1. How To ‘Fight’ Like A Christian

2. 1. GO TALK IT OUT “If a fellow believer hurts you, go and tell him... work it out between the two of you. If he listens, you’ve made a friend. Matthew 18:15

3. 1. GO TALK IT OUT 23 “This is how I want you to conduct yourself in these matters. If you enter your place of worship and, about to make an offering, you suddenly remember a grudge a friend has against you,24 abandon your offering, leave immediately, go to this friend and make things right. Then and only then, come back and work things out with God. MATTHEW 5:23-24

4. 2. BE QUICK TO FORGIVE. 3 “Be alert. If you see your friend going wrong, correct him. If he responds, forgive him.4 Even if it’s personal against you and repeated seven times through the day, and seven times he says, ‘I’m sorry, I won’t do it again,’ forgive him.” Luke 17:3-4

5. 3. DO NOT LET THE SUN GO DOWN. 26 “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a foothold. EPHESIANS 4:26-27

6. 4. STOP THE FIGHT BEFORE IT HAPPENS. ➡ BE QUICK TO LISTEN AND SLOW TO ANGER. ➡ OVERLOOK THE OFFENSE. ➡ HOLD BACK YOUR ANGER. ➡ GIVE A SOFT ANSWER. The start of a quarrel is like a leak in a dam,so stop it before it bursts. PROVERBS 17:14

7. GO & TALK ABOUT IT FORGIVE QUICKLY AND OFTEN DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN STOP A FIGHT BEFORE IT HAPPENS REVIEW

8. OUR YOU FIGHTING WITH SOMEONE?