FAMILY FEUD! - Conflict ResolutionJohn 17:20-24 NLT “I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message. 21 I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one—as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me. 22 “I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be one as we are one. 23 I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me. 24 Father, I want these whom you have given me to be with me where I am. Then they can see all the glory you gave me because you loved me even before the world began!Our Witness is at Colossians 3:7-11 NLT So put away all foolish talk and vain arguments…..Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.Where there is disunity Love cannot abound. When we are fighting. We lose our focus on those burning toward hell. And focus on our pride and who’s right. 1.Feuding in the Church Family.a.Splits over carpet colorb.Fights over personal stylec.New policy that is older than anything. Go to that person first. Matthew 18:15-17The Devil Divides! Jesus Unifies!2.Feuding in biological Families.a.Longstanding feudsi.Where is your testimonyii.Where is your 3.Feuding in the World.Your fight is not against flesh and blood. Ephesians 6:12May we all be ONE so that the World may Know! Disunity scandalizes our witness. Contradicts our I.D. in Christ. (Koinania= Mutual indwelling, woven together.) Conflict is usually not productive. If you try to compromise and manage conflict you will burn out Conflict isn’t resolved by compromise. So how do we get out of conflict? How do we move past the feud? Come back next week and find out.
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