We are social people. We live with people. We work with people. We interact with people. As a result, there are times that we conflict with people. Our sinful nature has a strong tendency to get upset with those who do not do live our way. This leads to social sins. Transition I want us […]
Anger is the commonly justified sin. It was not my fault. I inherited a hot temper. Someone irritated me. Something displeased me. I wasn’t furious; I was just upset. It is just the way I am! Transition This evening we are going to see what God has to say about our anger and how to […]
On March 16, 1980, the first sign of activity at Mount St. Helens occurred as a series of small earthquakes. It was not until May 19, 1980 that the mountain exploded. The volcano was slow to explode, but when it did, it was devastating. Being slow to anger is more than delaying the explosion; it […]
Our text this evening is not alone in the book of Proverbs. Proverbs 25:24 is identical except for an added word “and”. Also, Proverbs 21:19 is very similar. Thus, we will consider all three of these verses together. Richard Wardlaw states, “God said, when he had created Adam, “It is not good that the man […]
When God saves a person, he changes their life from the inside. (2 Corinthians 5:17) “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” The Holy Spirit indwells every believer from the moment of his conversion. He enables us to make […]
When I was young I was often an angry youth. As I matured I gained better control, but I still had a spirit of anger that I did not know existed. It wasn’t until I listened to a message by Dr. S. M. Davis on anger that I realized I had that spirit of anger. […]