A well-crafted and sincere apology can lead to real breakthroughs when resolving conflict. Pastor John takes us through the Parable of the Wedding Feast and then talks about how to craft a great apology using the Seven A's from Peacemaker Ministries.

A well-crafted and sincere apology can lead to real breakthroughs when resolving conflict. Pastor John takes us through the Parable of the Wedding Feast and then talks about how to craft a great apology using the Seven A's from Peacemaker Ministries.

This is the 5th message in the Resolving Everyday Conflict series. Based on the Parable of the Tenants, Pastor John examines we can go temporarily insane during conflicts and how to avoid doing so.

This is the 5th message in the Resolving Everyday Conflict series. Based on the Parable of the Tenants, Pastor John examines we can go temporarily insane during conflicts and how to avoid doing so.

Pastor John teaches us to lean into reconciling with others by calling on the faith, hope and love the scripture tells us are the heart of the Christian life.

Pastor John teaches us to lean into reconciling with others by calling on the faith, hope and love the scripture tells us are the heart of the Christian life.

Of course there may be accountability and restitution when resolving conflict, but Pastor John reminds us in this message based on the parable of the laborers in the vineyard that we need to center on Grace. Where God is in charge, we all get much better than we deserve and we don't compare ourselves to others. One solution to conflict is to simply overlook it. Pastor John gives three practical ways to think about your conflicts that will help you really overlook an offense. (BTW - if you keep thinking about it, you are probably not really overlooking it and it's time to move to another peacemaking strategy.)

Of course there may be accountability and restitution when resolving conflict, but Pastor John reminds us in this message based on the parable of the laborers in the vineyard that we need to center on Grace. Where God is in charge, we all get much better than we deserve and we don't compare ourselves to others. One solution to conflict is to simply overlook it. Pastor John gives three practical ways to think about your conflicts that will help you really overlook an offense. (BTW - if you keep thinking about it, you are probably not really overlooking it and it's time to move to another peacemaking strategy.)

In this sermon, Pastor John reflects on the parable of the ungrateful servant who, though he was forgiven an unpayable debt, would not forgive his fellow servant a debt of much smaller proportion. Drawing from this story, Pastor John draws the lesson that compassion is part of resolving everyday conflict well. We need to see the other person as a fellow human who is suffering in the conflict. We need to stop, sit and breathe.

In this sermon, Pastor John reflects on the parable of the ungrateful servant who, though he was forgiven an unpayable debt, would not forgive his fellow servant a debt of much smaller proportion. Drawing from this story, Pastor John draws the lesson that compassion is part of resolving everyday conflict well. We need to see the other person as a fellow human who is suffering in the conflict. We need to stop, sit and breathe.