Colossians 3:8 But now you must get rid of all these things: anger, passion, and hateful feelings. No insults or obscene talk must ever come from your lips. A gentle spirit is not a character trait or a spiritual gift; it is a fruit that we must consciously and meticulously develop. Overcoming anger is easier...
Tag: Anger Management
26 October 2024 – Anger Management – Part 6
Acts 5:17 But the high priest stood up, along with all his associates (that is, the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy and resentment. Anger incited by envy is murderous and hateful. Envy enrages people into senseless rage. Envious anger is blood thirsty. Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who...
25 October 2024 – Anger Management – Part 5
John 2:15 So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. Anger is a normal and healthy emotion but the reason behind it makes it healthy or hideous. “Anger that leads us towards responses, that help us...
24 October 2024 – Anger Management – Part 4
Psalm 37:8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. “Healthy people experience anger, but they can suppress it before acting on it.” Anger is a survival instinct and a necessary emotion however when it gets out of control it is destructive. A person goes through the primary emotions...
22 October 2024 – Anger Management – Part 2
Genesis 4:5 But He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell. The human angry face is the “signaling function”; it exposes the person’s erratic emotional surge and the physical ability to fight. The human angry face communicates interpersonal hostility by lowering the eyebrows, widening the nose or pressing...
21 October 2024 – Anger Management – Part 1
James 1:19-20 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Anger is an intense primary emotion. It is an antagonizing emotion to pain and a reactionary emotion to express negative...
25 February 2023 – Anger Management – Part 7
Proverbs 27:4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? Anger is a natural, normal God-given human emotion however when it gets out of control it becomes destructive. There are a series of physiological changes that happen to us when we get angry. Our face would be flushed;...
24 February 2023 – Anger Management – Part 6
Psalm 37:8 Psalm 37:8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret–it leads only to evil. Majority of flaccid Christians, agonists and antagonists are angry with God. Psychologist Julie Exline says that about 2/3rd of people are angry with God in response to challenges or calamities that they face. “Anger with God” is like yelling...
23 February 2023 – Anger Management – Part 5
Ecclesiastes 7:9 Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools. Anger will push people to make foolish decisions. “Anger is one letter short of Danger”. Angry words can weaken the love in a marriage and shatter the bonds of friendship. “Just because you are angry, it doesn’t give you the right...
22 February 2023 – Anger Management – Part 4
Acts 19:28-29a When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” Soon the whole city was in an uproar. One bad apple can rot the basket and one trouble maker can infuriate a city into rioting. Paul was preaching vehemently in Ephesus and God was performing astounding miracles. God...
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