As Christians we have more in common with one another than differences and need to reconcile.

1. Luke 9:46-48
An argument arose among them as to which
of them was the greatest. But Jesus,
knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a
child and put him by his side and said to
them, “Whoever receives this child in my
name receives Me, and whoever receives
Me receives Him who sent Me. For he who is
least among you all is the one who is great.”
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2. Luke 9:49-50
John answered, “Master, we saw someone
casting out demons in Your name, and we
tried to stop him, because he does not
follow with us.” But Jesus said to him, “Do
not stop him, for the one who is not against
you is for you.”
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3. Luke 9:51-53
When the days drew near for Him to be
taken up, He set his face to go to Jerusalem.
And He sent messengers ahead of Him, who
went and entered a village of the
Samaritans, to make preparations for Him.
But the people did not receive Him, because
his face was set toward Jerusalem.
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4. Luke 9:54-56
And when His disciples James and John saw
it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell fire
to come down from heaven and consume
them?” But He turned and rebuked them.
And they went on to another village.
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5. “UNITY in belief does not
have to be UNIFORMITY in
expression” - Ravi Zacharias
A Christian defined: Salvation & Sanctification
via CHRIST JESUS ALONE.
Tip #1: BE HUMBLE “as God has distributed a
measure of faith to each one”. (46-48)
Tip #2: WHOMEVER is a FRIEND of Jesus is
(and should be) a FRIEND of MINE. (49-50)

6. white
“SLOW TO ANGER”:
Used 9 times in OT
and all are about GOD’S CHARACTER.
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Used ONCE in NT (JAMES 1:19) and relates
specifically to how Christians SHOULD ACT.
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Tip #3: Ultimately, disagreements should not
DESTROY our OPPONENT but DRAW US
CLOSER. (51-56)

7. (Acts 15:36-41) When
disagreements happen:
1st: DO NO (or very little) HARM.
2nd: SEPARATION can BEGIN HEALING.
3rd: PRAY for RECONCILIATION not VICTORY.
Barnabas & Paul:
A GOOD OUTCOME of a strong disagreement
BUT NOT the GUARANTEED OUTCOME of any
disagreement.

8. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
My Next Step Today is to:
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Join a faith2life group
( ) Regain fellowship with another Christian
by “agreeing to disagree”
( ) Meditate on the example of Barnabas
and Paul from Acts 15
( ) Other________________________