Podcast Summary: ONE | A Potter's House Church
Episode: Abundant Peace
Speaker: Pastor Ebenezer Quaye
Date: January 12, 2026

Overview

In this episode, Pastor Ebenezer Quaye unfolds the concept of "Abundant Peace" as taught by Jesus in John 14:26-27. He invites the congregation to embrace a deeper, continual peace that goes beyond temporary comfort and situational calm, revealing how the Holy Spirit as Teacher enables believers to walk in supernatural peace amidst any circumstance. The message challenges listeners to become both attentive students of the Word and receptive to the inner classroom of the Holy Spirit.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Redefining Peace: Moving Beyond the Superficial

• Traditional View vs. Jesus’ Peace

  • Culture often associates peace with external circumstances or fleeting comfort.
  • Jesus offers a deeper, lasting peace—“my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives” (John 14:27).
  • "We have taken this word and we've kind of molded it...kind of twisted it to around what makes us feel comfortable and warm and fuzzy... but then I'm reading in my Word and Jesus has the audacity to say...I give you my peace." (03:00)

• Peace is Not Dependent on Circumstances

  • The world’s peace requires compensation or is conditional.
  • Jesus’ peace is unconditional, internal, and abundant.

2. The Holy Spirit: From Comforter to Teacher

• Evolving Relationship with God

  • Jesus prepared the disciples for His departure and the change in how they would experience peace.
  • “The parameters of our relationship is about to change... there is a new level of instruction I have to give you.” (05:12)

• The Role of the Holy Spirit

  • More than just advocate or comforter, the Holy Spirit is a continual teacher.
  • “If we're going to really engage a season of abundance, the Holy Spirit has to be our teacher. I don't know that we really experience the Holy Spirit as our teacher.” (09:00)

• From External Teacher to Internal Classroom

  • “I am leaving. But that doesn’t mean you graduated. Just because our relationship is about to evolve and change don't mean you all that. I'm going to send another teacher... Instead of me bringing the classroom to you, I'm putting the classroom in you.” (10:32)

3. Abundant Peace: Proof of Maturity & Intimacy

• Inner Preparation and Student Mentality

  • To reap abundant peace, we must come to the inner classroom prepared, having stored the Word in our hearts.
  • “If the Holy Spirit's job is to bring things to my remembrance...there has to be something in my mind first. And now it's on me. Because as a student, you cannot enter into a classroom and have a teacher say, as they're teaching you a new lesson, 'Hey, remember chapter five…' ” (16:42)

• Prayer as a Two-Way Exchange

  • Many treat prayer as a monologue; true peace comes when we listen and allow the Holy Spirit to teach.
  • “We're doing more talking than the teacher. And then we leave the classroom anxious. Why? Because the exchange was supposed to be the student learning from the teacher.” (20:58)

• Peace as Overflow, Not Scarcity

  • Peace is not a finite commodity to ration, but an overflow that comes from alignment with the Holy Spirit.

4. Practical Application: How to Step into Abundant Peace

• Attending the Inner Classroom

  • Show up regularly and intentionally to commune with the Holy Spirit—He is teaching at all times.
  • “I don't want the Holy Spirit to be like, 'Where's Pastor Ebenezer?' Holy Spirit called, 'Eben.' A present. Present. I'm here and I'm ready to take notes. I'm ready to talk less. I'm ready to listen more.” (28:51)

• Flexibility and Movement

  • Abundant peace is dynamic. Sometimes God’s peace calls us to move beyond comfort, to new levels and locations.
  • “Peace is always moving...at some point, you have to move forward in what you're teaching...Peace is not always, 'I'm still,' because some of us are still but God is telling you to move.” (32:58)

• Peace as a Witness

  • It's not just for us, but empowers us to fulfill our kingdom assignment.
  • “The peace that you secure is not just for you. You have a kingdom assignment. And getting through that kingdom assignment requires walking in an abundance—abundant peace.” (35:11)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Instead of me bringing the classroom to you, I'm putting the classroom in you.” — Ebenezer Quaye, 10:32
• “I used to come in...a long monologue. Lord, I bless you, I praise you...but my teacher hasn’t said anything, and I started to get very tired. Like, why am I so...depleted? ...my encounter with my teacher is one where I should not be depleted. I should be refreshed.” — Ebenezer Quaye, 27:13
• “Holy Spirit, lead me, teach me, change me. That's it for the season I'm in now. I freely give you that.” — Ebenezer Quaye, 37:41
• “When we are ready to walk and have our teacher on the inside of us, then we have abundant peace. Peace beyond all understanding. Other people don't understand it. Guess what? Sometimes you don't understand it neither.” — Ebenezer Quaye, 39:09

Key Timestamps

• 03:00 — Redefining "peace" and Jesus’ promise of peace
• 05:12 — The coming change in relationship between Jesus and His disciples
• 09:00 — Embracing the Holy Spirit as Teacher
• 10:32 — Jesus transitions from external teacher to giving the classroom within
• 16:42 — The need to store up the Word to allow Holy Spirit to remind us
• 20:58 — The difference between prayer as monologue and as a true exchange
• 27:13 — The importance of being a good student in prayer
• 28:51 — Embracing regular, intentional time in the inner classroom
• 32:58 — The need for movement; peace is dynamic
• 35:11 — Abundant peace is foundational for our kingdom assignment
• 37:41 — The three-phrase prayer: “Holy Spirit, lead me, teach me, change me”
• 39:09 — The unexplainable, supernatural nature of abundant peace
• 40:18 — Invitation to receive Jesus and enter the inner classroom

Final Takeaways

Abundant peace is not circumstantial, nor is it merely external calm or comfort. It is the byproduct of an ongoing, living relationship with the Holy Spirit—our Teacher—within the classroom of our heart. By preparing ourselves as diligent students of the Word, being present and receptive, and allowing the Holy Spirit to teach, guide, and transform us, we can experience a supernatural peace that persists through all seasons and circumstances. True prayer is the space where teaching—and thus peace—transpires.

A practical prayer for this season:
“Holy Spirit, lead me, teach me, change me.”

For those wanting to respond:
Pastor Ebenezer invites listeners to receive Jesus in order to access this abundant, inner peace and enter the classroom of the Spirit.

This episode is a powerful, compassionate reminder of the limitless, internal peace available to all believers, taught in a way both deeply spiritual and refreshingly practical.