Title: Engaging Anger (8)
Series: Mind Games and Emotional Gains
Author: Robert Dawson
Text: Ephesians 4:26-27, 31
In the early part of his career Stan Mikita, who back in 2017 was named one of the 100 greatest NHL players of all time, was one of the most penalized players in the league. He was quick to run his mouth and drop his gloves. In two seasons, seasons in which he lead the league in scoring, he also spend 5 hours in the penalty box, hours he could have been skating and competing.
Then he started to play a much cleaner game and went on to when the Lady Bang Memorial Trophy twice, an award given for sportsmanlike conduct and excellence. The drastic change in his play came after his little girl asked why he spend so much time sitting by himself and not playing.
Mikita realized that the more time he spent in the sin bin, which is one of the nicknames for the penalty box, the less time he spent on the ice and the fewer opportunities he had to help his team win.
How many of you have found yourself in the "sin bin" of life because you did not control your emotions, especially your anger? How many of you have missed out on opportunities, on joy, laughter, relationships, spiritual fruitfulness, and damaged yourself and others because of your time in the "sin bin?"
Proverbs 25.28 - Like a city that is broken into and without walls is a man who has no control over his spirit.
Today, I want us to look at what the Bible has to say about a very common problem...sinful anger. Before we dive into our passage today, which is found in Ephesians 4, there are several things I already know about you and that you know about me. As David Powlison points out...
- We all get angry. Sometimes it is justified. Most of the time it isn't.
- Sometimes, when our anger was justified, our expression of it was out of line and sinful. It also hung around much longer than it should have.
- If we have a little mileage on us, our anger has accumulated and built up ...
Series: Mind Games and Emotional Gains
Author: Robert Dawson
Text: Ephesians 4:26-27, 31
In the early part of his career Stan Mikita, who back in 2017 was named one of the 100 greatest NHL players of all time, was one of the most penalized players in the league. He was quick to run his mouth and drop his gloves. In two seasons, seasons in which he lead the league in scoring, he also spend 5 hours in the penalty box, hours he could have been skating and competing.
Then he started to play a much cleaner game and went on to when the Lady Bang Memorial Trophy twice, an award given for sportsmanlike conduct and excellence. The drastic change in his play came after his little girl asked why he spend so much time sitting by himself and not playing.
Mikita realized that the more time he spent in the sin bin, which is one of the nicknames for the penalty box, the less time he spent on the ice and the fewer opportunities he had to help his team win.
How many of you have found yourself in the "sin bin" of life because you did not control your emotions, especially your anger? How many of you have missed out on opportunities, on joy, laughter, relationships, spiritual fruitfulness, and damaged yourself and others because of your time in the "sin bin?"
Proverbs 25.28 - Like a city that is broken into and without walls is a man who has no control over his spirit.
Today, I want us to look at what the Bible has to say about a very common problem...sinful anger. Before we dive into our passage today, which is found in Ephesians 4, there are several things I already know about you and that you know about me. As David Powlison points out...
- We all get angry. Sometimes it is justified. Most of the time it isn't.
- Sometimes, when our anger was justified, our expression of it was out of line and sinful. It also hung around much longer than it should have.
- If we have a little mileage on us, our anger has accumulated and built up ...
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