Matthew 21:30 Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go. Jesus elucidated the nature of two groups of people who were responding to His preaching and teaching with the parable in Matthew 21:28-32. There was a man with two sons. He said...
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27 October 2021 – Difficult People – Part 6
Luke 9:54 When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from Heaven to destroy them? Aggressive people are those who cannot control their emotions but bully verbally or become violent in their reaction. Aggression or passive-aggression is only a reaction to intense emotional pain...
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26 October 2021 – Difficult People – Part 5
Esther 9:24 For Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them. “Avengers” mulch over incidents or episodes and ruin the present by reminiscing over the past. Grudges often persist rumination of an incident over and over again causing emotional pain and stress. It...
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25 October 2021 – Difficult People – Part 4
Luke 23:13 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! Moral psychology defines a hypocrite as someone who fails to follow his own expressed moral rules, regulations and principles. Hypocrite is a “plastered saint” who puts on a façade of false appearance and whose behaviour contradicts his principles and propagations. Hypocrites pretends to...
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24 October 2021 – Difficult People – Part 3
John 11:16 Then Thomas (also known as Didymus) said to the rest of the disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.” There will be one bad apple in a basket no matter how good the produce is. Similarly, there will be one pessimistic person in a group of friends, colleague or...
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23 October 2021 – Difficult People – Part 2
Luke 18:18 And a certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good Master”. “Manipulators” are another set of difficult people who play on exaggeration and emotions. Manipulators exercise forceful and harmful influence on others and would take advantage to gain power, control, benefits or privileges at the expense of the victim. The common tools that manipulators use...
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22 October 2021 – Difficult People – Part 1
Nehemiah 4:1 When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews. Even if we pitch our tent in the moon, we will bounce into difficult people. There are some people who always seem to be angry, difficult to please and continuously looking for conflict. Ignore...