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Welcome. Evans Church of Christ. 1 Cor. 13:13. A More Excellent Way. Pt. 7 - Good Temper. “But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way .” 1 Cor. 12:31. Love. “Is not easily provoked”. Philippians 1:9-11

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  1. Welcome Evans Church of Christ

  2. 1 Cor. 13:13

  3. A More Excellent Way Pt. 7 - Good Temper “But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way.” 1 Cor. 12:31 Love “Is not easily provoked”

  4. Philippians 1:9-11 9.And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, 10. that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, 11. being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.” Be over and above, in excess, excel

  5. 1 Cor. 13:4-8a Description of Love 4. Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5. does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6. does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7. bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8. Love never fails.

  6. Love 1 Cor. 13:4-8a Description of Love Guilelessness Sincerity Spiritual strength Open-Mindedness Optimism Faithfulness Loverly Patience Kindness Generosity Humility Courtesy Unselfishness Good temper

  7. A More Excellent Way Pt. 7 - Good Temper “Is not Provoked” NKJV “Is not easily provoked” KJV

  8. Other Translations Is Not Provoked - Is not Easily Provoked “Is not touchy” = Phillips “Not quick to take offense” = NEB “It is not irritable or resentful” = ESV, RSV “Is not easily angered” = NIV “It is not quickly made angry” = BBE “blaze out in passionate anger”= WNT “Is not quickly provoked” = Darby’s Love has a good temper

  9. Meaning of “Provoked” To have a somewhat Sharp smell Greek To irritate Rouse to anger Touchy Chip on shoulder English To incite to anger Incense, vex James 1:19 “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:”

  10. He was quickly provoked

  11. Prov. 16:32 “He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.” Job 5:2 “For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.” Prov. 14:17 “He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.”

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  13. Prov. 14:29 “He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.” Prov. 19:11 “The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.” Ecl. 7:9 “Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.”

  14. Righteous Indignation-Right kind of Anger Jesus Matt. 21:12-13 and John 2:15 Went into the temple Overturned tables of moneychangers Drove them out of the temple Righteous anger - protect what is righteous Paul provoked in Athens - Acts 17 Oppose sin and stand against it

  15. How To Control Our Anger • Eph. 4:26 “Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:” • Not sinful to be angry • Anger leads to foolish actions • Get over your anger • Eph. 4:27 “nor give place to the devil.” • TCNT “And give no opportunity to the Devil.”

  16. How To Control Our Anger Colossians 3:8 “But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.” Put off and get away from Not impossible

  17. How To Control Our Anger Ephesians 4:31-32 31. “Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32. And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.” Put away anger and wrath Love will drive them away

  18. How To Control Our Anger Eph. 4:26 = when angry be careful Col. 3:8 = put off wrath Eph.4:31-32 = put away wrath and anger add kindness and tenderheartedness Love has a good temper because it is not easily provoked !

  19. Love is not isolated from emotion. Our responsibility to control our emotions. Don’t allow anger to control us. We must control our anger. Love

  20. Ecclesiastes 7:9 “Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.”

  21. A More Excellent Way Pt. 7 - Good Temper “But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way.” 1 Cor. 12:31 Love “Is not quickly provoked”

  22. Love 1 Cor. 13:4-8a Description of Love Guilelessness Sincerity Spiritual strength Open-Mindedness Optimism Faithfulness Loverly Patience Kindness Generosity Humility Courtesy Unselfishness Good temper

  23. Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 evanscoc@bellsouth.net www.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Evening Sept. 8, 2013

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