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2 How do I respond to unloving, inconsiderate, unforgiving (unChrist-like) people who call themselves Christians? questions

3 Strange Weird Dumb Stupid Hateful Spiteful Jerks Mean Illogical
Unloving Inconsiderate Unforgiving Judgemental Angry Nasty Narcissistic Strange Weird Dumb Stupid Hateful Spiteful Jerks Mean Illogical Comes in automatically [CLICK] for right column

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5 How to respond…

6 Micah 6:8 nlt the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

7 Micah 6:8 msg He’s already made it plain how to live, what to do, what God is looking for in men and women. It’s quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor, be compassionate and loyal in your love, And don’t take yourself too seriously – take God seriously.

8 Micah 6:8 nlt walk humbly with your God

9 arrogance us R

10 Micah 6:8 nlt the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. Micah is talking about what godliness looks like

11 It is as if time stops at the moment of trauma
It is as if time stops at the moment of trauma. The traumatic moment becomes encoded in an abnormal form of memory, which breaks spontaneously into consciousness, both as flashbacks… and as traumatic nightmares…

12 Micah 6:8 nlt the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. Let’s come back to Micah

13 forgiveness & mercy are what heals & restores & defines us

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15 mercy Live a life of offering mercy

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17 Jonah 4:2-3 I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from destroying people. Just kill me now, Lord!

18 Jonah 4:9-11 Then God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry because the plant died?” “Yes,” Jonah retorted, “even angry enough to die!” Then the Lord said, “You feel sorry about the plant, though you did nothing to put it there. It came quickly and died quickly. But Nineveh has more than 120,000 people living in spiritual darkness, not to mention all the animals. Shouldn’t I feel sorry for such a great city?”

19 Prodigal son

20 Does there come a time…

21 How to respond… …in the Jesus way …reflecting the character of God
If you can’t picture Jesus responding to them the way you are or are planning to respond

22 drama Our neighbourhood is a place of drama

23 The demand to be loved is the greatest of all arrogant presumptions.
Friedrich Nietzsche The demand to be loved is the greatest of all arrogant presumptions.

24 People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.

25 The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway. The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds. Think big anyway. People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

26 What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway. People really need help but may attack you if you do help them. Help people anyway. Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.

27 easier said than done

28 Note… …don’t be over sensitive …be careful with emails …Matthew 18
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29 Why are some Christians so obnoxious and mean-spirited?

30 purpose the entire point of Christianity is that people are supposed to love each other.

31 Pray


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