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Opportunities in Peacemaking—from Ken Sande


The Four G's
  • Glorify God
  • Get the log out of your own eye
  • Go show your brother his fault
  • Go and be reconciled

The Opportunities in Conflict

  • 1 Corinthians10:31-11:1

The Opportunities to Glorify God

To show forth his honor and bring him praise

  • By trusting God: Proverbs 3:5-7
  • By acknowledging God: Psalm 34:1-3
  • By obeying God: John 17:4

The Opportunity to Serve Others

  • By loving even the enemy: Luke 6:27-28
  • By carrying another's burden: Galations 6:2;9-10
  • By encouraging others by example: 1 Corinthians 4:12,13

The Opportunity to Grow to be Like Christ

  • By uncovering weakness and sin: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
  • By practicing new habits and attitudes (i.e. love, forgiveness, prayer)

Look for these opportunities in your conflicts this week. Begin the week, on this Lord's Day, with a prayer and a resolve to allow God to use every opportunity to show forth his glory, to serve others, and to grow to be like Christ.

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