This sermon explores the Advent theme of peace, focusing on Isaiah 9 and the title "Prince of Peace" (Sar Shalom). It contrasts the violent, fearful world of Jesus' birth with his humble, sacrificial life and explains peace as wholeness, not merely the absence of trouble.

Through Scripture, personal stories of grief and gratitude, and practical challenges, Paster Amy invites listeners to live out Christlike peace by showing kindness, generosity, prayer, and sacrificial love during the Christmas season and beyond.

This episode explores Isaiah 8:19–9:7 and the Advent message: don’t seek spirits or empty optimism but inquire of God. It traces Israel’s dark fear, the prophetic promise of a coming light in Galilee, and the birth of a child called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Drawing on stories from Stockdale to Bonhoeffer, the sermon distinguishes Christian hope from naive optimism, describing hope as waiting with expectation in God’s fulfilled and yet-to-be-completed promise, and calling listeners to live as carriers of light in the in-between.

This episode recounts Joshua 3–4: the priests carrying the covenant step into the Jordan, the waters part, and twelve stones are set up as a memorial at Gilgal to teach future generations.

Interwoven is a Pastor Josh's personal testimony about the 38-year story of Living Word Church — humble beginnings in garages and libraries, community-building, and how those "stones" of memory reveal Gods faithfulness and inspire courage to move forward.