Beneath the Surface PT.1
Anger
Sermon Notes | October 17-18, 2026
“‘In your anger do not sin’: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.”
Ephesians 4:26-27 (NIV)
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“Then the LORD said to Cain, ‘Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it.”
Genesis 4:6-7 (NIV)
HOW DO WE DEAL WRONGLY WITH SINFUL ANGER?
1. Spewers EXPRESS their anger.
“A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.”
Proverbs 29:11 (NIV)
“A quick-tempered man does foolish things.”
Proverbs 14:27 (NIV)
2. Stewers SUPPRESS it.
“When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.”
Psalm 32:3 (NIV)
“The older brother became angry and refused to go in...”
Luke 15:28a (NIV)
WHAT DO I DO WITH MY ANGER?
1. Sinful Anger: PUT it out.
“Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.”
Proverbs 17:14 (NIV)
“...Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.”
James 1:19-20 (NIV)
2. Sanctified Anger: Let the Spirit of God FAN the flame.
“He [Jesus] looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their their stubborn hearts...”
Mark 3:5 (NIV)
“[Jesus] said, ‘Stretch out your hand.’ He stretched it out and his hand was completely restored.”
Mark 3:6 (NIV)
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