The little wooden people in Max Lucado’s story spent their days sticking gold stars and grey dots on one another, and though life is no fairy tale, we do exactly the same. This sermon walks us through Jesus’ words from the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 7): do not judge, first take the beam out of your own eye, and when words run out, ask, seek, knock. It turns out a difficult conversation does not have to be a battlefield; it can become the beginning of change. Listen and see what labels you carry with you, and on whom you stick them.
In a Culture of Labels
Jesus the Way: Through Conflict
Our world is torn by conflicts. We have little influence over those of an international or political nature. However, each of us has an impact on relationships in our immediate surroundings, and even that world is not free from anger, disputes, arguments, and hurt feelings.
As we listen to Jesus’ teachings, we will try to discover what it means that Christ is the Way through conflict. We will reflect on how following Jesus affects the way we deal with anger, resolve misunderstandings, and treat those who hurt us.
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