Church of the Resurrection, Anglican Church

Anglican Parish of the Nerepis & St. John

Two Tools to Conquer Conflict

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Sermon Notes

Intro: Forming, storming, norming, performing

Big Idea: God has reconciled with us and we are now empowered to reconcile with each other

X2: The Resurrection of Jesus means love has been victorious and that life can now be victorious

Story/Context: First thing Jesus says, “Peace, be with you.” -> SOURCE: forgiveness, reconciliation

Caveat: recognize that not all conflicts/hurts/situations can be neatly reconciled

#1: The Resurrection of Jesus empowers us to apologize when necessary

Rooted in humility/Identity: we are children of a humble and Risen Lord

Responsible, Regret, Resolve -> sibling story

#2: The Resurrection of Jesus enables our ability to speak to our hurts and issues

Matthew 18 – go, go with another, invite community

Speaking up (to the right person) – ascribes worth/value, lives out freedom, helps move forward vs stay in pseudo-community

Ways: “I care about our relationship, can we talk about something I want to work out?” “You matter to me so I need to mention something – I hope you’ll hear me out”

Pray: for courage, presence, wisdom, grace -> same Jesus “Peace be with you” WILL BE WITH

#3: The Resurrection life-style is for every corner of our lives

  • Life together means conflict… The resurrection lifestyle means we can navigate it well

Rev. Michael Caines

I live to answer the question: “So how did you go from civil engineering to becoming a priest??” I have been here since 2008 when I arrived as the assistant. Since 2012 I have been leading the church as the Priest-in-Charge, and now as the full-time Lead Pastor. I grew up in Sussex, N.B. and then studied Civil Engineering at UNB Fredericton. After a brief period in youth ministry my wife and I moved to Uganda to teach and work at an Anglican Secondary School. After that, I studied at Wycliffe College in Toronto, ON and was ordained in 2008. I served with the Naval Reserve for a number of years but now as the Chaplain for 3 Field Artillery Regiment in Saint John and Woodstock, N.B. I love the outdoors and in my down time I enjoy running, sailing and playing music, but most importantly, time with my family.

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