He answered, ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ‘You have answered correctly,’ Jesus replied. ‘Do this and you will live. Luke 10:27-28 In the rush of…

“For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” Matthew 18:20 (NIV) Imagine a disagreement between friends or family members where emotions run high and resolution seems out of reach. The very act of coming together in Jesus’ name transforms the situation. It invites His…

If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector. Matthew 18:17 (NIV) Let’s delve into those tough conversations we all dread. You know the ones—they start with…

Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, ‘Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.’ Matthew 18:21-22 (NIV) Forgiveness, a cornerstone of our faith, holds immense transformative power.…

Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. Ephesians 4:15 Conflict is inevitable, but how we approach it can make all the difference in its resolution. In Matthew 18:15-16, Jesus teaches us…