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The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE

The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE. Anger. Purpose of this Series:. The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE. NOT Just some head knowledge BUT an awareness of sins So that: 1. We can confess it and be forgiven.

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The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE

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  1. The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE Anger

  2. Purpose of this Series: The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE NOT Just some head knowledge BUT an awareness of sins So that: 1. We can confess it and be forgiven. 2. We can gain victory over these sins by the power of the Holy Spirit.

  3. Previously on 7 Sins The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE We looked at 3 sins: Pride = wanting to be like God, or to be God. Envy = wanting the other person not to have what I don’t have. Gluttony = wanting to feed the soul with the body’s food.

  4. Anger The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE Scripture Reading Ephesians 4:17-32

  5. Anger The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE Are you angry? Everyone has a problem with anger! Your own or somebody elses!

  6. Anger The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE Anger is not necessarily evil. 26"In your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27and do not give the devil a foothold.

  7. Anger The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE 3 Kinds of Anger Rage Resentment Righteous Indignation

  8. Anger The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE Is it Righteous Indignation? • It can identify a real injustice • It prays, not plots • It points at a condition, not a person • It helps the mistreated • It is unselfish, often reluctant • It refuses vengeance. [Richard P Walters, Anger Yours and Mine & What to do About it, p.46]

  9. Anger The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE Righteous Indignation David’s reaction to Goliath Jesus turning over the tables in the Temple

  10. Anger The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE Story of Ralph and Sally Rage Anger turned outward Anger as a sword Saul throwing the spear at David

  11. Anger The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE Resentment Anger turned inward Anger as a bomb Story of unexploded bombs

  12. Anger The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE Resentment is like Filling your trunk with tennis balls It works just fine at first, but after a while the trunk is so full it takes more effort to keep the lid closed Balls fall out!

  13. Anger The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE Anger is a secondary emotion. What triggers anger? Embarrassment Frustration Rejection Fatique

  14. Anger The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE Proverbs 30:33 “For as churning the milk produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife."

  15. Overcoming Anger The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE 1. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you see how you are dealing with anger. 2. Acknowledge Anger and the hurts underneath it.

  16. Overcoming Anger The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE • Ask God’s help to forgive. • Ask the Holy Spirit to grow the Fruit of the Spirit in you.

  17. Overcoming Anger The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.” Galatians 5:22-26

  18. Overcoming Anger The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE 5. Learn strategies to help you control your anger: a. Give yourself the time and space to think through your feelings and your response.

  19. Overcoming Anger The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE James 1:19-20: “My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.”

  20. Overcoming Anger The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE b. Choose your response. “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” Eph. 4:29

  21. Overcoming Anger The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE c. Daily focus on God and his love for you. “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Eph. 4:32

  22. Anger The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE I Cor. 13:4-8 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

  23. Overcoming Anger The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE d. Join with others who are striving to overcome this sin. Proverbs 22:24-25: “Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered, or you may learn his ways and get yourself ensnared.”

  24. Overcoming Anger The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE “Rage seeks to do wrong, resentment seeks to hide wrong indignation seeks to correct wrong.” “Rage and resentment seek to destroy people, indignation seeks to destroy evil.” “Rage and resentment are forbidden in the Bible, indignation is required.” [Richard P Walters, Anger Yours and Mine & What to do About it, p.17]

  25. Overcoming Anger The 7 SINS of HIGHLY defective PEOPLE Walters says: “Among Christians there is a fear of rage, a surplus of resentment, and a shortage of indignation.” [Richard P Walters, Anger Yours and Mine & What to do About it, p.17]

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