Handling Conflict and Improving Relationships at Grace Bible Church
Discover valuable insights on communication skills, conflict resolution, and relationship dynamics. Learn how to address issues of character with humility and faith. Gain a deeper understanding of pride, sin, and wise counsel to enhance your interactions within the church community.
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Grace Bible Church Glorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
A reminder to consider others Please: Silence your cell phone & all electronic devices Use the nursery or cry room if your child is fussy Get up during the preaching only if absolutely necessary (please sit in back if you must leave early) Refrain from eating & drinking during worship service (except medical needs)
Communication Skills Part 6 Causes of Conflict Behavior Issues Good communication skills go a long way in avoiding the conflicts caused by misunderstandings
High Concern for Relationship Low Value Issue Yield Resolve High Value Issue Compromise Withdraw Low Concern for Relationship Win
Review Your values and priorities will determine how you respond to a conflict The root cause of all conflict & the foolishness it brings to life is sin - and pride aggravates it
Review The solution to pride is humility, and the solution to sin is salvation by faith in Jesus Christ The solution to ignorance, naivete & foolish counsel is gaining knowledge of the truth & wise counsel
Review Withdraw from those who pursue foolishness lest you become like them - Proverbs 13:20 Deal with issues of character with humility, repentance from sin & faith in Jesus to walk in righteousness
Introduction Ungodly character traits & their resulting behaviors are the causes of conflict All behaviors originate from what you think and believe often compounded by emotions - Mark 7:21-23
Demanding, Contention & Nagging Mature relationships & marriages following God s design avoid demanding, nagging & resulting contention Demanding, contention & nagging are expressions of selfishness - motivations matter
Demanding, Contention & Nagging Pursuit of godliness results in humility & seeking the best for others - Philippians 2:3-4 It takes conscious effort to overcome mixed motivations - set aside selfishness & do what is best for
Demanding, Contention & Nagging Proverbs gives many warnings about nagging & the irritation & contention it brings - and it is hard to fix Yielding to nagging is always only a temporary fix to a problem that will get worse - Proverbs 21:9; 27:15
Demanding, Contention & Nagging Without a permanent solution, it only gets worse and men will tend to want to isolate from it - Prov. 21:19 The solution to demanding, nagging & the resulting contention is humility to become unselfish - Phil. 2:3-8
Demanding, Contention & Nagging If your spouse is a nag, set your goal to please & glorify God regardless of the foolishness of your spouse
Temperamental, Harsh & Hateful Add wickedness to pride, self- righteousness & selfishness & the result is temperamental, harsh & hateful Temperamental: How fast you lose your temper is an indicator of how foolish you are - Prov. 29:11; 14:29
Temperamental, Harsh & Hateful Gentleness & patience keeps your temper in check and calms the hot-head down - Proverbs 15:1, 18 Being temperamental, harsh or hateful can wear down even the godly to seek isolation - Prov. 15:17; 21:19
Temperamental, Harsh & Hateful Pursue fulfilling your God given role & pleasing Him even when your spouse is being ungodly - 1 Pet. 3:1-7 Repent from being temperamental, harsh or hateful and seek the change of heart that only the Lord can give
Manipulative To manipulate is to control or influence cleverly or unscrupulously - its origin is selfishness & pride Manipulation strives to get what is desired or avoid what is not wanted & often purposely misleads to do so
Manipulative In good marriages the couple is open & honest with each other in pursuit of the wise decisions for the family Manipulation blocks wise decisions by its selfish desires - Proverbs 26:12; 18:13
Manipulative Manipulation damages the foundations of trust and structure needed for a healthy home Manipulation relies on deceit which is the folly of fools the wise avoid - Proverbs 4:24; 12:17, 20; 14:8
Manipulative Even if deceit is used to avoid hurting someone it is foolish and opposite of the actions of a true friend Christians are commanded to lay aside falsehood and speak the truth in love - Ephesians 4:15, 25
Manipulative Deceit, including its subcategory of flattery, easily slides into outright lying - Ps 109:2; 120:2; Prov 26:28 Lying has become normal in the culture, but it is an abomination to the Lord - Prov. 6:16-19; 12:22; 19:5, 9
Manipulative Lying may bring temporary success, but it ends in punishment - Proverbs 14:5; 21:6; 12:19; 19:5, 9. Rev. 21 Lying destroys the trust that is foundational for all healthy relationships - including business transactions
Be Trustworthy The wife described in Proverbs 31 is excellent because her many virtues allows her husband to trust her The characteristics describing the godly man in Psalm 15 are the reasons that he is trustworthy
Be Trustworthy Trust is a crucial characteristic needed for a family to function for without it the family will crumble
Conclusions Sinful behaviors arise from ungodly beliefs and thinking often aggravated by emotions Christianity brings a radical change in the heart resulting in selfless motivations empowered by the Spirit
Conclusions The work of God in active disciples of Jesus results in relationship that function on a much higher plane
Grace Bible Church Glorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
