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March 26, 2023

Family Matters – Week 4 - Family Fights

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“Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant whose name was Hagar. And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. So, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her servant, and gave her to Abram her husband as a wife. And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, she looked with contempt on her mistress. And Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be on you! I gave my servant to your embrace, and when she saw that she had conceived, she looked on me with contempt. May the Lord judge between you and me!” But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your servant is in your power; do to her as you please.” Then Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her. The angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur. And he said, “Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from my mistress Sarai.” The angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her.” The angel of the Lord also said to her, “I will surely multiply your offspring so that they cannot be numbered for multitude.” And the angel of the Lord said to her, “Behold, you are pregnant and shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because the Lord has listened to your affliction.”*

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    are inevitable.

  2. Fights are inflamed by

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    choices.

    • When we choose
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      than what God has for us, we give the enemy
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      in our lives.
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      “Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil.” Ephesians‬

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ungodly choices are a gateway for
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in my family to make ungodly choices.

3.

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your role in the conflict.

“For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged. “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own?” Matthew‬ 7:2

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the urge to
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“So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.” 1 Corinthians‬ 15:58
- Press
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not
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.
- You cannot
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what you will not
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.

5.

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and
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  • Whenever possible God desires families to be

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    and
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    .
    “Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.” Colossians‬ 3:13

    • Reconciling with family is rarely
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      but God has a
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      for it.
      “A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.” Proverbs 17:17

  • There are blessings

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    and curses
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    by your
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    to God’s call on your life towards your family.

Three commitments to make:

“Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.” 1 Peter‬ 4:8

We honor God by choosing to fight for our families not against our families.