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! Introduction.
“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a foothold.
28 He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need.
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.
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.
32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
*Ephesians 4:26-32*
Two of our neighbors had a falling-out over the boundary line fence between their farms.
Feelings became so intense that each built his own fence.
These fences were built about four feet apart.
Not only were they added expenses, but neither of the neighbors had the use of the four-foot strip of land—it rightfully belonged to neither of them.
For lack of a better name, this four-foot strip was called “The Devil’s Lane.”
I guess it was rightly named because Old Beelzebub did take control of it.
At least he controlled the men involved.
—*Carl C. Williams*
*I.
It’s Not a Sin to be Angry.*
Moses said to the LORD, "O Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant.
I am slow of speech and tongue."
11 The LORD said to him, "Who gave man his mouth?
Who makes him deaf or mute?
Who gives him sight or makes him blind?
Is it not I, the LORD?
Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say." 13 But Moses said, "O Lord, please send someone else to do it."
14 Then the Lord's anger burned against Moses and he said, "What about your brother, Aaron the Levite?
I know he can speak well.
He is already on his way to meet you, and his heart will be glad when he sees you.
15 You shall
speak to him and put words in his mouth; I will help both of you speak and will teach you what to do.
16 He will speak to the people for you, and it will be as if he were your mouth and as if you were God to him.
17 But take this staff in your hand so you can perform miraculous signs with it."*Exodus
4:10-17*
Jesus Experienced Anger
Another time he went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. 2 Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath.
3 Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.”
4 Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?”
But they remained silent.
5 He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.”
He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored.
6 Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
*Mk 3:1-6*
When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
14 In the temple courts he found men selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money.
15 So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple area, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
16 To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here!
How dare you turn my Father’s house into a market!”
His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for your house will consume me.” *John 2:13-17*
But, my objective today . . .
encourage you Find healthy means to Deal with ANGER
*II.
We Can’t Necessarily Control Feelings of Anger.*
Sometimes, it just occurs: because of an
an event
a situation; or
difficult circumstances.
*We Can , however , always control how we respond. .
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The Speech Research Unit of Kenyon College proved through tests that when a person is shouted at, he simply cannot help but shout back.
… You can use this scientific knowledge to keep another person from becoming angry: control the other person’s tone of voice by your own voice.
*III.
We Can Think − Before We Act.*
My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry . .
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James 1:19, NIV
But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
Colossians 3:8, NIV
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.
Ephesians 4:29, NIV
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Lengthen The Fuse. 2.
Trust in God’s determination.
3. Keep The Mouth Shut. 4.
Keep a Mirror Handy.
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If You Can, Let Go — If You Can’t, Deal with It Now.
It is said of Julius Caesar that, when provoked, he used to repeat the whole Roman alphabet before he allowed himself to speak.
When the darkest clouds of the Civil War were hovering over the capital, many things done by the generals were not approved by either Lincoln or Secretary Stanton.
Lincoln would take a long time to ponder over those situations, but Stanton would, at times, lose his temper and explode.
One day Stanton came to see Lincoln about the doings of a certain general.
Listening quietly, Lincoln let Stanton show his anger, and when the latter exclaimed, “I would like to write him a letter and tell him what I think of him!”
Lincoln remarked quietly, “Well, why not do so?
Sit down and write him a letter, saying all you have said to me.”
Stanton was surprised for he thought that President Lincoln would object to this.
He declared that he would take the President at his word.
Two days later he brought Lincoln the letter he had written, and read it to him.
When Stanton had finished, Lincoln smiled and remarked, “That is all right.
You have said all you told me you would.
Now, what are you going to do with this letter?”
“Why, I am going to give it to him, of course.”
“I wouldn’t,” replied the President quietly.
“Throw it in the waste basket.”
“What, after spending two days on it,” exclaimed Stanton.
“Yes.
It took you two days to write it, and it did you a lot of good.
You feel a great deal better now, and that is all that is necessary.”
An Englishman, on a tour of the Western United States, came to a desert filling station.
Above the door was a sign: “Joe Bevins, 200% American.”
After the scowling and surly proprietor had filled the gas tank, the visitor ventured a question: “Would you mind, Mr. Bevins,” he said, “telling me just what is a 200% American?”
“Well,” said the filling-station man belligerently, “You heard o’ 100% Americans, I reckon—they hate all other nationalities.
Me—well, I’m 200%—I hate everybody!
—Maxwell Droke
*Conclusion.
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FOR WOMEN
A Philadelphia woman in her will instructed her executor to take one dollar from her estate, invest it and pay the interest on this investment to her husband, “as evidence of my estimate of his worth.”
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