Relationships

Pastor Bill Bush · Jun 12, 2023

Drawing from Proverbs 17:14 and Ephesians 4, Pastor Bill argues that conflict is like water pressure behind a dam: manageable when addressed early, catastrophic when ignored until it bursts. Using the metaphor of a controlled release versus a flood, he lays out six practical principles — say it, say it straight, say it soon, say it all, say it supportively, and say it selflessly — to help people pursue resolution in every relationship before conflict escalates into an all-out fight where people stop attacking the problem and start attacking each other.

Pastor Bill Bush · Oct 17, 2021

Drawing on James 4:1–10, Pastor Bill argues that the root of every relational conflict is not the other person but the war of conflicting desires raging within us — desires to have, to feel, and to be that have been twisted by our fallen nature away from God. Until we humbly surrender those desires to God, resist the enemy's escalations, draw close to God through His Word and honest prayer, and extend genuine forgiveness, no conflict-management technique will produce lasting peace in our homes or relationships.