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The way of the world: Violence, lying, aggressionProverbs 10:12—Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins.Proverbs 13:10—By pride comes nothing but strife, but with the well-advised is wisdom.Proverbs 16:29—A violent man entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.Proverbs 29:22—An angry man stirs up strife, and a furious man abounds in transgression.James 3:16—For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there.[Optional] The two goats—a sample of humilityi Also in Study Notes book.A man walking in the mountains observed this scene:Two goats were making their way over a narrow path on the mountains. One was ascending thetrial, the other descending. He also noticed that they must pass at a point where the trail was sonarrow that there was room for only one goat. He watched to see what would happen.The animals rounded a turn in the path which brought them in full view of each other. They backedup, as though ready for a lunge, and then the most amazing thing happened. The goat on the trailbelow laid down in the path, while the goat above him walked over his back. The first animal thenarose and continued his journey up the trail.[Optional] How do wars begin?i Also in Study Notes book.A boy once asked, “Dad, how do wars begin?”“Well, take the First World War,” said his father. “That got started when Germany invaded Belgium.”Immediately his wife interrupted him. “Tell the boy the truth. It began because somebody wasassassinated.”The husband drew himself up with an air of superiority and snapped back, “Are you answering thequestion or am I?”Turning her back upon him in a huff, the wife walked out of the room and slammed the door ashard as she could. When the dishes stopped rattling in the cupboard, an uneasy silence followed,broken at length by the son. “Daddy, you don’t have to tell me how wars begin. I know now!”[Optional] Some chilling statsi Also in Study Notes book.In the last 3,421 years of recorded history only 268 have seen no war. The twentieth century cameto a close with a third of the world’s 193 nations embroiled in conflict. When the twentieth centurybegan, the ratio of military to civilian casualties was 8:1. By the end of the century the ratio was 1:8. Discussion points Discuss the principle, “love, humility, and prayer solve all problems.” How could that be applied to solvethe conflicts that are currently raging?(Option 5) To Serve or Be ServedLeadership takes many forms: The employer, teacher, foreman, politician and parent are someexamples of leaders in society today. A quick look at God’s guidelines for leadership shows thathumility is high on His list:Going God’s Way, Part 1 - Class 12A 433