Genesis 31:22-55 - Jacob's Conflict (Part 2)

Genesis 31:22-55 – Jacob’s Conflict (Part 2)

Mar 5, 2023 | by Pastor David Menard | series: Genesis

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Genesis 31:22-55, Jacob’s Conflict (Part 2), When it comes to building meaningful relationships, the rewards of obeying God’s Word are profound. On the flip side, the pain and dysfunction sin brings into relationships is downright brutal. Many people, like Jacob, hate conflict in relationships and they avoid it at all cost. On the surface, avoiding conflict sounds great! But the results are destructive and painful for all. This sermon from Genesis 31:22-55, Jacob’s Conflict (Part 2), will equip you with wise, powerful Biblical instruction so that you can have healthy conflict resolution skills that will help you build meaningful relationships for life.

PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR is so dysfunctional

Passive aggressive behavior is CONCEALED AGGRESSION

PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR eventually produces an ATOMIC-EXPLOSION

Passive Aggressive Behavior DEGENERATES OUR INTEGRITY

Passive Aggressive Behavior INCREASES FUTURE HARDSHIPS

Jesus said: there are two paths in life: BROAD & EASY, NARROW & DIFFICULT

“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.”
Matthew 7:13–14, NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/mat/7/13-14/s_936013

COCKROACHES LOVE DARKNESS, GOD’S PEOPLE LOVE LIGHT

“And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds are evil. For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.”

John 3:19–21, NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/jhn/3/19-21/s_1000019

In confronting others, we are often TOO SELF-RIGHTEOUS to see truth

The most important part of conflict resolution? DEMONSTRATING YOU UNDERSTAND THE OTHER PERSON’S PARADIGM

The way we love others REFLECTS HOW WE TREAT GOD

“If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?”

1 John 4:20, NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/1jo/4/20/s_1163020

MIZPAH: a covenant meal of judgment and harsh consequences

COMMUNION: a covenant meal of Jesus’ sacrificial love, mercy, grace, and divine
forgiveness

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