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New Clothes
New Behavior
Be Kind To One Another & Forgiving
“So, chosen by God for this new life of
love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness,
humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even-tempered, content with second
place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the
Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It's your
basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it.”
Col.3:12-14 (Msg)
* Anger
can turn you into someone you don’t want to be
* Anger can be a healthy emotion
* Anger in itself is not wrong if
it’s handled correctly- (biblically)
Read:
Ephesians 4:26-32
“Be
angry But do not sin” (RSV)
“Be ye angry, and sin not” (KJV)
*
It is possible to be angry and
not sin !
a) Luke 19:45-48
contrast Jesus’ anger vs
temple priest’s anger
* Jesus never allowed His emotions
to take His focus off of God
* Human anger tends to be self
centered and self motivated
II.
v.26b Anger
must be resolved.
*
Anger can be a healthy emotion, but it’s not supposed to be permanent
a) (Lu.19:47)
Matthew
III.
v.27-29 Why resolve anger?
*
We must take the focus off of ourselves
a) Proverbs 14:17
foolish actions
b) Proverbs 29:22
leads to further sin
c) Proverbs 15:1
turn down the volume
IV.
v.30 Unresolved
anger distances us from God
*
Built up anger diminishes the Holy Spirit’s influence in our lives
a) Genesis 4:1-13, 16
Cain was cursed of God- Cain’s
anger = sin
* Continued anger in your life
limits how God can use you for His
purposes- keeping us from becoming
the person HE created us to be !
V.
v.31,32 How should we express our anger?
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Psychologists would say there are four ways: 1) the manic (exploder) 2) the mute (imploder) 3) the martyr (inflicted) 4) the manipulator
(exploiter)
BUT-
the Bible teaches us
there are three ways: 1) Love 2) Forgive 3) Serve
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