Dealing with an angry person - Anger must be met with
humility (a soft answer turner away wrath)
Causes of one's own anger
* No honor in reacting in human wrath-anger springs
from the bosom of fools
* Pride is the root of most anger
* Bitterness poisons our souls and makes us mean-spirited
* When others reveal our personal faults and sins
* Generalizations, such as hating and entire people group
How do I avoid the pitfalls of anger?
* Swift to hear!
* Slow to speak! - The tongue is a fire! Life and death are
in the power of the tongue!
* Slow to wrath!
1. Anger is deadly and is destroying all that God has planned for us
2. We must repent (turn away; forsake) from anger
3. We must restrain our rage by the power of the Holy Spirit
One Act of Anger
The Danger of Anger
March 1, 2020 • Dr. John Waterloo
The Inside Out
December 13, 2020 • Dr. John Waterloo
* The outside does matter, but it’s not priority one. * The outside can be deceiving. But it is revealing! How to know a person’s heart? 1—Look at their works and behavior; you can’t fake fruit! 2—Listen to their words; out the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
When Your World Comes Crashing Down
December 9, 2020 • Dr. John Waterloo
* Everything is not always as it seems - God sent an earthquake to convert a soul! * Not every tragedy is tragic - God doesn’t cause evil, but He can use it to bring good! * Sometimes it takes a tragedy to get our attention. * If often takes a sacrifice to turn things around - Paul and Silas sacrificed their freedom in order to be available for the jailer.
Truth or Tradition?
December 6, 2020 • Dr. John Waterloo
* Traditions have their place. God set up many traditions, to cause the people to REMEMBER! * Traditions are not a replacement for true heart-worship of God, i.e., Lip-religion vs. Heart-religion. The Pharisees were so careful to keep laws and traditions, but they had no relationship with God! Outwardly they were religious but inwardly they were wicked and lost. * When traditions supersede God’s commands, there is a big problem… and the problem is with our HEART! When we hear the Word, and do not embrace it and live it, we make it of none effect!