Preacher: Jeremy Herbert
Text: Micah 6, Hebrews 12, Ephesians 2
Theme: Peacemakers respond well to conflict so that God’s purposes are accomplished
Notes:
Responses to Conflict
* Some people run: escape, denial, separation, suicide
* Some people rage: verbal, physical, legal attacks
* Some people seek reconciliation: overlooking offenses, negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and accountability
Conflict is inevitable–therefore learning to handle it rightly is important.
Micah 6:8, “…what does the LORD require of you but
to do justly,
love mercy, and
walk humbly with your God?”
Peacemakers want God’s purposes accomplished
* Conflict is an opportunity to see what is in your heart and what youtrust in
* Trust is not the same as simply not worrying
* Trust is not an absence of fear and doubt
* Trust is actively acting by faith in spite of those fears
* Conflict is an opportunity to be like Christ (by acting justly)
* Hebrews 12:1-17
* Conflict is an opportunity to serve others (by loving mercy)
* Conflict is an opportunity to glorify God (by walking humbly)
Live It Out: When Conflict Comes…
* How can I glorify God in this matter?
* How can I show Jesus’s transforming work by taking personal responsibility for my part of the conflict?
* How can I lovingly serve others by helping them take the responsibility for their part?
* You can forgive unilaterally
* Reconciliation is bilateral
* Some relationships may never be repaired
* But you can do your part
* How can I demonstrate the forgiveness of God and encourage a reasonable solution?
Ephesians 2:4-7