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Group Questions 1.Read 2 Corinthians 12:20. How does anger manifest itself in the church today? 2.How did anger manifest itself in your personal life in the past week?

Anger a strong feeling of displeasure, and usually of antagonism...often accompanied by sinful emotions, words, and actions hurtful to those who are the objects of our anger. It is usually directed at a person.

Robert Jones Anger is a universal problem, prevalent in every culture, experienced by every generation. No one is isolated from its presence or immune from its poison. It permeates each person and spoils our most intimate relationships. Anger is a give part of our fallen human fabric…sadly this is true even in our Christian homes and churches

Every sixty seconds you spend angry, upset or mad, is a full minute of happiness you'll never get back.

Ephesians 4:31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.

Colossians 3:8 But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.

2 Corinthians 12:20 For I fear that perhaps when I come I may find you not as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish—that perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, anger, hostility, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder.

Ephesians 4:26-27 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give no opportunity to the devil.

The Weeds of Anger (unruly offspring) 1.Resentment

The Weeds of Anger (unruly offspring) 1.Resentment 2.Bitterness

True forgiveness results in a restored relationship, not continuing animosity.

The Weeds of Anger (unruly offspring) 1.Resentment 2.Bitterness 3.Enmity & Hostility

The Weeds of Anger (unruly offspring) 1.Resentment 2.Bitterness 3.Enmity & Hostility 4.Grudge

Genesis 27:41 Now Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him, and Esau said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

Genesis 50:15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all the evil that we did to him.”

Leviticus 19:18 You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.

Psalm 55:2-3 Attend to me, and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and I moan, 3 because of the noise of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. For they drop trouble upon me, and in anger they bear a grudge against me.

Mark 6:19 And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death.

Romans 12:19-21 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” 20 To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

The Weeds of Anger (unruly offspring) 1.Resentment 2.Bitterness 3.Enmity & Hostility 4.Grudge 5.Strife

How can we “nip it in the bud?” 1.Always look to the sovereignty of God 2.Pray the God will enable you to grow in love 3.Learn to forgive as God has forgiven you

Romans 8:28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

How can we “nip it in the bud?” 1.Always look to the sovereignty of God 2.Pray the God will enable you to grow in love 3.Learn to forgive as God has forgiven you

1 Peter 4:8 Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.

1 Corinthians 13:4- 5 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful

How can we “nip it in the bud?” 1.Always look to the sovereignty of God 2.Pray the God will enable you to grow in love 3.Learn to forgive as God has forgiven you