Resolving Everyday Conflict
Conflict is common. It’s common to all people and it’s common to all of life. It’s usually experienced in our ordinary interactions with an overbearing boss, a challenging colleague, a difficult neighbor, a moody teenager, a complaining spouse, etc. Conflict is common but applying the gospel to our conflicts is not. Most of us hate conflict. So we either respond with dysfunctional conflict avoidance or dysfunctional anger. Either way bitterness and callousness set in. Though we want to deal with conflict in a more God-honoring, people-loving way we often do not know how to.
Resolving Everyday Conflict is a nine-week study, based on the book by Peacemaker Ministries, that seeks to unpack key biblical principles for dealing with conflict resolution and cultivating healthier relationships. It is a Christ-centered study that presents powerful and practical answers to everyday problems. Whether you’re struggling in a relationship at home, at work, at school, or know someone who is, this study offers help for living out the gospel in our relationships.
Workbooks are available for this study (from our Wednesday night service – 7:00pm each week). If you would like to purchase a copy, please email the church office. Cost per book: $5. I addition, you can also pick up the book copy of the original material from Peacemaker Ministries: Resolving Everyday Conflict here.
Manny Pereira - February 5, 2020
God’s Will: Providentially Formative
God’s will rules. This is the meaning of sovereignty. God does not violate our nature though He rules in and through our wills. Our choices are voluntary. Thus, not miracle but providence best describes how God’s will rules while man’s will remains accountable for what it freely wants. God’s will and man’s will are not mutually exclusive. They are designed to operate in joyful harmony. But when the creature’s will opposes the Creator’s will, deadlock does not occur. Nor is the outcome uncertain. Nor does the creature prevail over the Creator. The creature is responsible for the thoughts and intentions of his heart, while God’s will rules. Therefore, God’s sovereignty does not relieve human responsibility and human responsibility does not restrain God’s sovereignty.
