I’m going to try putting out a podcast each week of my sermons, for those who prefer podcasts to YouTube. Let me know if you think this is worth doing, so that I know whether to continue doing it or not. Blessings, Duncan.
Here’s the first one that deals with conflict: How can we respond when someone has wronged us? What about if it's a serious issue like abuse? What about if there's a power differential? What about church discipline? I try to deal with these questions, as I walk through Jesus' words in Matthew 18:15-20
15 “If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. 16 But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ 17 If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
18 “Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
19 “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” (NIV)
You can also watch this on YouTube on New Life Roehampton’s channel:
Conflict Resolution pt1 (Matt 18:15-20)