So he sent his brothers away, and as they departed, he said to them, "Do not quarrel on the journey."

- Genesis 45:24 NASB

KEEPING PEACE IN THE FAMILY

12 “This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.”

- John 15:12-13 NASB

KEEPING PEACE IN THE FAMILY: Jesus' Command Before Leaving His Disciples

34 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

- John 13:34-35 NASB

KEEPING PEACE IN THE FAMILY: Jesus' Command Before Leaving His Disciples

7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has seen God at any time; if we love one another, God abides in us, and His love is perfected in us.

- I John 7:7-12 NASB

KEEPING PEACE IN THE FAMILY: Christ Taught Us the Meaning of Love

15 So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Tend My lambs.” 16 He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Shepherd My sheep.” 17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Tend My sheep.”

- John 21:15-17 NASB

KEEPING PEACE IN THE FAMILY: Jesus' Command to Peter

1 Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the glory that is to be revealed, 2 Shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness;

- 1 Peter 5:1-2 NASB

KEEPING PEACE IN THE FAMILY: Peter's Command to Elders/Pastors

17 Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them. 18 For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

- Romans 16:17-18 NASB

KEEPING PEACE IN THE FAMILY: The Need for Elders/Pastors

20 If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. 21 And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should love his brother also.

- I John 4:20-21 NASB

KEEPING PEACE IN THE FAMILY: We Cannot Claim to Love the Lord While We Harbor Hatred for our Brother

The Bucket List

Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:

- 2 Peter 1:1 NASB

KEEPING PEACE IN THE FAMILY: “To them that have obtained like precious faith with us” (KJV)

Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment.

- 1 Corinthians 1:10 NASB

KEEPING PEACE IN THE FAMILY: “That you all agree”

1 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to infants in Christ. 2 I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able, 3 for you are still fleshly. For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not walking like mere men?

- 1 Corinthians 3:1-3 NASB

KEEPING PEACE IN THE FAMILY: Avoid Jealousy and Strife

But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

- 1 Timothy 1:5 NASB

KEEPING PEACE IN THE FAMILY: “The Goal of Our Instruction is Love”

Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor;

- Romans 12:10 NASB

KEEPING PEACE IN THE FAMILY: “Be devoted to one another”

24 and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, 25 not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.

- Hebrews 10:24-25 NASB

KEEPING PEACE IN THE FAMILY: Stimiulate One Another to Love and Good Works

2 make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. 3 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; 4 do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. 5 Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus.

- Philippians 2:2-5 NASB

KEEPING PEACE IN THE FAMILY: Follow Christ's Example of Love

1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity! 2 It is like the precious oil upon the head, coming down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard, coming down upon the edge of his robes. 3 It is like the dew of Hermon coming down upon the mountains of Zion; For there the Lord commanded the blessing—life forever.

- Psalm 133 NASB

KEEPING PEACE IN THE FAMILY: Dwelling Together in Unity

Ramesses II

Spent 20 years building

Abu Simbel temples

Built his tomb in The Valley of

the Kings

Most peoplespend more

time planningtheir one

week vacationthan they

do planningfor eternity!

But God said to him, “You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?” - Luke 12:20