Harbor of Hope Christian Church Sermons

Be still and know. Abide in me. Selah.

This is the good news. When we can adequately get at the heart of the matter for us individually, we can then share those struggles coherently with other people. we can begin to connect with their struggles. And we know that the good news is that this...

Today, we wrapped up our "Becoming a Peacemaker" series by sharing stories, answering questions, and praying together to make a commitment to continue our work at becoming a community of peacemakers.

We forgive because we have been forgiven.

The final step in the process of peacemaking is "Go and be reconciled." In this message, we learned about a process to use to come to agreement and move forward with the relationship.

Sometimes, a one-on-one conversation doesn't lead to resolution of a conflict. Matthew 18 tells us that we have more options! We can ask for help from the community.

This Sunday, we looked at Matthew 18 to begin talking about how we can go to the other person in the conflict to gently engage with them about their part of the conflict.

Today, we learned that taking responsibility for our part of the conflict is a crucial step in peacemaking.

In Psalm 37, David tells us not to 'fret' over conflict. This means not to mull over the situation in our mind, adding fuel to the fire of our anger. He says instead, we should go to God first!

How do you view conflict? As a threat? An obstacle? A normal part of being human? An opportunity? Today we learned how the way we view conflict impacts the way we respond to it.