Relationship Matters: Work It Out
April 27, 2025
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Relationship Matters: Work It Out
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Matthew 18:15-17 (NLT)
“If another believer sins against you, go privately and point out the offense. If the other person listens and confesses it, you have won that person back. But if you are unsuccessful, take one or two others with you and go back again, so that everything you say may be confirmed by two or three witnesses. If the person still refuses to listen, take your case to the church. Then if he or she won’t accept the church’s decision, treat that person as a pagan or a corrupt tax collector.“
Extra Notes:
it’s not a problem doesn’t make the problem go away.
Confrontation without typically yields more conflict.
Do It Right:
– Go to the right
– at the right
– in the right
– with the right
Proverbs 11:2 (NLT)
Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
Extra Notes:
Ask before you . Ask before you .
Asking is easier than .
Here’s a great, disarming question: Can you help me understand?
The most courageous question to ask in any conflict: How am I contributing to the behavior I don’t like?
Proverbs 11:2 (NLT)
Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
Extra Notes:
When someone critiques you, receive it with .
Proverbs 15:31-32 (NLT)
If you listen to constructive criticism, you will be at home among the wise. If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself; but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding.
Proverbs 3:11-12 (NLT)
My child, don’t reject the LORD’s discipline, and don’t be upset when he corrects you. For the LORD corrects those he loves, just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights.
Extra Notes: