Authentic Christians demonstrate love for God and others by living in a state of continuous reconciliation with each other.
I. Reconciliation With God Causes us to Proactively Treat Each Other Fairly and Justly v. 19-23 A. Tell the Truth/Put Away Falsehood v. 25 B. Work/Don't steal v. 28 C. Give/Don't Take v. 28 D. Use Words to Build Up/Don't Tear Down v. 29 E. Be Kind/Not Harsh, Bitter, and Angry v. 31-32 F. Forgive/Don't Hold Grudges v. 32 II. Reconciliation With God Causes us to React with Humble Repentance & Reconciliation with Each Other When We Sin A. Recognizing Misconceptions About Christians Living in Love 1. Loving One Another Means Never Offending One Another – Every Christian Lives A Sinless perfect life. 2. Loving One Another Means Never Needing to Say I'm Sorry Correct Conception: Matthew 5:21-26 3. Loving One Another Always Agreeing With Each Other 4. Loving One Another Means Never Judging or Confronting Sin in One Another Correct Conception: Galatians 6:1 5. Christian Leaders (Pastors/Deacons/Missionaries) are super-Christians who should get all of this right all the time. 6. All attempts at reconciliation will be successful. Correct Conception: Romans 12:14-18 B. Process for Reconciliation: Matthew 18:15-17 1. Go Alone to Restore v. 15 2. Take 2 or 3 Witnesses v.16 3. The Church v. 17
Ephesians 4 to see the actions that must be part of the process - Four Rules of Communication 1. Be Truthful v. 25 2. Be Current v. 26a 3. Attack the Problem; not the Person v. 29 4. Act; don't react v. 31-32
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Reconciliation: The Evidence Sunday Service Kitwe Church
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Jamie was the Associate Pastor of Bethel Baptist Church in Parkersburg, West Virginia from 2005 to 2012. He has been a missionary in Zambia, Africa from 2012 to the present. He serves as one of the elders of Kitwe Church and has recently been sent out to lead a Church Plant to...