Anger

AngerThe Animal Inside

Anger

walking in the wildernesscold and alonemy body warming upas I search for my kill

tiptoeing carefullyarching downI see what I been looking for

no worriesno second thoughtsI jump onto my preysavagely ripping it apart

no goodbyeno last wordsblood in my mouthI walk away realizingI'm not hungry anymore

Visualizing Anger

• How does the author of thispoem visualize anger?

• How do you visualize anger?

• What is anger?

• What causes us to lash out at others?

Lashing Out

• We are creatures of instinct

• We have a selfish nature

• We protect what we have a “right” to

• We have an innate hunger inside

• That hunger is a persistent pain

• That hunger cannot be filled by us

Satisfy the Hunger

• Jesus is...

• The Bread of Life

• John 6:35I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.

Satisfy the Hungry

• Jesus is...

• Living Water

• John 4:13-14Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.

Satisfy the Hunger

• Jesus is...

• Poured Wine

• John 4:13-14This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. I tell you the truth, I will not drink againof the fruit of the vine until that day whenI drink it anew in the kingdom of God.

Our Hunger Is SpiritualWe Are Spiritual Beings

In Anger Wrong?

• Anger is an feeling

• We get angry sometimes

• We are made in God’s image

• God gets angry too

• What do we do with that feelingis what makes the difference

God’s Anger

Exodus 32:9-10

And the LORD said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and behold,

they are an obstinate people.

Now then let Me alone, that My anger may burn against them,

and that I may destroy them; and I will make of you a great nation”

God’s AngerExodus 15:7

In the greatness of your majestyyou threw down those who opposed you.

You unleashed your burning anger;it consumed them like stubble.

Job 9:5He moves mountains without their knowing it

and overturns them in his anger

Job 4:9At the breath of God they are destroyed;

at the blast of his anger they perish.

Anger From Others

2 Samuel 12:1-3There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor. The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle, but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him.

Anger From Others2 Samuel 12:4-5Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the ewe lamb that belonged to the poor man and prepared it for the one who had come to him.

David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, “As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die! He must pay for that lamb four times over, because he did such a thing and had no pity.”

We Are Capable of ControlWe Are Spiritual Beings

Anger Control: Patience• Proverbs 14:29

A patient man has great understanding,but a quick-tempered man displays folly.

• Proverbs 15:18A hot-tempered man stirs up dissension,but a patient man calms a quarrel.

• Proverbs 16:32Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city.

• James 1:19Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak

Control Anger: Forgive

• Ephesians 4:26-27In 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 4:31-32Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every formof malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just asin Christ, God forgave you.

Control Anger: Wisdom

• Proverbs 19:11A man's wisdom gives him patience;it is to his glory to overlook an offense.

• Colossians 3:2,7-8Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

Control Anger: Peace• Proverbs 15:1

A gentle answer turns away wrath,but a harsh word stirs up anger.

• Romans 14:19Let us make every effort to dowhat leads to peace and mutual edification.

• Hebrews 12:14-15Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.

We Can Overcome InstinctWe Are Spiritual Beings

We Can Win With LoveWe Are Spiritual Beings