NOT A HOSTAGE TO ANGER

Ephesians 4:26-27, NKJV

26 “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, 27 nor give place to the devil.

TWO KINDS OF ANGER

Sanctified

Sinful

1 Samuel 17:28, NLT

1. WRONG WAY TO DEAL WITH ANGER

SPEWERS

SPEWERS EXPRESS IT

Proverbs 29:11, NLT

Fools vent their anger, but the wise quietly hold it back.

Proverbs 14:17, NLT

Short-tempered people do foolish things.

Ecclesiastes 7:9, MS

Don’t be quick to fly off the handle. Anger boomerangs. You can spot a fool by the lumps on his head.

STEWERS

STEWERS SUPPRESS IT

Genesis 4:6-7, NLT

6 “Why are you so angry?” the LORD asked Cain. “Why do you look so dejected?

Genesis 4:6-7, NLT

7 You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.”

1. RIGHT WAY TO DEAL WITH ANGER?

SANCTIFIED ANGER: FAN THE FLAME

Mark 3:5, NLT

He looked around at them angrily and was deeply saddened by their hard hearts. Then he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored!

SINFUL ANGER: PUT IT OUT

Proverbs 17:14, NIV

Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

James 1:19-20, NLT

19 Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.

James 1:19-20, NLT

Ephesians 4:26-27, NKJV

1 Chronicles 12:8, NLT

1 Chronicles 12:9, NLT

1 Chronicles 15:20, NLT

1 Chronicles 27:16, 18, NLT