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RISE Church
BEATITUDES WEEK 7
You want a Peace of me?
Locations & Times
Pedrotti's Ranch
13715 FM1560, Helotes, TX 78023, USA
Sunday 9:30 AM
Sunday 11:15 AM
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https://risechurchtx2018.churchcenter.com/people/forms/1082815How do you handle conflict?
• Our defaults are emotions or our influences.
• Our defaults are emotions or our influences.
How were we taught conflict?
• We learned from our parents (avoiding, yelling, or violence) and friends (physical or verbal).
• We learned from our parents (avoiding, yelling, or violence) and friends (physical or verbal).
2 Misconceptions of Peacemaking
1. It’s not Avoiding
1. It’s not Avoiding
Peacemaking is not peacekeeping.
”Sweep it under the rug”
”Sweep it under the rug”
2 Misconceptions of Peacemaking
2. It’s not Appeasing
2. It’s not Appeasing
Peacemaking is not giving in
Conflict with my brother affects, my relationship with the Father.
7 Ways to Become a Peacemaker
1. Ask God for Wisdom
1. Ask God for Wisdom
2 Typical Responses to Conflict
Stew and React = ”Self Wisdom”
Stew and React = ”Self Wisdom”
• Wise as serpents = “Cunning” = planned and measured
• Harmless as doves = looks to improve not impress
• Harmless as doves = looks to improve not impress
7 Ways to Become a Peacemaker
2. Make the First Step
2. Make the First Step
Conflict doesn‘t resolve itself. If you feel it, you should fix it.
Model the Fruits of the Spirit
7 Ways to Become a Peacemaker
3. Set the Atmosphere
3. Set the Atmosphere
3 Ways to Ensure the Right Atmosphere
• Person: Are you making peace with the right person?
• Place: Are you making peace in the right place?
• Time: Are you making peace in the right time?
• Person: Are you making peace with the right person?
• Place: Are you making peace in the right place?
• Time: Are you making peace in the right time?
7 Ways to Become a Peacemaker
4. Begin with “Me”
4. Begin with “Me”
Selfishness leads us to conflict instead of care
How to ”Begin with Me?”
1. Confess our part of the conflict
2. Repent where necessary
3. Make a covenant to change
1. Confess our part of the conflict
2. Repent where necessary
3. Make a covenant to change
7 Ways to Become a Peacemaker
5. Practice Active Listening
5. Practice Active Listening
What to listen for?
• Hurt, perspective, loss, and frustration
• Hurt, perspective, loss, and frustration
How to practice active listening?
• Adjust our perspective
• Adjust our perspective
Considerate = seeing their point of view
7 Ways to Become a Peacemaker
6. Speak Truth
6. Speak Truth
Dale Carnegie’s -“Fundamental Techniques in Treating People”
#1 Rule: Don’t criticize, condemn, or complain
#1 Rule: Don’t criticize, condemn, or complain
Formula for Speaking Truth
Truth - Love = Mean
Love - Truth = Meaningless
Truth + Love = Meaningful
Truth - Love = Mean
Love - Truth = Meaningless
Truth + Love = Meaningful
7 Ways to Become a Peacemaker
7. Focus on Reconciliation, not Resolution
7. Focus on Reconciliation, not Resolution
Reconciliation = restoring the relationship
Resolution = resolving every disagreement
Resolution = resolving every disagreement