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 - May 1, 2019
Hell: Unforgetting God's Justice
Hell is a subject of unparalleled gravity and grief. Yet, few things will reveal our view of God like a clear view of hell. Likewise, few things will prove our perspective on the nature of man, sin, morality, ethics, justice, and the gospel. The reality of hell has largely disappeared from the thoughts of men—even in the church. Popular perspectives on hell often have more to do with perverted misconceptions and portrayals than biblical truth. The church must “unforget” that hell is preeminently about God’s justice. There is no monstrous sadism in hell; God has no delight in the death of the wicked. “His judgments are true and just” (Revelation 19:2)—this is the theme of hell. People are judged for injustice not ignorance. God does not punish people for not knowing the gospel—God only punishes sinners according to their sin. Nobody will be in hell who does not deserve to be there. The church must “unforget” God’s justice—she must know and make known the truth about hell to make much of Christ in all His glory.
