How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in his excellent word.

Peace on earth.

Well, with Christmas right around the corner, hard as it is to believe,

we're going to hear that phrase a lot. But let's be honest. Do you ever wonder if real peace on

earth is even possible? Well, the angels weren't wrong that night in Bethlehem when they filled

the skies with praise by singing glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, goodwill toward men.

They were pointing us to the only true source of peace, and that's Jesus Christ.

I'm Steve Schwetz, and this is through the Bible, and today we'll continue our look at the peace

that Jesus will bring when he returns. And it may not be the kind of peace the world expects, but it's

exactly what we need. Dr. J. Vernon McGee takes us this time to Zachariah Chapter 9. So open your Bible,

and while you find your place, Greg and I want to share some letters from fellow travelers on the

Bible bus, this time focusing on North American letters. Yeah, we love to hear from the home team, the folks that are really the anchor and the foundation of the way God has built this ministry.

But we're going to get a few little curveballs when we think about North America.

And because this name is fun to pronounce, I'm going to ask you to read the first letter, Steve.

Well, this first one we hear from Zawude in Denver, Colorado.

And I love this story because it reminds me of meeting a listener in similar background in Washington, D.C. a couple of years ago.

That's right, yeah. Here's the letter. I have been listening to this teaching since 2006. It has changed my spiritual life. I began listening to you when I was in difficult circumstances in Ethiopia. Now I am in the USA and listen to both Amharic and English through your apps. I have shared your teaching with many and pray thousands will be added to the kingdom of God each day.

And again, there's just, there's so much depth here because this listener was from Ethiopia, Amharic.

There's a whole story about Wachshuma, the producer, how he got saved by Dr. McGee through shortwave in English.

And now he's, and he's the Amharic speaker.

And now he's heading up our

home group ministry, and this gentleman in the U.S. is being blessed by the ministry. And I just,

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