Close Quarters: Emerging from this Season Stronger than Ever
“Staying Connected Through Hard Times”
Pastor Phil Chorlian
Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020

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: from the Latin promittere

    Pro: 

  

    
       
       Reveal Answer
    
  

 
    Mittere: Send 

Promise: A declaration I make now that will be needed

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I. I promise to

, not

Reveal Answer

.

When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly. — I Peter 2:23

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. — Romans 12:21

II. I promise to focus on the

, not the

Reveal Answer

.

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. — Philippians 4:8

III. I promise to stay

and

Reveal Answer

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“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. — Ephesians 4:26-27

IV. How we can heal our relationships:

A. Acknowledge my own

.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. — Romans 3:23

B.

my right to get even.

“Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. — Romans 12:19

C. Apply God’s

to others.

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. — Romans 5:1-2