My peace I leave with you was on Jesus lips 3 times in John 20. This is just one of the many times peace and prayer are connected in the life and ministry of Jesus. Peace is rooted in the word Shalom which has multiple layers of meaning including welfare, wholeness and calm and abundance. In this core teaching for us a congregation Dave Roberts notes that the gospel is rooted in the notion of the gospel of peace. Our forgiveness, flowing from Jesus death and resurrection, is the start of our embrace of the Kingdom of God and a belief in the restoration of all things. What do Jesus prayers of peace tell us about mission, prayer, justice and the relational nurture that God desires?
The Prayers of Jesus
The Prayers of Jesus – Teaching Series Introduction
Jesus introduced new understandings of prayer but also drew deeply on the existing traditions of the ancient faith that honoured Yahweh. At the start of a new series Dave Roberts, part of our team and a prolific author on prayer, paints the picture of how Jesus prayed at home, in the wilderness and in the temple and synagogue.