Some conflicts don’t just go away.

They sit.

They grow.

They harden.

And sometimes the person you most need to talk to is the one you least want to face. But Jesus didn’t leave us without a way forward. In fact, He gave us a path so bold—and so uncomfortable—that most of us quietly ignore it. What if that’s why our relationships stay fractured? What if that’s why our witness to the world feels powerless?

This Sunday, we’ll uncover the surprising steps Jesus and Paul say can turn hurt into healing and division into unity.

It’s not easy.

It’s not quick.

But it’s the only way to cultivate real peace.

Join us as we seek to live out Matthew 18:15–20 in the way Paul describes in Ephesians 4:1–16. Together, we’ll discover the path to cultivating peace in the church.

• Text: Matthew 18:15-20; Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-16 (NIV)
• Cultivating Peace: A Witness of Reconciliation in a World of Division
• Preacher: Jerry Cisar

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(If this message stirred something in you and you are longing to grow in the ways of peace, justice, and gospel-shaped community, we invite you to join us at Gulf Coast Community Church. If you are searching for a church near me, a non denominational church in St. Pete, or a non denominational church in St. Petersburg, we welcome you. Our desire is to be a local expression of Christ’s kingdom in St. Petersburg, rooted in Scripture, shaped by grace, and committed to reconciliation.)

We often imagine peace as something quiet, comfortable, and calm.

But in Matthew 10, Jesus says something shocking: “I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.” What kind of peace is that?

We’ll explore what it means to follow Jesus not into safety, but into sacrifice. We’ll venture into the trenches of World War I, hear Bonhoeffer’s warning about “cheap grace,” and most importantly, listen to Jesus as He calls us to a peace that is more costly—and more beautiful—than anything this world offers.

If you’ve been holding back, clinging to comfort or avoiding risk, this message might be exactly what you need. Peace isn’t safe. But it is worth it.

Text: Matthew 10:34-39

Cultivating Peace: A Witness of Reconciliation in a World of Division

Preacher: Jerry Cisar

For more sermons and videos, please go to 🌐 gulfcoast.community/resources

📍Instagram & Facebook: @gulfcoastchurch

(If this message stirred something in you and you are longing to grow in the ways of peace, justice, and gospel-shaped community, we invite you to join us at Gulf Coast Community Church. If you are searching for a church near me, a non denominational church in St. Pete, or a non denominational church in St. Petersburg, we welcome you. Our desire is to be a local expression of Christ’s kingdom in St. Petersburg, rooted in Scripture, shaped by grace, and committed to reconciliation.)

We often think of peace as a feeling—something internal, quiet, personal.

But in Colossians 3, Paul speaks of peace in a surprising way: not just as something we experience, but something that rules. Something that governs the community of God’s people. Something we are called to put on, like clothing.

We’ll explore what it means to let the peace of Christ rule in our hearts—and how that peace shapes who we are, how we relate to one another, and what message we live and speak into the world. In an age of outrage and division, this passage offers not a retreat into comfort but a radical calling into Christ-shaped unity, humility, and love.

Join us as we continue our series Cultivating Peace: A Witness of Reconciliation in a World of Division and ask together: what does it mean to be people where peace lives and leads?

• Text: Col. 3:12-17
• Cultivating Peace: A Witness of Reconciliation in a World of Division
• Preacher: Jerry Cisar

For more sermons and videos, please go to 🌐 gulfcoast.community/resources

📍Instagram & Facebook: @gulfcoastchurch

(If this message stirred something in you and you are longing to grow in the ways of peace, justice, and gospel-shaped community, we invite you to join us at Gulf Coast Community Church. If you are searching for a church near me, a non denominational church in St. Pete, or a non denominational church in St. Petersburg, we welcome you. Our desire is to be a local expression of Christ’s kingdom in St. Petersburg, rooted in Scripture, shaped by grace, and committed to reconciliation.)