Getting Along Together

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Getting Along Together
In God's Family
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Why cantwe all just getalong?

• Rodney King

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James 41-3

• 1Do you know where all fights and arguments come
  from? They come from the selfish ambitions that
  lurk within your hearts. 2You want things your
  way and are jealous of others. So you argue and
  fight with one another. 3You do not get what you
  want, because the reason you ask is wrong. You
  want things your way things that fit into your
  own self-centered plans.

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Selfish Ambitions

• Any desire that is motivated by a sense of
  personal benefit, gain, advancement or pleasure.

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Selfish Ambition is Why wecant all just
getalong!

• Rodney King

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James 315-16

• 15 Jealousy and selfishness are not of God. Such
  things are earthly, unspiritual, and motivated by
  the Devil. 16 For wherever there is jealousy and
  selfish ambition, there you will find disorder
  and every kind of evil.

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Disorder

• Greek 181
• ak-at-as-tah-see'-ah
• Implies instability, confusion, strife or
  tumult
• the opposite of peace

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Selfish Ambitions

• The reason selfish ambitions always cause
  confusion is that everyone has his own personal
  preference as to how things should be done!

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Selfish Ambitions

• It usually doesnt take long for our personal
  preferences to run head-long into someone elses!

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• Genuine love that defers to others is the only
  antidote to the strife caused by the clash of
  selfish ambitions!

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Deference is

• A willingness to YIELD ones own opinion,
  judgment, position or preference out of respect
  or regard for someone else!

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Deference

• What does Gods Word say about it?

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Deference

• We should not criticize those who think or act
  differently than us.
• (Rom.141-10)

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Deference

• We should DO OUR BEST to avoid ANYTHING that
  causes our brother to stumble.
• (Rom.1413 15 21)

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Deference

• It is not loving to cause distress to someone
  else by your actions, even if those actions are
  fine in and of themselves.
• (Rom.1415 20)

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Deference

• Some good things should be kept private between
  you and the Lord, simply because they cant be
  fully appreciated by those around you.
• (Rom.1422)

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Deference

• It is possible to SIN against God by doing the
  right thing in a way that confuses or disturbs
  someone around you.
• (Rom.1422-23)

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Romans 151-3

• 1 Our actions should never be selfish or without
  regard for those around us. We must be
  considerate of others, too even of their doubts
  and fears! 2 We should be willing to cater to
  them, and always behave ourselves in a way that
  encourages them, and builds them up in the Lord.
  3 Remember that Christ Himself was always
  considerate of others, and never acted selfishly.

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Deference is

• the antidote to the tensions and frustrations
  caused by the inevitable clash of conflicting
  personal preferences!

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Deference is
LOVE
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Colossians 314-15

• 14 The most important virtue is love. Love is
  what binds us all together in perfect harmony.
  15And let the peace that comes from Christ rule
  in your hearts. For as members of one body you
  are all called by God to live in peace.

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James 315-16

• 15 Jealousy and selfishness are not of God. Such
  things are earthly, unspiritual, and motivated by
  the Devil. 16 For wherever there is jealousy and
  selfish ambition, there you will find disorder
  and every kind of evil.

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Disorder

• Greek 181
• ak-at-as-tah-see'-ah
• Implies instability, confusion, strife or
  tumult
• the opposite of peace

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1 Corinthians 110

• 10Now, dear brothers and sisters, I appeal to you
  by the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ to stop
  arguing among yourselves. Let there be real
  harmony so there wont be divisions in the
  church. I plead with you to be of one mind,
  united in thought and purpose.

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Philippians 22-7

• 2 agree wholeheartedly with each other, loving
  one another, and working together with one heart
  and one purpose.

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Philippians 22-7

• 3Dont be selfish dont live to make a good
  impression on others. Be humble, thinking of
  others as better than yourself. 4Dont think only
  about your own affairs, but be interested in
  others, too, and what they are doing.

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Philippians 22-7

• 5Your attitude should be the same that Christ
  Jesus had. 6Though he was God, he did not demand
  and cling to his rights as God. 7He made himself
  of no reputation, and he took the lowly position
  of a humble servant.

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• Three Keys to

Getting Along Together
In God's Family
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Always direct peoples attention TOWARD JESUS
(and away from YOU!)

• Key 1

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John 329-30

• 29 I am filled with joy at Christs success!
• 30 He must INCREASE
• and I must DECREASE!

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Be more concerned with the preferences of others
than with your own!

• Key 2

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Romans 151-3

• 1 Our actions should never be selfish or without
  regard for those around us. We must be
  considerate of others, too even of their doubts
  and fears! 2 We should be willing to cater to
  them, and always behave ourselves in a way that
  encourages them, and builds them up in the Lord.
  3 Remember that Christ Himself was always
  considerate of others, and never acted selfishly.

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1 Corinthians1442326

• 4 A person who speaks in tongues is strengthened
  personally in the Lord.
• 23 Even so, if unbelievers or people who dont
  understand these things come into your meetings,
  they may think you are just crazy.
• 26 So remember that everything that is done when
  you are together should be helpful and
  encouraging to all who are there.

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1 Corinthians1432-33 39-40

• 32 Remember that people who are being used by God
  are still in control of their spirit, and can
  wait for an appropriate time.
• 33 For God is not a God of disorder, but a God of
  peace, as it should be everywhere in the churches
  of God.
• 39-40 So, dear brothers and sisters do not
  forbid people to speak in tongues, but let
  everything be done decently and in an orderly
  fashion.

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When God touches us
Many different things can happen simultaneously!
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When God touches us
People respond differently!
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When God touches us
What really matters is that we become more and
more like Christ!!!
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Philippians 22-7

• 3Dont be selfish dont live to make a good
  impression on others. Be humble, thinking of
  others as better than yourself. 4Dont think only
  about your own affairs, but be interested in
  others, too, and what they are thinking and doing.

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Make certain that everything you do encourages
(edifies) those around you!

• Key 3

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Getting Along Together
In God's Family