There Are Difficult Christians (Matthew 20:23-28)
Gary McManus, 10/09/2016Part of the Jesus Came to Restore series, preached at a Sunday Morning service
October 9, 2016
Matthew 20:23-28 (p. 977 / p. 987 )
Pastors, Congregations, and Christians;
What to do if THEY are difficult
Banished: Surviving My Years in the
Westboro Baptist Church
by Lauren Drain (Author),
Lisa Pulitzer (Contributor)
See John 10:7-10—Jesus is the key.
“A very severely injured brain
can be worked with and can be rehabilitated.”
--Neuroscientist Theresa Pape
Marc Dupont: Toxic Churches:
Restoration from Spiritual Abuse
Banished: Surviving My Years in the Westboro
Baptist Church by Lauren Drain (Author),
Lisa Pulitzer (Contributor)
Understanding Abusive Church Leadership:
What It Looks Like and How It Debilitates
the Life and Spirit of Church by Judy R. De Wit
Twisted Scriptures: A Path to Freedom from
Abusive Churches by Mary Alice Chrnalogar
Recovering from Churches That Abuse
by Ronald M. Enroth
Suffer The Little Children: Understanding and
Overcoming Spiritual Abuse
by W. William Hobson and Dr. Ronald Enroth
Authority Abusers by George G. Bloomer
Healthy Church Basics:
--Holy Spirit in all believers: Romans 5:5,
1 Corinthians 6:19, Ephesians 1:13,
2 Timothy 1:14, Titus 3:5,
--The above truth reflected in communications:
respect, church government, prayers, decisions,
budget, etc—where power is shared and
distributed
Galatians 6:7
--You reap what you sow.
Ephesians 4:15
--Speak the truth in love.
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1 Corinthians 16:14,
"Let all that you do be done in love."
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