Entering the home stretch of this ten-week series, Kelly Campbell delivers a powerful lesson on forgiveness and becoming a peacemaker.

1. Lesson 9 - May 13, 2015

2. Thank you for
being here today!
Thank you for
being here
tonight!

3. The Ten Week Challenge

4. We’re on the Home Stretch…

5. The Ten Week Challenge
Pray daily for the eyes of our hearts to be enlightened.
Monitor our hearts daily by monitoring what is coming
out of our mouths.
Pray daily for God to search our hearts and transform
them into the heart of Christ.
56 days in/
14 days to go

6. The Ten Week Challenge
Identify the source of impurity in our lives.
Expose them to God.
Prayerfully develop a plan to eliminate these sources.
56 days in/
14 days to go

7. The Ten Week Challenge
Monitor the attitude of our hearts.
How merciful are we?
How much do we truly desire God’s righteousness?
Pray for God to search our hearts and show us wounds
that need to be forgiven.
Make the decision to forgive and work the
steps to forgiveness.
56 days in/
14 days to go

8. Remember…

9. We are in a war!

11. Eph. 6:11-12 – Put on the full armor of God, so
that you can take your stand against the devil’s
schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh
and blood, but against the
rulers, against the authorities, against the
powers of this dark world, against the spiritual
forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

12. of the heart…

13. What can stand in the way of
Spiritual Transformation?

14. We can…

15. Matthew 7:24-25..Therefore,
everyone who hears these words of
mine and puts them into practice is
like a wise man who built his house
on the rock. The rain came down,
the streams rose, and the winds
blew and beat against that house;
yet it did not fall, because it had its
foundation on the rock.
Matthew 7:26-27.. But everyone
who hears these words of mine
and does not put them into
practice is like a foolish man who
built his house on sand. The rain
came down, the streams rose,
and the winds blew and beat
against that house, and it fell with
a great crash.”

16. Matt. 5:9 - Blessed are the
peacemakers for they will be
called sons of God.

17. We must understand the word
 A word that requires action.
 Difference between “maker” & “keeper.”
“peacemaker”
 It’s an attitude that is always ready to act
or work for peace in any situation.
 This attitude is full of wisdom.
(James 3:17-18)

18. James 3:17-18…But the wisdom that comes
from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-
loving, considerate, submissive, full of
mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.
Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a
harvest of righteousness.

19. How do we gain this wisdom?
Daily prayer and meditation…
 to desire peace
 to give our hearts to God.
Be in the Spirit and listen for God’s
perspective.
 to have God’s vision.
Put peace into practice.

20. What a peacemaker isn’t…
 one who compromises truth.
 one who is weak.
 one who responds out of fear.

21. What a peacemaker is…
 one who listens to God’s Spirit.
 one who is under the Spirit’s control .
 one who responds with grace.
 one who calms anger and produces
peace.

22. What are signs of a
peace breaker?
 one who gossips.
 one who spreads bitterness.
 one who stirs up division.
 one who puts others down to build
themselves up.
 one who lets their pride rule their
actions.
 one who holds a grudge.

23. What are signs of a peacemaker?
 one who truly works for peace.
 one who spreads kindness.
 one who seeks unity.
 one who builds others up withou selfish
motives.
 one who doesn’t lose his/her temper.

24. Matt. 5:9 - Blessed are the
peacemakers for they will be
called sons of God.
It’s our choice.