A Root of Bitterness

Ephesians 4:29-32; Hebrews 12:15

Bitterness defined –

Resentful: ______________  _________________

Hostile: expressing ____________  _______________

Dwelling _______________ on a _________________

            situation

Bitterness is -

"Attitude without __________________."

“Drinking _____________ and hoping the other person ______________.”

Bitterness is a Root Sin –

Root sins include:

1. _______ – Proverbs 13:10  Only by pride cometh contention. . .

2. Bitterness – Hebrews 12:15

3. Improper _____________ System – I Timothy 6:10 - For the

love of money is the root of all evil: (literally “all kinds of

evil.”)

Root Sins:

1. Affect ____________ part of your life

2. Result in many other ______________ that often seem to be ______________________.

3. Damage our ___________ with God and our fellow man.

Steps Into Bitterness:

1. __________________ to a verbal remark, action, or lack of

action.

1. Hurt _______________.
2. Repulsive feeling toward a person at the thought or sight of

 him.

1. __________________ wounds and frequently talking about them.

5.   Alienation of a person.

6.   Verbal slander against the person.

7.   Lack of __________________ to God.

8.   ____________________ like the one you despise.

5.                   

Bitterness is a Sin because . . .

1.      Bitterness is sin because it is ______________ against the

___________________ of God.  Romans 5:3-5; 12:19-21

1. Bitterness is sin because it is flows from a ___________________ heart and refuses to ______________________.   Matthew 6:9-15

3.  Bitterness is sin because it violates the _______________ commandment to love our neighbor as ourselves.

Matthew 22:37

4. Bitterness is a sin because it is an _______________ that defiles our lives. Hebrews 12:15