
April 24, 2022
Darryl Mosley, Senior Pastor
Series: “Help For The COVID Hangover” - Part 1 of 4
Message: “Working Through Relational Conflict”
Text: James 4:1-3
Big idea: Resolving a conflict is far more rewarding than dissolving a relationship.
KEY TERMS
Forgiveness = a deliberate act of love, mercy, and grace; a decision not to hold something against another person despite what they have done to you in the past
Reconciliation = to make friendly again, to win over, to settle or to be in harmony in the present
Restoration = the act of restoring and rebuilding a relationship to what it was intended to be
Revenge = the action of inflicting hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands
UNDERSTANDING CONFLICT
1. The
2. The
What: Forgive
Frequency: Always
Focus: Past
Reference: Mt. 18:21-22
What: Reconcile
Frequecy: Almost always
Focus: Present
Reference: 2 Cor. 5:14-18
What: Restore
Frequency: Usually
Focus: Future
Reference: Romans 12:18
What: Revenge
Frequency: Never
Focus: Present & future
Reference: Romans 12:19
RESOLVING CONFLICT
(Ephesians 4:32; Colossians 3:13; Matthew 6:14-15; Romans 12:18)
- Resolution begins with
- Resolution must be bathed in
- Resolution demands
- Resolution has at its root
- Resolution is finished with
MY NEXT STEP TODAY IS TO:
Read the articles on the sermon resource page referenced in the sermon.
Are you stuck in a cycle of conflict? What can you do to break that cycle?
Which step toward resolving conflict is the hardest for you? What can you do to take that step today?
Trust and follow Jesus today