This document provides advice on how to talk to difficult people based on passages from 1 Thessalonians and John. It lists 10 principles including having faith, seeking wisdom, speaking carefully, and living humbly. It encourages showing patience, love, and help to all, especially the idle and fainthearted. It concludes that everyone will face difficult people, so one should trust God and follow the Spirit's leading when interacting with others.

1. Epilogue: (15/14)
“Talking to difficult people”

2. Who are the ‘Difficult people’?

3. Why ‘James’?
1.Have faith
2.Be patient
3.Seek wisdom
4.Act rightly
5.Work well
6. Speak carefully
7. Live humbly
8. Keep going
9. Expect miracles
10.Rescue people

4. Paul’s favourite church?
• … received … in much affliction … joy … a ‘model’
• Great desire to see them ‘face to face’
• Live well, continue to love one another
• Don’t worry about death, Jesus will return
• Rejoice, pray and give thanks – trust the Spirit

5. 1 Thessalonians 5:14
And we urge you, brothers,
admonish the idle,
encourage the fainthearted,
help the weak,
be patient with them all.

10. John 13: 34-35
‘A new command I give you: love one another.
As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
By this everyone will know that you are my
disciples, if you love one another.’

11. Talking to difficult people?
1. Definitely me
2. Probably you
3. Certainly others
4. So … trust in God … and be led by the Spirit