Dealing with Difficult People

Dealing with Difficult People

Author: ChristKirk May 18, 2025 Duration: 49:05

This may be a bit of a public service announcement, but in this world there are difficult people. Such strained relationships are difficult to navigate. There are the wearisome conversations. There might be false accusations. There may be betrayals. There may even be a sense of danger, or a threat of violence. Such relationships may literally cause you to lose sleep. But this Psalm presents us with a case study in how we should deal with all variety of difficult people.


Find teachings and sermons from the community at Christ Church (Moscow, ID). This podcast feed offers audio from weekly services and special gatherings, featuring pastoral voices like Douglas Wilson and Toby Sumpter, alongside other teachers from the congregation. The content focuses on expository preaching, practical theology, and cultural commentary from a Reformed, Christian perspective. It’s a direct line to the pulpit, capturing the ongoing conversation and instruction that shapes this particular church body. Listeners will hear detailed scriptural analysis, applications for family and community life, and discussions that connect ancient faith to modern challenges. The recordings are shared here as a primary resource for members and anyone interested in the church’s doctrinal stance and weekly rhythms. For further context, schedules, or written materials, the church’s main website provides additional information. This podcast serves as an archive and a current window into the preaching ministry of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho.
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Christ Church (Moscow, ID)
Podcast Episodes
The Primitive Gospel [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:25
As we continue to work our way through the book of Acts, we are not going to spend very much time on the retelling in verses 4-14. But we are not setting this repetition aside as unimportant because Luke obviously intend…
The Plain Gospel Intent [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:09
So we need to begin where we left off, which was at the house of Simon the tanner. Simon Peter was somewhat settled there, and it was there that God spoke to him about how he should not consider Gentiles unclean when God…
Psalm 143 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:40
The Holy Spirit Works the Room [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:22
This episode is the second time in Acts when the Lord makes a point of introducing two people to one another by supernatural means. The first time was in the previous chapter when He appeared to Saul and said that Anania…
Healing for George Washington [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:53
We are now reading about the very beginning of Saul’s Christian life, and his apostolic ministry. We are looking at just 21 verses, and in that short span we see two distinct attempts on his life. The thing that infuriat…
On the Street Called Straight [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:39
We are now reading about the very beginning of Saul’s Christian life, and his apostolic ministry. We are looking at just 21 verses, and in that short span we see two distinct attempts on his life. The thing that infuriat…