30 | Family Drama

Apr 21, 2024 • Ritchie Johnson

2 Samuel 1 & 2 | Family Drama

Slides:

Leviticus 19:33-34

'When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. 34 'The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt; I am the LORD your God.

Psalm 78:70-72

He also chose David His servant And took him from the sheepfolds; 71 From the care of the ewes with suckling lambs He brought him To shepherd Jacob His people, And Israel His inheritance. 72 So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart, Andguided them with his skillful hands.

Diffusing the drama in ourselves:

• Remember God’s grace given to you.

Matthew 18:21-22, 33

Then Peter came and said to Him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?" 22 Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. ... 33 'Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?'

Diffusing the drama in ourselves:

• Think and remember the best of others, even those who believe they are your enemies.

1 Peter 4:8

Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins.

Diffusing the drama in ourselves:

• Make yourself accountable.

Colossians 3:8, 12-13

But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice, slander, [and] abusive speech from your mouth. ... 12 So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; 13 bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.

Diffusing the drama in ourselves:

• Check the state of your communion.

John 15:4-5

"Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither [can] you unless you abide in Me. 5 "I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.