divine power.