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CONFLICT!

Flight!. Fight!. CONFLICT!. Resolution. From last week…. God will bless me if I live in peace. God commands me to do everything I can to maintain peaceful relationships with all people. Why? What’s the purpose? To glorify God in all I am and do.

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CONFLICT!

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  1. Flight! Fight! CONFLICT! Resolution

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

  3. 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.

  4. Flight! Fight! CONFLICT! Resolution

  5. 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:

  6. Peacemaker Part 2 plank own • Get the ________ out of my ______ eye. “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)

  7. Peacemaker Part 2 plank own • Get the ________ out of my ______ eye. “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)

  8. Peacemaker Part 2 plank own • Get the ________ out of my ______ eye. “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)

  9. 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?

  10. 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)

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

  12. Peacemaker Part 2 cost continue 3. Count the _______ to _____________ a conflict instead of simply ___________ 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) settling

  13. Peacemaker Part 2 apparent 4. Identify the _____________ issues versus the ________ issues. 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.” real

  14. Peacemaker Part 2 apparent 4. Identify the _____________ issues versus the ________ issues. 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.” real

  15. Peacemaker Part 2 apparent 4. Identify the _____________ issues versus the ________ issues. 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.” real

  16. Peacemaker Part 2 apparent 4. Identify the _____________ issues versus the ________ issues. 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.”’ real

  17. Peacemaker Part 2 apparent 4. Identify the _____________ issues versus the ________ issues. 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.”’ real

  18. Peacemaker Part 2 apparent 4. Identify the _____________ issues versus the ________ issues. 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.”’ real

  19. Peacemaker Part 2 apparent 4. Identify the _____________ issues versus the ________ issues. 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.”’ real

  20. Peacemaker Part 2 apparent 4. Identify the _____________ issues versus the ________ issues. “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.” real

  21. Peacemaker Part 2 apparent 4. Identify the _____________ issues versus the ________ issues. “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.” real

  22. Peacemaker Part 2 apparent 4. Identify the _____________ issues versus the ________ issues. “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.” real

  23. Peacemaker Part 2 sacrifice 5.Be willing to ____________ “my _________”. 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) rights

  24. Peacemaker Part 2 sacrifice 5.Be willing to ____________ “my _________”. 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) rights

  25. Peacemaker Part 2 sacrifice 5.Be willing to ____________ “my _________”. 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: rights

  26. Peacemaker Part 2 sacrifice 5.Be willing to ____________ “my _________”. 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: rights

  27. Peacemaker Part 2 sacrifice 5.Be willing to ____________ “my _________”. 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: rights

  28. Peacemaker Part 2 sacrifice 5.Be willing to ____________ “my _________”. 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) rights

  29. Peacemaker Part 2 sacrifice 5.Be willing to ____________ “my _________”. 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) rights

  30. Peacemaker Part 2 sacrifice 5.Be willing to ____________ “my _________”. 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) rights

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

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

  33. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. 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) transparent ruthless sin

  34. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. 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) transparent ruthless sin

  35. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. 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) transparent ruthless sin

  36. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. 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) transparent ruthless sin

  37. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. 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) transparent ruthless sin

  38. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. 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) transparent ruthless sin

  39. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. 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) transparent ruthless sin

  40. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. 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) transparent ruthless sin

  41. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. 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.(1st John 2:15-17) transparent ruthless sin

  42. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. 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.(1st John 2:15-17) transparent ruthless sin

  43. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. 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.(1st John 2:15-17) transparent ruthless sin

  44. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. 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.(1st John 2:15-17) transparent ruthless sin

  45. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. 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) transparent ruthless sin

  46. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. 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) transparent ruthless sin

  47. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. 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) transparent ruthless sin

  48. Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ________ from sin: “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) freed

  49. Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ________ from sin: “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) freed

  50. 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?

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