Sermons About Conflict
The Rock 06/27/2008
Dan shares with us some of his recent experiences with God and what he has learned.
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Conflict in the Church
This week Jonathan takes a short break from the Series on Matthew and discusses Conflict in the Church, and particularly why he believes TBC has never suffered from it. He draws on 20 years experience to suggest three conditions for unity.
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Calling and Circumstances
Do we view marriage as a covenant or a contract? Paul makes it clear in this passage what the commitment of marriage means. Join us as Pastor Tim Hawks takes us through this passage and challenges us to look at our calling and circumstances and how each relate to marriage and money.
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Grade 'A' Passion
Sex within marriage is a gift from God for us to enjoy. Paul challenges us in this passage to focus on our spouse in this area. Join us as Pastor Denny Henderson outlines how we can experience Grade “A” Passion in our marital relationship.
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Sex and the City
Our attitude about sexuality and our bodies is very important and is clearly outlined in Scripture. Paul challenges us in 1 Corinthians to remember who our body belongs to. Join us as Pastor Jerry Gillis takes us through this passage and challenges our thinking.
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Unity
Cliff shows us how important unity is in the body of Christ and how we can practice it with each other.
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Objection Overruled
Conflict resolution must be done within a Christ-Centered Community than understands that the Gospel is best displayed to the watchful world around us by focusing on relationships, humility and forgiveness. Paul in his letter to the Corinthians addresses conflict resolution plainly. Listen as Pastor Denny Henderson outlines our responsibility in dealing with this issue..
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Most Litigious Church Member of the Year
We all have conflict, but what sets Christians apart from others is the way in which they deal with their conflict. Jesus' teaching gives us 7 steps for dealing with conflict.
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How To Have A Good Fight
Every marriage has conflicts...even the marriage of Jacob and Rachel. In fact, a gallop poll revealed that many marriages face serious conflicts along the way. Who solved Rachel and Jacob's problem? Who can solve your marriage conflicts? (1 of 5 in the "Building Blocks for the Family" series)
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Am I Right About This?
God’s word says that His ways are not our ways. This is a truth that we all acknowledge, yet somehow fail to put into practice. The result is a way of living and doing that feels right, but is often far outside of God’s will. Unfortunately, we are absolutely blind to this until we get ourselves alone with God. Only in His presence do we learn how close or how far from the truth we are living. We must go there. Key Verses:Matt 5:21-24, 18:15-17, 18:21-35, 6:14-15, 1Cor 6:1-7
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The Doctrine of Hell
This may be one of the toughest subjects to discuss in today's modern society. The idea that a loving God would cast people into eternal damnation not only challenges our faith but keeps us from sharing it with others. What is this place called "Hell"? Greg Farrand digs deep into scripture & the wisdom of great philosophers on this subject in an effort to better understand one of the most avoided subjects of our faith. This is profound insight; pivotal & relevant.
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Go and Be Reconciled
Pastor Mark Neumann concludes the sermon series on Blessed Are the Peacemakers with the topic of 'Go and be Reconciled'. Additionally, he provides a quick peek at the upcoming sermon topics.
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A Tale of Two Kingdoms
The Christian's heart is a battle ground between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of me. Jesus is able to set us free from our self-interest that we might find our delight & satisfaction in His kingdom and His righteousness. He promises we won't miss out on what we need, but will take care of us as we put them first.
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A Prison of Our Own Making
Anger is our body's God given response to perceived threats. God placed it there to alert us to a potential problem and to give us the energy to deal with that problem. The problem is that we sometimes vent our anger on innocent bystanders, or internalize it so that it consumes our thoughts. When this happens, we are in a prison of our own making. There is a way to freedom. Key Passages: Matt 18:15ff, Matt 18:21ff, Eph 4:26
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Reconcilable Differences
God desires for all marriages to be lifelong and enjoyable. He enables us to reconcile our differences. He empowered us to do this by reconciling us to Himself through the sacrifice of His Son Jesus Christ for our sins.
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It Pays To Serve the Lord
This sermon focus's on Abram and how he received God's blessing after he got busy serving the Lord. It encourages us to get off our tails and to serve the Lord if we want all of God's blessings.
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Get the Log out of Your Eye
Spiritual blindness can lead to conflict as we overlook the logs in our eyes and try to take out the specks in each other's eyes. That was the Pharisees' problem and it was making them blind. But Jesus heals blindness and has come to take out our beams and make us well too.
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Conflict Provides Opportunities
Pastor Mark Neumann continues with Part 3 of his sermon series Blessed Are The Peacemakers, with a discussion of the three opportunities provided by conflict.
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Responding to Conflict - The Slippery Slope
Pastor Mark Neumann speaks on how improving our response to conflict creates better footing on the slippery slope. (Due to a technical issue the last several minutes of this sermon are not available. We apologize for any inconvienence.)
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Christians in Conflict?
