2. Grow into an emotionally mature adult
Week 7

3. It’s impossible to be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature.

5. The Good Samaritan

6. The Good Samaritan
‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’

7. The Good Samaritan

8. The Good Samaritan
Jerusalem (750m above sea level).

9. The Good Samaritan Jerusalem (750m above sea level).
Jericho (260m above sea level).

10. The Good Samaritan
They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.

11. The Good Samaritan
But a Samaritan, as he travelled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. (verse 33)

12. The Good Samaritan
“Love in practice is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams.”

13. The expert in the law replied, ‘The one who had mercy on him.’
‘Which one of these three was a neighbour to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?’
The expert in the law replied,
‘The one who had mercy on him.’
Jesus told him,
‘Go and do likewise’.

14. Before we get the ‘how to’ we need to get the ‘heart to’.

15. How we deal with conflict

16. How we deal with conflict
The friend who has strong opinions.

17. How we deal with conflict
The friend who has strong opinions.
The boss who manipulates, bullies and drives you extra hard.

18. How we deal with conflict
The friend who has strong opinions.
The boss who manipulates, bullies and drives you extra hard.
The siblings who always fight and never get along.

19. How we deal with conflict
The friend who has strong opinions.
The boss who manipulates, bullies and drives you extra hard.
The siblings who always fight and never get along.
The school yard (or workplace) bully.

20. “Yet most Christians I meet are poor at resolving conflict
“Yet most Christians I meet are poor at resolving conflict. There are at least two reasons for this: the first relates to wrong beliefs about peacemaking the second relates to a lack of training and equipping in this area.”

21. How we deal with conflict

22. How we deal with conflict

23. Peacemaking
Overlook – ‘Love covers over a multitude of sins’ (1 Pet 4:8).

24. Peacemaking
Overlook – ‘Love covers over a multitude of sins’ (1 Pet 4:8).
Talk – ‘If your brother or sister sins against you, go and show them their fault, just between the two of you.
If they listen to you, you have won them over’ (Matt 18:15).

25. Listen!!!

26. Listen!!!
Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they can barely tell the difference. (David Augsberger)

27. Listen!!!
Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they can barely tell the difference. (David Augsberger) Every one of you should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry. (James 1:19)

28. The Speaker Aim to talk for 1 minute.
Stop to let the other person paraphrase what you’ve said.
Try to include feelings in your statements.
Be honest, clear, direct and respectful.

29. The Listener Give the speaker your full attention.
Reflect back as accurately as you can what you heard them say (paraphrase).
When you think they are done, ask, ‘Is there anything else?’
When they are done, ask them, ‘Of everything you have shared, what is the most important thing you want me to remember?’