Problem solving god’s way

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A L L R I G H T S R E S E R V E D .
Problem solving God’s way

Man’s approach tends to be dysfunctional!
Problem solving man’s way

P A C I F Y - T O S O O T H E O R C A L M B E C A U S E T H E
A S S E S S M E N T O F T H E P R O B L E M I S F L A W E D
I G N O R E - T O H O P E T H A T T H E P R O B L E M
S I M P L Y G O E S A W A Y W I T H T I M E
D E T R A C T – T O D E L I B E R A T E L Y D I V E R T
A T T E N T I O N A W A Y F R O M T H E P R O B L E M
Some dysfunctional
approaches

Which approach do
you commonly use?

I T I S I N F O R M E D B Y F L A W E D / I N C O M P L E T E
U N D E R S T A N D I N G
An approach is dysfunctional
for 1 simple reason!

I T . . .
I S D I R E C T
T E A C H E S
K E E P S T H E B I G G E R P I C T U R E I N V I E W
God’s way is unique in its
success. Why?

H E A D O N C O N F R O N T A T I O N T H R O U G H
Q U E S T I O N I N G
T H I S N O N - T H R E A T E N I N G M A N N E R H E L P S
T H E I N D I V I D U A L I D E N T I F Y F O R
T H E M S E L V E S T H E R O O T P R O B L E M
S O L E A R N I N G I S T H E F O C U S R A T H E R T H A N
J U D G E M E N T
1. direct

L E A R N I N G , R E A S O N I N G A N D
U N D E R S T A N D I N G A RE A T T H E H E A R T O F
A D O N A I ’ S W A Y E P H E S I A N S 3 : 9 , 1 0
S O T H E D O O R O F C O M M U N I C A T I O N I S K E P T
O P E N B E Y O N D T H E C O N F R O N T A T I O N
2. teaches

T H E P E R S O N I S S E P A R A T E F R O M T H E
P R O B L E M
T H E P R O B L E M I S A D D R E S S E D W I T H O U T
D E V A L U I N G T H E P E R S O N
C O R R E C T I O N C A N O C C U R W I T H O U T
D E S T R U C T I O N O F T H E R E L A T I O N S H I P
3. keeps the bigger picture
in view

Modelling Christ’s method of problem
solving towards His:
 Followers
 Opponents

R E V E L A T I O N 2 , 3
C O M P L I M E N T S
C O R R E C T S
S T A T E S C O N S E Q U E N C E S
O P E N L Y I D E N T I F I E S R O O T P R O B L E M
followers

M A T T H E W 1 5 : 1 - 3 , 1 4 ;
M A T T H E W 2 3
M A R K 7 : 5 - 7
C O N F R O N T A T I O N A L
S E E M S H A R S H T O T H E E A R
C O R R E C T S
S T A T E S C O N S E Q U E N C E S
O P E N L Y I D E N T I F I E S R O O T P R O B L E M
opponents

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