Pastor Mark Neumann speaks about Conflict and the unique Peacemaking opportunity it presents to Christians.
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Relationships - Reconciliation
Matt begins our series on relationships by calling for unity among the church.
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2 Samuel 21:15-22 - Courage for Insurmountable Enemies
In the last half 2 Samuel 21 we find david gaining victory over 4 giant enemies. There is debate on whether the word "giant" is to be taken in its regualr sense as a big person, or as a god, but the evidence of the context would favor the first viewpoint. Another issue here is the identification of Goliath. Some see a corruption of the original text, but it is better to see this as a copies error which 1 Chronicles 20:5 correst and itentifies the giant as the "brother of Goliath." During battles David has grown weary and is not as stong physically as he use to be. His loyal leaders come to his aid and fight for him defeating all 4 giants. What we learn is that no what the physical ability of a man, he better not trash talk God people, because he will be silenced. We see the benefits of realistic humility, steadfast perseverance, proper praise, and developed character. The purpose of the passage is to elicit in you courage against insurmountable enemies as you live a persistent godly life that sustains you in the direction of God and his will.
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Agree to Disagree
The ideal in the Christian family is to come to agreement on the truth in all matters, but the reality is that sometimes it's better to agree to disagree so that both parties can continue in their Christian walk.
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Seeing Beyond the Moment
When we face important decisions, we often get fixated on momentary satisfaction or pleasure and miss out on God's best. Looking at the lives of Jacob and Esau, we see that our way often seems best at the time but rarely brings lasting satisfaction. If we are going to thrive in our spiritual journey, we must start by acknowledging that God’s way is better than our way.
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Becoming Us in a Me World 4: Conflict
An overview of biblical principles that help us fight fair
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How to Recognize Children of God
When God's Spirit has His way with us our relationships will show it. Making peace still requires certain pragmatic practices that are consistent with the character of our Father.
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Murder in the Church
Sadly churches are often filled with conflict. These conflicts flow out of worldly wisdom and unrestrained desires. But God's grace is more than sufficient to restore relationships among those who humble themselves.
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2 Samuel 8 - Kingdom Stewardship
David had to take responsibillity of expanding the kingdom in God's willing plan. He defeated national around him including Moab (a place where the king gave Davi's parents asslyum during his escape from Saul). We learn that kingdom living involves convlict before victory. We are called to be stewards and fight for the kingdom in this way. In this spiritual battle we are ordered to consecrate and dedicate everything we receive including our own lives to God. In the end steward ship in this Chapter is a lesson is what it takes to serve and lead in the Kingdom of God.
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Joy in Suffering Pt5 - Philippians 4:2-9
Dealing with conflict, Dealing with anxiety, checking your head and putting faith into action. All these things and more in the next part of our Philippians series
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American Idol Spirituality
In life, picking favorites seems to come almost naturally. Whether its baseball teams or restaurants, we all have things we prefer. The church in Corinth had preferences too. The problem was that they let those preferences divide them. This ancient church had the modern American Idol mentality when it came to their spiritual leaders. They loved to follow individuals based on their charisma, lineage in the faith and original influence on them. They needed to be reminded that the church was God’s (3:9). These cultural values led to divisions, conflict and immaturity. They also led to an infatuation with teaching styles along the lines of culture's entertainment. This type of favoritism can be a quick killer of spiritual GROWth in our lives because it fosters pride.
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Mistakes #8-9
With all the pressures of this life, marriages are under fire today. Listen to the top 10 mistakes married people make, and how to avoid them. 8) Thinking conflict will go away with time.
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War and Peace
Every marriage has times of both war and peace. The problem comes when the marriage is dominated by war. What do we need to understand and do in order for us to have more peace in our marriages?
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Greater Than...
We’re starting a new study in the book of Hebrews and it calls us to the reality of the spiritual conflict that takes place in the heavenly realms and in our daily lives. The challenge to stand firm, to not drift, to not shrink back, is woven through the pages of this great book. It is a call to persevere, a call to dependence, and a call to GREAT FAITH! I’m excited and overwhelmed by the study! I believe God has some power- ful things to teach us as we take a quick 9-week flight over this text! Dig in deep! Key Passage: Hebrews 1:1-2:16
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Brotherly Love
Jesus said all will know we follow Him by the love we have for each other. The hardest time to do that is when we have conflict with each other. So how do we handle disagreements within the church?
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God Works in a Mysterious Way
In difficult times I can often seem like God has abandoned or forgotten us. Paul addresses this in his letter to the Philippians as they endured hardship. First, the pattern for their lives is found in Jesus. His life was marked by humility, obedience and suffering followed by exaltation. We work out the deliverance from our harships because God is at work in us, energizing us to will & act according to His purpose of glorifying Jesus.
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Making It Stick When It Feels Unstuck
Part three in the current series, Desperate Households. Today Mark looks at biblical advice when it comes to conflict
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