Pastor Marion Sandhu brings this morning’s message, drawing from Luke 2. She revisits the familiar story of the shepherds. These ordinary, overlooked people were simply going about their daily work when God suddenly interrupted their night with extraordinary news. An angel appeared, bringing a clear and powerful message: the Saviour, the Messiah, had been born. Darkness was met with light, fear with reassurance, and the ordinary with the miraculous.
She highlights that this announcement wasn’t vague or misleading—it was direct and full of hope. God chose to reveal His greatest gift not to kings or elites, but to humble shepherds, showing that the good news of Jesus is for everyone.
Pastor Marion Sandhu reflects on the meaning of peace and challenges common assumptions about what the Messiah was expected to be. Many people in Jesus’ time were looking for a powerful king who would overthrow oppression by force, yet God arrived in the most unexpected way—as a baby. She shares scriptures from Proverbs and Isaiah, showing how Scripture long foretold a Saviour whose nature was not domination, but peace.
She acknowledges the obvious question many people still ask today: Where is peace on earth? With anxiety, fear, conflict, and confusion all around us, it can feel as though the angels’ declaration missed the mark. But she explains that the peace announced at Jesus’ birth was never meant to be a shallow feeling, personal calm, or even the absence of war. Instead, it was something far deeper—peace between God and humanity.
This peace, is reconciliation. Through Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection, the barrier between God and people was removed once and for all. No more sacrifices, no more striving—Jesus became the ultimate sacrifice so that relationship with God could be restored. This is why Jesus is called the Prince of Peace—not just as a title, but as His very character.
She reminds listeners that peace in Christ doesn’t mean life will be trouble-free. Instead, it brings a steady, anchoring peace that holds us through hardship, uncertainty, and brokenness. True peace is found not in circumstances, but in a restored relationship with God.