Healthy People Have Problems But Healthy People Deal With Them

Healthy People Have Problems

But ...

Matthew 18:15-17

Healthy people have ... friends

Friends ... have problems

The test of a true friend is ... what he does when the problems come.

When ... your friend does something wrong

What do you do?

Matt 18:15 A true friend ... goes to his friend & tells him what he’s done wrong

Not as easy as it sounds.

Especially ... when he does it to you

Matthew 18:15

Luke 17:3 Jesus said, When your friend does something wrong ... watch yourself

Galatians 6:1 Paul said, When you see anyone do something wrong ... Watch yourself

Leviticus 19:17 Watch that you don’t ... hate him in your heart

Watch that you don’t despise him

Watch that you don’t write him off

Leviticus 19:18 Watch that you don’t ... seek revenge

Or ... bear a grudge

Maybe you need to go to ______ first.

Matt 18:15 says, A true friend keeps it ... just between the two of them

There are many scriptures that talk about how we’re supposed to deal with problems.

Galatians 6:1 NIV If someone is caught in a sin,

you ... should restore him... gently

Galatians 6:1 KJV In the spirit of ... meekness

But none more powerful than this.

Matthew 18:15 Make it ... just between the two of you

Maybe, just between the two of you and ________ .

Matthew 18:16,17 says, A true friend does ... whatever it takes

If he can’t help ______ , he’ll bring in _____ or ______ others.

If they can’t help,

he doesn’t hesitate to involve ______ ___________ ________.

He only stops, when his friend _