(Eph 4:26) Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon

your wrath:

(Eph 4:27) Neither give place to the devil.

ANGER! (UNDER CONTROL)

Anger • (32%) say they have a close

friend or family member who has trouble controlling their anger.

• 64% agree that people in general are getting angrier

• 45% of us regularly lose our temper at work

• More than 80% of drivers say they have been involved in road rage incidents;

• 25% have committed an act of road rage themselves

I. The PURITY of Biblical anger

(Eph 4:26) Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon

your wrath:

(Eph 4:27) Neither give place to the devil.

A. Christ like anger.

(Psa 7:11) God judgeth the righteous, and God is

angry with the wicked every day.

(Mar 3:4-5) And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace. And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the

hardness of their hearts …

(Pro 25:23) The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a

backbiting tongue.

A. Christ like anger.

B. Controlled anger

(Joh 2:14-16) And found in the temple those that sold oxen and

sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: And when he had made a scourge of

small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and

the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables; And said unto them

that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's

house an house of merchandise.

(1Pe 2:21) For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for

us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

(1Pe 2:22) Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

(1Pe 2:23) Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself

to him that judgeth righteously:

(1Sa 18:10) And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from

God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst

of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was

a javelin in Saul's hand.

(1Sa 11:6) And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and

his anger was kindled greatly.

I. The PURITY of Biblical angerII.The POWER struggle over anger

(Eph 4:26) Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your

wrath:

(Eph 4:27) Neither give place to the devil.

(2Co 2:10) To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I

forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;

(2Co 2:11) Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are

not ignorant of his devices.

A. The chaos that can come from anger

(Pro 14:17) He that is

soon angry dealeth

foolishly …

(Pro 19:19) A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou

must do it again.

(Pro 25:28) He that hath no rule

over his own spirit is like a

city that is broken down, and without

walls.

(Pro 26:23) Burning lips and a wicked heart

are like a potsherd

covered with silver dross.

(Pro 29:22) An angry man stirreth up strife, and a

furious man aboundeth in transgression.

(Pro 14:29) He that is slow to wrath is of great

understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth

folly.

I. The PURITY of Biblical angerII.The POWER struggle over anger III.The PROCEDURE to controlling Anger

(Eph 4:26) Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon

your wrath:

(Eph 4:27) Neither give place to the devil.

A. Don’t conceal anger.

(Pro 16:32) He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth

his spirit than he that taketh a city.

A. Don’t conceal anger.

B. Don’t communion with anger

A. Don’t conceal anger.

B. Don’t communion with anger

C. Don’t counteract anger