1. CONFLICT! Fight! Resolution Flight!

2. From last week… 1.God will bless me if I live in peace. 2.God commands me to do everything I can to maintain peaceful relationships with all people. 3.Why? What’s the purpose? To glorify God in all I am and do. 4.My relationships with others reflect on Jesus and affect His reputation as my Father.

3. From last week… 5. Satan will try to destroy my peace with others. 6. I must trust that God is in control, and good, even when I don’t understand it. 7. I can use conflict as an opportunity to serve others and glorify God. 8. I need to see conflict as an opportunity to glorify God and myself as the caretaker of that opportunity.

4. CONFLICT! Fight! Resolution Flight!

5. Peacemaker Part 2 Once I have surrendered to the purpose of glorifying God in all I do and begin to see conflict as an opportunity to do that, I am ready to go to the next step:

6. Peacemaker Part 2 1.Get the ________ out of my ______ eye. “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. (Matthew 7:3-5) plankown

7. Peacemaker Part 2 1.Get the ________ out of my ______ eye. “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. (Matthew 7:3-5) plankown

8. Peacemaker Part 2 1.Get the ________ out of my ______ eye. “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. (Matthew 7:3-5) plankown

9. Peacemaker Part 2 2. ____________ minor offenses and _________ to _______ instead. A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense. (Proverbs 19:11) Overlook

10. Peacemaker Part 2 2. ____________ minor offenses and _________ to _______ instead. Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. (1 st Peter 4:8) Overlook chooselove

11. Peacemaker Part 2 3. Count the _______ to _____________ a conflict instead of simply ___________ it. “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?” (Luke 14:28) costcontinue settling

12. Peacemaker Part 2 4. Identify the _____________ issues versus the ________ issues. Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.” apparent real

13. Peacemaker Part 2 4. Identify the _____________ issues versus the ________ issues. Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.” apparent real

14. Peacemaker Part 2 4. Identify the _____________ issues versus the ________ issues. Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.” apparent real

15. Peacemaker Part 2 4. Identify the _____________ issues versus the ________ issues. And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’ apparent real

16. Peacemaker Part 2 4. Identify the _____________ issues versus the ________ issues. And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’ apparent real

17. Peacemaker Part 2 4. Identify the _____________ issues versus the ________ issues. And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’ apparent real

18. Peacemaker Part 2 4. Identify the _____________ issues versus the ________ issues. And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’ apparent real

19. Peacemaker Part 2 4. Identify the _____________ issues versus the ________ issues. “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.” apparent real

20. Peacemaker Part 2 4. Identify the _____________ issues versus the ________ issues. “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.” apparent real

21. Peacemaker Part 2 4. Identify the _____________ issues versus the ________ issues. “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.” apparent real

22. Peacemaker Part 2 5. Be willing to ____________ “my _________”. Don’t you think I can call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels? But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way?” (Matthew 26:53-54) sacrifice rights

23. Peacemaker Part 2 5. Be willing to ____________ “my _________”. Don’t you think I can call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels? But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way?” (Matthew 26:53-54) sacrifice rights

24. Peacemaker Part 2 5. Be willing to ____________ “my _________”. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: sacrifice rights

25. Peacemaker Part 2 5. Be willing to ____________ “my _________”. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: sacrifice rights

26. Peacemaker Part 2 5. Be willing to ____________ “my _________”. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: sacrifice rights

27. Peacemaker Part 2 5. Be willing to ____________ “my _________”. Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross! (Philippians 2:3-8) sacrifice rights

28. Peacemaker Part 2 5. Be willing to ____________ “my _________”. Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross! (Philippians 2:3-8) sacrifice rights

29. Peacemaker Part 2 5. Be willing to ____________ “my _________”. Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross! (Philippians 2:3-8) sacrifice rights

30. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. (Proverbs 12:18) transparent ruthless sin

31. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends. (Proverbs 16:28) transparent ruthless sin

32. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. (Ephesians 4:29) transparent ruthless sin

33. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. LORD, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain? The one whose walk is blameless… who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and does not change their mind… (Psalm 15:1-4) transparent ruthless sin

34. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. LORD, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain? The one whose walk is blameless… who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and does not change their mind… (Psalm 15:1-4) transparent ruthless sin

35. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. LORD, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain? The one whose walk is blameless… who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and does not change their mind… (Psalm 15:1-4) transparent ruthless sin

36. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. LORD, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain? The one whose walk is blameless… who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and does not change their mind… (Psalm 15:1-4) transparent ruthless sin

37. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? “I the LORD search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.” (Jeremiah 17:9-10) transparent ruthless sin

38. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? “I the LORD search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.” (Jeremiah 17:9-10) transparent ruthless sin

39. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? “I the LORD search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.” (Jeremiah 17:9-10) transparent ruthless sin

40. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world - the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life - comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever. (1 st John 2:15-17) transparent ruthless sin

41. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world - the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life - comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever. (1 st John 2:15-17) transparent ruthless sin

42. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world - the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life - comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever. (1 st John 2:15- 17) transparent ruthless sin

43. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world - the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life - comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever. (1 st John 2:15-17) transparent ruthless sin

44. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ. (Galatians 1:10) transparent ruthless sin

45. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ. (Galatians 1:10) transparent ruthless sin

46. Peacemaker Part 2 6. Getting the log out of my own eye involves being ________________ and ___________ before God about my own ______. Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ. (Galatians 1:10) transparent ruthless sin

47. Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ________ from sin: a. ___________ Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. (Isaiah 55:6-7) freed Repent

48. Peacemaker Part 1 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ________ from sin: a. ___________ Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. (Isaiah 55:6-7) freed Repent

49. Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ________ from sin: a. ___________ Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. (Isaiah 55:6-7) freed Repent

50. Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ________ from sin: a. ___________ Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. (Isaiah 55:6-7) freed Repent

51. Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ________ from sin: b. ___________ If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. (1 st John 1:9) freed Confess

52. Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ________ from sin: c. _________ God to ____________ me Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who call us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. freed Allowchange

53. Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ________ from sin: c. _________ God to ____________ me Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who call us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. freed Allowchange

54. Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ________ from sin: c. _________ God to ____________ me Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. freed Allowchange

55. Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ________ from sin: c. _________ God to ____________ me For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self- control, perseverance, and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. freed Allowchange

56. Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ________ from sin: c. _________ God to ____________ me For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance, and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. freed Allowchange

57. Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ________ from sin: c. _________ God to ____________ me For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance, and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. freed Allowchange

58. Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ________ from sin: c. _________ God to ____________ me For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. freed Allowchange

59. Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ________ from sin: c. _________ God to ____________ me For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. freed Allowchange

60. Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ________ from sin: c. _________ God to ____________ me For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance, and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. freed Allowchange

61. Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ________ from sin: c. _________ God to ____________ me For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance, and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. freed Allowchange

62. Peacemaker Part 2 7. Getting the plank out of my own eye involves being ________ from sin: c. _________ God to ____________ me For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. (2 nd Peter 1:2-8) freed Allowchange

63. Peacemaker Part 2 8.Why get the plank out of my own eye? To __________ _______! glorifyGod

64. CONFLICT! Fight! Resolution Flight!

65. I can resolve conflict… …in a way that glorifies God… …but I must first take the plank out of my own eye! Take it home!