Tag: Anger
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Day 15: January 15, 2023
Do Everything You Can to Guard Your Peace! Key Verse to Read and Treasure And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus—Philippians 4:7 (ESV) For Insight Have you ever thought of peace as the gatekeeper, the sentinel of your heart? That’s what Paul calls…
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September 8, 2022
Don’t Respond In-Kind Key Verse to Read and Treasure Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. (Proverbs 16:32, ESV) For Insight How do you to respond to the anger of others? It’s so easy to respond in kind. The same…
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July 23/24, 2022
Avoid Anger Turned Inward Key Verse to Read and Treasure He looked around at them angrily and was deeply saddened by their hard hearts (Mark 3:5, NLT) For Insight We often identify anger as being something bad or negative to experience or feel but seldom think of it as being potentially deadly or harmful for…
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June 27, 2022
Admittance Can Free Us Key Verse to Read and Treasure For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust (Psalm 103:14, ESV) For Insight Can you believe that many Christians are not willing to admit they get angry? That they have difficulty forgiving others or accepting God’s forgiveness for themselves, that they are…
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June 14, 2022
A Course in Anger Management Key Verse to Read and Treasure Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger (Ephesians 4:26, ESV) For Insight Have you ever thought of Paul’s counsel about anger as a course in anger management? He tells us how we need to deal…
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April 8, 2022
Study Focus: Mastering Sin (If you are able read Genesis 4:1-8) Key Verse: And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at your door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it. (Gen. 4:7, ESV) To Understand: The story of Cain and Able is one of the first ones we…
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February 22, 2022
Regarding Handling of Anger If you are angry do not let it become sin. Get over your anger before the day is finished. (Ephesians 4:26, NCV) Paul’s instruction in Ephesians about dealing with anger is good to adopt. First, just because we are angry does not mean it needs to go to the next level…
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October 6, 2021
Deliberate Pauses Understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Let everyone be quick to hear [be a careful, thoughtful listener], slow to speak [a speaker pf carefully chosen words and], slow to anger [patient, reflective, forgiving]. (James 1:19, Amplified Bible) After this James might have easily said “any questions”? He certainly lays it out for…
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April 22, 2021
Suggested Reading: Ephesians 4:17-32 Be angry and do not sin.—Ephesians 4:26 Many of us may be familiar with the term “disgruntled”. After reading or hearing so many stories on the news that reported a destructive or harmful activity of a disgruntled employee which can range from a negative review online or on social media, to…
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