This sermon teaches that Jesus's coming, while offering peace and salvation, also creates conflict with worldly powers, demanding allegiance from His followers who will face persecution. Despite these challenges, believers can find peace in their secure identity in Christ, trusting that God uses unexpected circumstances, even opposition, to bring about redemption.

This sermon argues that genuine peace with God begins with acknowledging our enmity toward Him and accepting the reconciliation offered through Christ's sacrifice. This foundational peace leads to the peace of God, which is an unshakable inner resilience that empowers believers to face hardship and extend that same grace and forgiveness to others.

This sermon focuses on the Incarnation—God becoming human in Jesus—as the ultimate example of God's humility, which provides a foundation for a proper view of ourselves and others. It encourages believers to be "incarnation people" by living out this same humility, denying their own rights for the flourishing of others, and bringing "Shalom" (peace) to a broken world, particularly in the face of racial injustice.