Shalom is Your Home | Nikita Kraynev

People across the world are longing for peace but not finding it. Anxiety is on the rise, and a settled heart for most feels just out of reach. This message names a better home: shalom, the peace of God that is not subject to our circumstances.

Colossians 3:15 calls us to let the peace of God rule in our hearts, and Philippians 4:7 says that peace guards us like a soldier. So why do we still feel so unsettled? Nikita carefully names the enemies of peace - fear, perfectionism, and sin - and shows how each one pulls body, soul, and spirit out of step. Fear multiplies what we dread. Perfectionism turns life into perfect-or-failure and stalls us in procrastination. Sin, a departure from God’s design, removes the peace of God.

If you are anxious, driven by high expectations, putting things off because nothing feels good enough, carrying guilt, struggling to surrender, neglecting Scripture or rest, or noticing that gratitude has quietly drained away, this message will help you find the way back home.

Shalom is not a feeling we have to manufacture. It is the home that God has offered us.

Shalom is Your Home Ascend Church | 4 October 2026