Why Are You So Angry?

Do you struggle with anger? Trust me, you are not alone.

There are so many times when people feel angry because their personal rights have been violated.

Do you feel offended by the actions of someone else? Do you find yourself overwhelmed because of circumstances that are beyond your control?

Has anyone ever said to you, “Why are you so angry?”

Or perhaps, have you ask yourself the question, “why am I so angry?”

If you want answers to those questions, you can find them in the Book of Proverbs. Proverbs is about wisdom and it provides great insights and principles about the topic of anger.

In this message, discover some principles about anger and learn how to handle your anger in godly ways and on a constructive course.

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Why Are You So Angry?
Proverbs Study on the Topic of Anger
James Long, Jr.

Message Exposition

People handle anger by:
1. Stuffing their Anger
2. Spewing their Anger.

Anger can be sinful and evil. However, anger can also be good.

Proverbs on Anger (Proverbs 12:16; 14:16-17, 29, 35; 15:1, 18; 16:32; 18:1; 19:3, 11, 19, 21:14; 22:24-25; 29:8-10, 22; 30:33).

What do we learn from those passages?

Sinful Anger
• We can act foolishly
• We are destructive
• We do not listen

Principles to Consider
• Anger is deceptive
• Anger is deep
• Anger is destructive
• Anger is like a disease
• Anger comes from our dual nature
• Anger is something you do
• Anger is about desires (I want my way).

Anger defined – from “Uprooting Anger” by Robert Jones
• OUR ANGER IS OUR WHOLE-PERSONED ACTIVE RESPONSE OF NEGATIVE MORAL JUDGMENT AGAINST PERCEIVED EVIL.

How to manage your anger in godly ways:

READ Yourself Accurately
• Recognize your emotions
• Evaluate their source
• Anticipate the consequences of following them
• Direct them in a godly way and on a constructive course

Be Gospel Saturated and Gospel-Centered – adapted from “Good and Angry” by David Powlison
• God’s Anger Falls on Jesus - In Christ, you are forgiven
• God’s Anger Disarms the Power of Sin - In Christ, you are freed
• God’s Anger Delivers Us from the Pain of Others’ Sins
• God’s Anger Protects Us from Ourselves

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