Conflict vs. Fight

 

Sermon From March 29, 2020

We are fundamentally incompatible with everyone else because of our fallenness and selfishness. What hope do we have?

Pastor Dan Brenton, continuing a series on family relationships, looks at the story of the woman caught in adultery in John 8 and explores two things, conflict and fights. What makes conflict different than a fight? What does healthy conflict look like? What are some good tools for resolving conflict?

In the end, only the Gospel enables us to overcome our fallenness. Our only hope to live as redeemed sinners is in Jesus.

SERMON OUTLINE: CONFLICT VS. FIGHT

John 8:1-11

What does a sincere apology look like?

The 5 languages of Apology

  1. Expressing Regret

  2. Accepting Responsibility

  3. Making Restitution

  4. Genuinely Repenting

  5. Requesting Forgiveness

What if a person never apologizes for the hurt they cause you?

  • Be Unoffendable

There is a difference between a conflict and a fight

  • A Conflict

  • A Fight

What does healthy conflict look like?

  • Intentionally bring it up

  • The objective is unity not victory

Tool belt for Conflict

  • Time and Place

  • State the Problem

  • Seek to Understand

  • Take Responsibility

  • Die to Self

1Peter 3:9

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