RECAP
- Slow to speak
- Quick to listen
- Slow to get angry
Offense happens when you hold on to anger!
Anger is easy…love is not
TEXT
Ephesians 4:26-27
“Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, 27 nor give place to the devil. (NKJV)
“Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, 27 nor give place to the devil. (NKJV)
Ephesians 4:29-32
Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. (NKJV)
Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. (NKJV)
Ephesians 4:26-27
“Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, 27 nor give place to the devil. (NKJV)
“Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, 27 nor give place to the devil. (NKJV)
There is no benefit to being offended.
Being offended is inevitable, but living offended is a choice.
Ephesians 4:26b-27
…do not let the sun go down on your wrath, 27 nor give place to the devil. (NKJV)
…do not let the sun go down on your wrath, 27 nor give place to the devil. (NKJV)
3 reasons why the enemy uses offense:
- To divide
- To distract
- To discredit
Ephesians 4:26b
”…do not let the sun go down on your wrath, (NKJV)
”…do not let the sun go down on your wrath, (NKJV)
Ephesians 4:26b-27
…do not let the sun go down on your wrath, 27 nor give place to the devil. (NKJV)
…do not let the sun go down on your wrath, 27 nor give place to the devil. (NKJV)
Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. (NKJV)
Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. (NKJV)
Rules for Fighting Fair:
- Never call names
- Avoid yelling
- Don’t get historical
- Never threaten divorce
- Remember you are allies and not adversaries
Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. (NKJV)
Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. (NKJV)
Ephesians 4:29
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. (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. (NIV)
Ephesians 4:31
Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. (NKJV)
Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. (NKJV)
Ephesians 4:32
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. (NKJV)
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. (NKJV)
APPLICATION
Psalm 139:23-24
Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; 24 And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting. (NKJV)
Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; 24 And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting. (NKJV)