God wants us to live with agape love.

1 Corinthians 13:5

• Love is not easily angered.
  • Anger can be shown in a variety of ways.
  • Agape love is not easily provoked.
  • All of us can accept some "length to our fuses".
  • There is righteous anger & unholy anger.
  • God/Jesus did get angry & actions followed.
  • We can express righteous anger in an unrighteous way.
  • Ephesians 4:26-27
  • Jesus gave the new commandment to love others as Jesus loved.
  • The church in Corinth was not loving as Jesus requested.

1. Admit that our outbursts are sinful.

• It doesn't have to do with the way we are born or that it's just our personality.
• People don't like to be around others that have volcanic tempers.
• We need to stop making excuses.

2. Ask forgiveness from God & from others we have hurt.

• God is willing to forgive us.
• Some people might not be as willing but we should still do it because Jesus told us to.

3. Trust God to help us out with these issues.

• We need to overcome managing our anger.
• The Spirit won't just stay in us time after time during our ungodly outbursts & not say anything.

4. We need to develop the habit of pausing & thinking before we act.

• Often we need to stop placing blame on others when it is our faults & problems that lead us to anger.
• How would Jesus react to the situation at hand?
• What does Jesus want us to do with our anger?

5. We might need to seek professional help.

• There is nothing wrong with accepting help.

Reminder: Jesus took on the holy anger that God has toward our sin!