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Episode Notes:

Let me begin with an observation that probably doesn't surprise anyone:

Conflict is a fact of life.

It happens in families.

It happens in marriages.

It happens in workplaces.

It happens in communities.

And unfortunately, it even happens in churches.

Psychologists tell us that conflict exists at different levels and the sad truth is that not everyone enters a conflict at the same level. One person may be trying to solve a problem while another is preparing for battle Conflict can become very complicated very quickly.

My preference is peace, harmony, and unity. I'd much rather see people working together than fighting each other. So, the question becomes:

How do we achieve that?

How does a family learn to live in harmony?

How does a church stay united?

How do relationships survive in a world that seems increasingly divided?

More importantly, what has to happen inside our hearts to make genuine harmony possible?

As it turns out, the Apostle Paul addresses exactly that issue in Philippians chapter 2 for us today. The church at Philippi was beginning to experience tensions and divisions. Paul could see the warning signs. So, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, he gives one of the clearest and most helpful explanations in all of the Bible of what produces unity and what destroys it. And what we're about to discover is that harmony doesn't begin with changing other people, it begins with changing ourselves

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