Epic Community: “Lean into Conflict”
Acts 6:1-7

God can work through conflict to forge redemptive outcomes.  In conflict, He displays His grace blesses in unexpected ways those surrendered to Him.  He did it on numerous occasions in the biblical story. One of those occasions was in the thriving first century church in Jerusalem.  It was an epic community that was growing and powerfully influencing many lives in and around Jerusalem.  In the midst of the growth and vitality, there arose challenge.  There was conflict from outside the church, but the more formidable challenge involved conflict coming from within.  We are told early in Acts 6 that a “complaint” arose. So how is the leadership of the church going to respond?  How is the church going to move through this potential crisis?  The story is fascinating.  The church not only “got through the crisis,” but the church experienced new levels of vitality later.  Join us as we take a look at this instructive incident from church history that can teach us much about how to respond to conflict.

Pastor Tim Haugen

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