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It's the last week of our learning series with Pastor Stephan, Won't You Be My Neighbor? Today you'll hear a message titled 143.

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John 13:34-35 (NIV)

34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. AsI have loved you, so you must love one another.35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

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Love other followers of Jesus like Jesus loves his followers.

4 Stages in Any Relationship

1. Honeymoon

2. Conflict

Sources of conflict...
• Unmet Expectations
• Different Value Systems
• Life

3. Bonding

4.Effectiveness

Resolving Conflict God's Way

1. Love

1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (NIV)
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

2. Humility

Ephesians 4:1-3 (ESV)
1 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

3. Submission

Authorities

Romans 13:1-2 (NIV)
1 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2 Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.

One Another

Ephesians 5:21 (NIV)
21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

4. Confrontation

Matthew 18:15-17 (NKJV)
15 “Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that ‘by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.’ 17 And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector.

5. Forgiveness

Luke 17:3-4 (NIV)
3 “If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. 4 Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.”