PLEASANT PLACES – WHAT KEEPS YOU UP AT NIGHT?

PLEASANT PLACES – WHAT KEEPS YOU UP AT NIGHT?

“The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.”

Psalm 16:6

BIBLICAL TRUTH: Healthy lead to healthy , and healthy people have healthy .

GENERAL APPROACHES TO CONFLICT (types of people)

QUOTE: “You cannot have a healthy spiritual life and a healthy marriage (relationships) and avoid conflict.

“For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us.”

Ephesians 2:14

OPTIONS FOR RESOLVING CONFLICT

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2. way
3. way
4. way

IMPORTANT BIBLICAL TRUTHS

• Engaging in conflict doesn’t mean we put ourselves in .

^“If it is possible… live at peace with everyone.”

Romans 12:18 (NIV)

• Engaging in conflict doesn’t always end in perfect .

…as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.”

Romans 12:18 (NIV)

HOW TO RESOLVE CONFLICT GOD’S WAY

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¹⁵ “If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you…”

Matthew 18:15 (NIV)

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⁴ How can you think of saying to your friend,^[d] ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? ⁵ Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye…”

Matthew 7:4-5

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…The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.”

James 5:16

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³⁴ So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. ³⁵ Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”

John 13:34-35