U-Turn Towards Peace (Peacemaker 3 of 8)

“U-Turn Towards Peace” Luke 12:13-15

Purpose: To encourage believers to break free from the habit of focusing on other people’s wrongs and to promote peace by focusing on their own contribution to a conflict.

1. Our natural reaction to conflict is to blame others and focus on their wrongs (Lk. 12:13; Gen. 3, 37; 1 Sam. 18-19)

2. The blame game always makes conflict worse (Lk. 12:15; Ps. 73:21-22)

3. You can change the course of a conflict with a prompt you-turn (Lk. 12:15; Matt. 7:1-5)

4. Genuine reconciliation and lasting change require a transformed heart (Lk. 12:15; Matt. 15:18-19; James 4:1-3; Ezek. 36:25-27)

Conclusion: Make a “you-turn” by confessing the sinful desires in your own life and by receiving the incredible gift of forgiveness and peace won on the cross.

Challenge: Making a “you-turn” means that you are going to go in another direction. Lay out a practical plan for the route that you will take, with God’s help, as you go in this new direction.