{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":300,"width":600,"title":"Confrontation","description":"The&amp;nbsp;Art&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;Confrontation  Confrontation&amp;nbsp;is&amp;nbsp;never&amp;nbsp;easy\u2014but&amp;nbsp;when&amp;nbsp;it\u2019s&amp;nbsp;done&amp;nbsp;God\u2019s&amp;nbsp;way,&amp;nbsp;it&amp;nbsp;can&amp;nbsp;bring&amp;nbsp;restoration&amp;nbsp;instead&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;division.  In&amp;nbsp;Part&amp;nbsp;2&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;\u201cTaming&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;Tongue,\u201d&amp;nbsp;Pastor&amp;nbsp;Rick&amp;nbsp;McClain&amp;nbsp;teaches&amp;nbsp;\u201cThe&amp;nbsp;Art&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;Confrontation,\u201d&amp;nbsp;looking&amp;nbsp;at&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;powerful&amp;nbsp;encounter&amp;nbsp;between&amp;nbsp;Nathan&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;David&amp;nbsp;in&amp;nbsp;2&amp;nbsp;Samuel&amp;nbsp;12:1\u201314.&amp;nbsp;Biblical&amp;nbsp;confrontation&amp;nbsp;isn\u2019t&amp;nbsp;about&amp;nbsp;winning&amp;nbsp;an&amp;nbsp;argument&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;proving&amp;nbsp;someone&amp;nbsp;wrong;&amp;nbsp;it\u2019s&amp;nbsp;about&amp;nbsp;caring&amp;nbsp;enough&amp;nbsp;for&amp;nbsp;someone&amp;nbsp;to&amp;nbsp;speak&amp;nbsp;truth&amp;nbsp;with&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;goal&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;restoring&amp;nbsp;godliness.&amp;nbsp;  Through&amp;nbsp;Nathan\u2019s&amp;nbsp;example,&amp;nbsp;we&amp;nbsp;learn&amp;nbsp;how&amp;nbsp;to&amp;nbsp;approach&amp;nbsp;difficult&amp;nbsp;conversations&amp;nbsp;under&amp;nbsp;God\u2019s&amp;nbsp;leadership,&amp;nbsp;speak&amp;nbsp;truth&amp;nbsp;when&amp;nbsp;it&amp;nbsp;needs&amp;nbsp;to&amp;nbsp;be&amp;nbsp;spoken,&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;remain&amp;nbsp;open&amp;nbsp;when&amp;nbsp;God&amp;nbsp;uses&amp;nbsp;someone&amp;nbsp;else&amp;nbsp;to&amp;nbsp;confront&amp;nbsp;us.&amp;nbsp;David\u2019s&amp;nbsp;response&amp;nbsp;reminds&amp;nbsp;us&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;importance&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;recognizing&amp;nbsp;our&amp;nbsp;sin,&amp;nbsp;confessing&amp;nbsp;it,&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;allowing&amp;nbsp;God&amp;nbsp;to&amp;nbsp;lead&amp;nbsp;us&amp;nbsp;back&amp;nbsp;to&amp;nbsp;Him.&amp;nbsp; Memory&amp;nbsp;Verse:&amp;nbsp;Proverbs&amp;nbsp;27:6  \u201cWounds&amp;nbsp;made&amp;nbsp;by&amp;nbsp;a&amp;nbsp;friend&amp;nbsp;are&amp;nbsp;intended&amp;nbsp;to&amp;nbsp;help,&amp;nbsp;but&amp;nbsp;an&amp;nbsp;enemy\u2019s&amp;nbsp;kisses&amp;nbsp;are&amp;nbsp;too&amp;nbsp;much&amp;nbsp;to&amp;nbsp;bear.\u201d ","author_name":"Christ Community Church of Lake Charles","author_url":"http:\/\/ccclc.libsyn.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43165703\/height\/300\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"300\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/207090048"}