Anger (Proverbs 14:29-30; 15:1, 18; 16:32; 19:11, 19; 24:28-29; 25:21-22)

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• Big Idea: Learning to control our anger furthers God's loving purposes in our lives.                         
• Anger's Destructive Power                                                                                             
  • Out of control anger destroys our ability to make wise choices. Proverbs 14:29
  • Chronic anger is hazardous to our health.  Proverbs 14:30
  • Unchecked hostility ruins unity. Proverbs 15:18-19
•  Anger's Restorative Power                                                                                                          
  • Sometimes it's a sin not to be angry. Ephesians 4:26; Hebrews 4:15                                                         
  • We don't want explosive anger, we want slow anger.  Exodus 34:6; Proverbs 16:32; James 1:19
• What Goes Wrong                                                                                                               
  • Our anger spills out because we've made good things, into ultimate things.
    •  Level one: we carry around a lack of forgiveness.
    • Level two: we take our insecurities out on someone else.
    • Level three: we have unaddressed hostility toward God.
• How Do We Heal?                                                                                                                        
  • We have to be honest about our anger.                                                                                                 
  • We have to analyze our anger. Jeremiah 45:5; Proverbs 24:28-29  
  • Allow God to transform our anger. Proverbs 15:1; Proverbs 25:21-22