MATTHEW 5:9 BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS, FOR THEY SHALL BE CALLED SONS OF GOD.

  • What’s your go-to strategy for managing conflict?

  • Read Matthew 5:9 and Psalm 34:14. What parallels do you see in these verses? How does understanding peace as “solid and flourishing wholeness” form your approach to handling difficult relationships?

  • Houston highlighted three ways the New Testament talks about applying the gospel to personal relationships: apologizing, forgiving others, and making peace between brothers. Are any of these harder for you than others? Do any come easily?

  • Jesus is the Peacemaker who reconciles God with man and man with man. What takeaways do you have from this week’s passage?

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