Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him.  When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. Luke 7:2-3 (ESV)   REFERENCE Luke 7:1-10 (ESV)   Centurions in biblical times were professional high […]

Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. – Matthew 18:3   REFERENCE Matthew 18:1-5   Do you remember when you were a child? The hopes, the dreams, the innocence, and living in a world of possibilities? You believed […]

Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18 REFERENCE Proverbs 16:18 Pride, amongst other things that it is, can be described as ‘the quality of having an excessively high opinion of oneself or of one’s importance, especially over others.’ It is having an over-inflated self-ego. Pride is one major reason why conflicts […]

So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no strife between you and me, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; FOR WE ARE BRETHREN.  Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me. If you take the left, then I will go to the right; or, if you go to the right, then I will go to the left.” Genesis 13:8&9   REFERENCE […]

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.  Proverbs 15:18 (ESV) REFERENCE Proverbs 15:18 (ESV)   A constant ingredient of conflict in our relationships is anger: allowing our tempers flare up at the provocation or perceived provocation of others. It was in a spur of the moment and in anger, that King […]

“Welcome with open arms fellow believers who don’t see things the way you do. And don’t jump all over them every time they do or say something you don’t agree with…” Romans 14:1 (MSG) REFERENCE Romans 14:1-5 Unresolved conflicts, as seen from yesterday’s study, have dire consequences. They arise for various reasons, but basically because […]

“Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. ~ Matthew 18:15   REFERENCE Matthew 18:15-17 Conflict is a part of life but if not properly managed, it can break marriages, destroy organizations, strain relationships, cause strife in families, […]

I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.  For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. Galatians 5:16&17 REFERENCE Galatians 5:16-25 Yesterday we established that the flesh […]

I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.  For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. Galatians 5:16&17 REFERENCE Galatians 5:16-25 There is an on-going battle between […]