#GOFAMINTDailyDevotion Wed. 4/10/2017

Quarter’s Theme: CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN THE CHURCH

UNIT 2 – Preventing Conflict In The Church (Lessons 4-7)

LOYALTY CAMPAIGN MONTHS

Suggested Hymns: G.H.B. 259, 270

Devotional Reading: GEN. 13:1-9

Topic For Adults

DON’T KEEP MALICE

Topic For Youths

TALK IT OVER

Topic For Intermediates

LET’S TALK

Lesson Scripture

MATTHEW 18:15-17

8/10/2017 LESSON 6

KEEP COMMUNICATION LINE EFFECTIVE

MEMORY VERSE

Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed (Jam. 5:16a) NKJV

DAILY DEVOTIONAL READING

Wed. 4/10/2017

Desire To Counter Conflict

Eccl. 10:12-14

As long as human beings continue to exist, communication will never cease. People communicate with one another at various degrees and with different styles. The writer of our passage today admonished believers to desire not to indulge in conflict in their conversation. This is to be taken as a lifelong duty because of its vitality. Please ruminate on these salient points: Anytime, including conflict time, (i) to let your word win favour (verse 12a) (ii) Don’t talk foolishly and end up with crazy things like a fool (v. 13) (iii) Always bear in mind what will be the consequence of your utterance knowing that soft words bring encouragement. There is no need for rebuttal that cannot produce peaceful co-existence among believers, desist from it.

Point of Emphasis: Believers should desist from conversations that will not produce happiness among them.

Prayer Point: Let my conversation produce joy among the brethren, oh God.