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Oct 14, 2018

Conflict

Passage: Acts 15:1-41

Preacher: Steve Lombardo

Series:Unstoppable

Detail:

conflict--a serious disagreement of argument, typically a protracted one

Characteristics of church conflict
1.  Conflict is disturbing and distressing
     Why?
       •  Conflict divides
       •  Conflict can be disastrous

conteract--act against (something) in order to reduce its force or neutralize it

2.  Conflict can be counteracted decidedly
     Counteracting church conflict requires...
       •  Leaders who are discerning
       •  Leaders who are direct
       •  Leaders who are delicate