CONFLICT Fight Resolution Flight From last week 1

CONFLICT! Fight! Resolution Flight!

From last week… 1. God will bless me if I live in peace. 2. God commands me to do everything I can to maintain peaceful relationships with all people. 3. Why? What’s the purpose? To glorify God in all I am and do. 4. My relationships with others reflect on Jesus and affect His reputation as my Father.

From last week… 5. Satan will try to destroy my peace with others. 6. I must trust that God is in control, and good, even when I don’t understand it. 7. I can use conflict as an opportunity to serve others and glorify God. 8. I need to see conflict as an opportunity to glorify God and myself as the caretaker of that opportunity.

CONFLICT! Fight! Resolution Flight!

Peacemaker Part 2 Once I have surrendered to the purpose of glorifying God in all I do and begin to see conflict as an opportunity to do that, I am ready to go to the next step:

Peacemaker Part 2 plank own eye. 1. Get the ____ out of my ______ “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye, ’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. (Matthew 7: 3 -5)

Peacemaker Part 2 plank own eye. 1. Get the ____ out of my ______ “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye, ’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. (Matthew 7: 3 -5)

Peacemaker Part 2 plank own eye. 1. Get the ____ out of my ______ “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye, ’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. (Matthew 7: 3 -5)

1. Jesus taught that, before we consider the ‘speck’ in our ‘brother’s eye’, we should remove the ‘plank’ from our own. How does that apply?

Peacemaker Part 2 Overlook 2. ______ minor offenses and _____ to _______ instead. A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense. (Proverbs 19: 11)

Peacemaker Part 2 Overlook 2. ______ minor offenses and _____ to _______ instead. choose love Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. (1 st Peter 4: 8)

Peacemaker Part 2 cost continue 3. Count the _______ to _______ a conflict instead of simply ______ settling it. “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? ” (Luke 14: 28)

Peacemaker Part 2 apparent 4. Identify the _______ issues versus the ____ issues. real Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me. ” Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you? ” Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions. ”

Peacemaker Part 2 apparent 4. Identify the _______ issues versus the ____ issues. real Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me. ” Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you? ” Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions. ”

Peacemaker Part 2 4. Identify the _______ issues apparent versus the ____ issues. real Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me. ” Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you? ” Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions. ”

Peacemaker Part 2 apparent 4. Identify the _______ issues versus the ____ issues. real And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops. ’ “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy;

Peacemaker Part 2 4. Identify the _______ issues apparent versus the ____ issues. real And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops. ’ “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy;

Peacemaker Part 2 4. Identify the _______ issues apparent versus the ____ issues. real And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops. ’ “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for

Peacemaker Part 2 4. Identify the _______ issues apparent versus the ____ issues. real And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops. ’ “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry. ”’

Peacemaker Part 2 4. Identify the _______ issues apparent versus the ____ issues. real “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself? ’ “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God. ”

Peacemaker Part 2 4. Identify the _______ issues apparent versus the ____ issues. real “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself? ’ “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God. ”

Peacemaker Part 2 4. Identify the _______ issues apparent versus the ____ issues. real “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself? ’ “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God. ”

Peacemaker Part 2 sacrifice 5. Be willing to ______ “my rights _____”. Don’t you think I can call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels? But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way? ” (Matthew 26: 53 -54)

Peacemaker Part 2 sacrifice 5. Be willing to ______ “my rights _____”. Don’t you think I can call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels? But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way? ” (Matthew 26: 53 -54)

Peacemaker Part 2 sacrifice 5. Be willing to ______ “my _____”. rights Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:

Peacemaker Part 2 sacrifice 5. Be willing to ______ “my rights _____”. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:

Peacemaker Part 2 sacrifice 5. Be willing to ______ “my rights _____”. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:

Peacemaker Part 2 5. Be willing to ______ “my sacrifice _____”. rights Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross! (Philippians 2: 3 -8)

Peacemaker Part 2 5. Be willing to ______ “my sacrifice _____”. rights Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross! (Philippians 2: 3 -8)

Peacemaker Part 2 5. Be willing to ______ “my sacrifice _____”. rights Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross! (Philippians 2: 3 -8)

Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________ transparent and ______ before God about ruthless my own ______. sin The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. (Proverbs 12: 18)

Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________ transparent and ______ before God about ruthless my own ______. sin A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends. (Proverbs 16: 28)

Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________ transparent and ______ before God about ruthless my own ______. sin Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. (Ephesians 4: 29)

Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________ transparent and ______ before God about ruthless my own ______. sin LORD, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain? The one whose walk is blameless… who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and does not change their mind… (Psalm 15: 1 -4)

Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________ transparent and ______ before God about ruthless my own ______. sin LORD, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain? The one whose walk is blameless… who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and does not change their mind… (Psalm 15: 1 -4)

Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________ transparent and ______ before God about ruthless my own ______. sin LORD, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain? The one whose walk is blameless… who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and does not change their mind… (Psalm 15: 1 -4)

Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________ transparent and ______ before God about ruthless my own ______. sin LORD, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain? The one whose walk is blameless… who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and does not change their mind… (Psalm 15: 1 -4)

Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________ transparent and ______ before God about ruthless my own ______. sin The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? “I the LORD search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve. ” (Jeremiah 17: 9 -10)

Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________ transparent and ______ before God about ruthless my own ______. sin The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? “I the LORD search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve. ” (Jeremiah 17: 9 -10)

Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________ transparent and ______ before God about ruthless my own ______. sin The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? “I the LORD search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve. ” (Jeremiah 17: 9 -10)

Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________ transparent and ______ before God about ruthless my own ______. sin Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world - the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life - comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever. (1 st John 2: 15 -17)

Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________ transparent and ______ before God about ruthless my own ______. sin Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world - the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the st

Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________ transparent and ______ before God about ruthless my own ______. sin Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world - the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever. (1 st John 2: 15 -17)

Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________ transparent and ______ before God about ruthless my own ______. sin Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world - the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life - comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever. (1 st John 2: 15 -17)

Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________ transparent and ______ before God about ruthless my own ______. sin Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ. (Galatians 1: 10)

Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________ transparent and ______ before God about ruthless my own ______. sin Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ. (Galatians 1: 10)

Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________ transparent and ______ before God about ruthless my own ______. sin Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ. (Galatians 1: 10)

Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ____ from sin: freed “If you continue in My word, you really are My disciples. You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. ” (John 8: 31 -32)

Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ____ from sin: freed “If you continue in My word, you really are My disciples. You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. ” (John 8: 31 -32)

2. In order to be a peacemaker, I must be transparent and ruthless before God about my own sin, and find freedom from that sin in Christ. How is sin a form of bondage?

Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ____ from sin: freed a. ______ Repent Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. (Isaiah 55: 6 -7)

Peacemaker Part 1 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ____ from sin: freed a. ______ Repent Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. (Isaiah 55: 6 -7)

Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ____ from sin: freed a. ______ Repent Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. (Isaiah 55: 6 -7)

Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ____ from sin: freed a. ______ Repent Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. (Isaiah 55: 6 -7)

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…though we live in the body, we do not wage war in an unspiritual way, since the weapons of our warfare not worldly, but are powerful through God for the demolition of strongholds. We demolish arguments and every high-minded thing that is raised up against the knowledge of God, taking every thought captive to obey Christ. (1 st Corinthians 10: 3 -5)

…though we live in the body, we do not wage war in an unspiritual way, since the weapons of our warfare not worldly, but are powerful through God for the demolition of strongholds. We demolish arguments and every high-minded thing that is raised up against the knowledge of God, taking every thought captive to obey Christ. (1 st Corinthians 10: 3 -5)

…though we live in the body, we do not wage war in an unspiritual way, since the weapons of our warfare not worldly, but are powerful through God for the demolition of strongholds. We demolish arguments and every high-minded thing that is raised up against the knowledge of God, taking every thought captive to obey Christ. (1 st Corinthians 10: 3 -5)

3. How’s the weed control going in the garden of your heart? Is it time for some demolition?

Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the everlasting way. (Psalm 139: 23 -24)

Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the everlasting way. (Psalm 139: 23 -24)

Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the everlasting way. (Psalm 139: 23 -24)

Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the everlasting way. (Psalm 139: 23 -24)

Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ____ from sin: freed b. ______ Confess If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. (1 st John 1: 9)

Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ____ from sin: freed c. _____ God to ______ me Allow change Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who call us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ____ from sin: freed c. _____ God to ______ me Allow change Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who call us by His own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye freed involves being ____ from sin: c. _____ God to ______ me Allow change Through these He has given us His very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye freed involves being ____ from sin: c. _____ God to ______ me Allow change For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to selfcontrol, perseverance, and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.

Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye freed involves being ____ from sin: c. _____ God to ______ me Allow change For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance, and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.

Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye freed involves being ____ from sin: c. _____ God to ______ me Allow change For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance, and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.

Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye freed involves being ____ from sin: c. _____ God to ______ me Allow change For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.

Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye freed involves being ____ from sin: c. _____ God to ______ me Allow change For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.

Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye freed involves being ____ from sin: c. _____ God to ______ me Allow change For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance, and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.

Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye freed involves being ____ from sin: c. _____ God to ______ me Allow change For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance, and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.

Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye freed involves being ____ from sin: c. _____ God to ______ me Allow change For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. (2 nd Peter 1: 2 -8)

4. In order to be freed from sin I must allow God to change me. In what ways do we (you) resist the changes God wants to make?

Peacemaker Part 2 8. Why get the plank out of my own eye? To _______! glorify God

CONFLICT! Fight! Resolution Flight!

Take it home! I can resolve conflict… …in a way that glorifies God… …but I must first take the plank out of my own eye!