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