3. 2 Samuel 24 1 Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel

4. I’VE NEVER BEEN SO MAD IN ALL MY LIFE

6. I’M MAD! I’M MAD AT THE WHOLE WORLD HOW ARE YOU TODAY SALLY?

7. I’M MAD! I’M MAD AT THE WHOLE WORLD HOW ARE YOU TODAY SALLY? ARE YOU MAD AT EVERYBODY IN THE WHOLE WORLD? I’M MAD AT EVERY- BODY!

8. I’M MAD! I’M MAD AT THE WHOLE WORLD HOW ARE YOU TODAY SALLY? ARE YOU MAD AT EVERYBODY IN THE WHOLE WORLD? I’M MAD AT EVERY- BODY! ARE YOU MAD AT THE ANIMALS AND THE BIRDS AND THE FISH?

9. HOW ABOUT ALL THE TREES AND THE FLOWERS?

10. I’M MAD AT THEM TOO! I’M MAD AT EVERYTHING

11. HOW ABOUT ALL THE TREES AND THE FLOWERS? I’M MAD AT THEM TOO! I’M MAD AT EVERYTHING ARE YOU MAD AT THE SKY? AND THE STARS? ARE YOU MAD AT THE GROUND? ARE YOU MAD AT ALL THE ROCKS?

12. ARE YOU MAD AT CARS AND BUILDINGS AND TV AND CIRCUSES AND ROLLER SKATES AND BRACELETS?

14. YOU DIDN’T MENTION SKIPPING ROPES...

15. OH, ARE YOU MAD AT SKIPPING ROPES TOO?

18. Loving anger Sinful anger

19. Loving anger Sinful anger Intolerant of slight or inconvenience

21. “A person who is angry on the right grounds, against the right persons, in the right manner, at the right moment, and for the right length of time deserves great praise.” Aristotle

22. Loving anger Sinful anger Intolerant of evil Intolerant of slight or inconvenience Romans 1 18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of human beings who suppress the truth by their wickedness Murder RapeTheftHungerNeglectBetrayal KidnappingEnslavementViolenceGreed AdulteryLiesBullyingGossipGluttony

23. Anger is not the opposite of love; often it is love's clearest expression. How can we love people and stand by while they are wounded and exploited by selfish (people)...One of the most lamentable weaknesses of our generation lies in the luke-warmness of its love-the feebleness of its protests growing out of its luke- warmness. Monstrous evils thrive right under our noses, become entrenched in politics and custom, grow brazenly insolent to every plea for decency and justice because we who are Christians do not speak. Dr. J. Wallace Hamilton Ride The Wild Horses!

24. Loving anger Sinful anger Intolerant of evil Intolerant of slight or inconvenience

25. Loving anger Sinful anger Intolerant of evil Self centred - inspired by self hurts Self centred - inspired by self hurts Intolerant of slight or inconvenience

30. Loving anger Sinful anger Intolerant of evil Emotionally affected by wrong to others Self centred - inspired by self hurts Self centred - inspired by self hurts Intolerant of slight or inconvenience The person who cannot be angry at things which thwart God's purposes and God's love toward people is living too far away from his fellow men ever to feel anything positive towards them. James Packer, Your Father Loves You

31. Loving anger Sinful anger Intolerant of evil Emotionally affected by wrong to others Self centred - inspired by self hurts Self centred - inspired by self hurts Desires to hurt Intolerant of slight or inconvenience

33. Loving anger Sinful anger Intolerant of evil Emotionally affected by wrong to others Motivates action to change Self centred - inspired by self hurts Self centred - inspired by self hurts Desires to hurt Intolerant of slight or inconvenience

34. Loving anger Sinful anger Intolerant of evil Emotionally affected by wrong to others Seeks an end to evil Motivates action to change Self centred - inspired by self hurts Self centred - inspired by self hurts Seeks revenge Desires to hurt Intolerant of slight or inconvenience Romans 2 8 But for those who are self–seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.

35. Loving anger Sinful anger Intolerant of evil Emotionally affected by wrong to others Seeks an end to evil Motivates action to change Self centred - inspired by self hurts Self centred - inspired by self hurts Uncontrolled Seeks revenge Desires to hurt Intolerant of slight or inconvenience

37. Loving anger Sinful anger Intolerant of evil Emotionally affected by wrong to others Seeks an end to evil Motivates action to change Self centred - inspired by self hurts Self centred - inspired by self hurts Uncontrolled Seeks revenge Desires to hurt Intolerant of slight or inconvenience Controlled measured response

38. Loving anger Sinful anger Intolerant of evil Emotionally affected by wrong to others Seeks an end to evil Motivates action to change Self centred - inspired by self hurts Self centred - inspired by self hurts Uncontrolled Seeks revenge Desires to hurt Intolerant of slight or inconvenience Lashes out to hurt Disciplines to prevent Controlled measured response

39. Loving anger Sinful anger Lashes out to hurt Disciplines to prevent Deuteronomy 8 5 Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you. Proverbs 3 12 because the LORD disciplines those he loves

40. Disciplines to prevent Controlled measured response Loving anger Sinful anger Intolerant of evil Emotionally affected by wrong to others Seeks an end to evil Motivates action to change Slow to form Self centred - inspired by self hurts Self centred - inspired by self hurts Uncontrolled Seeks revenge Desires to hurt Intolerant of slight or inconvenience Lashes out to hurt Psalm 103 8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.

41. Loving anger Sinful anger Intolerant of evil Emotionally affected by wrong to others Seeks an end to evil Motivates action to change Slow to form Self centred - inspired by self hurts Self centred - inspired by self hurts Uncontrolled Seeks revenge Desires to hurt Intolerant of slight or inconvenience Quick to judge Lashes out to hurt Disciplines to prevent Controlled measured response

42. Loving anger Sinful anger Intolerant of evil Emotionally affected by wrong to others Seeks an end to evil Motivates action to change Slow to form Self centred - inspired by self hurts Self centred - inspired by self hurts Uncontrolled Seeks revenge Desires to hurt Intolerant of slight or inconvenience Quick to judge Lashes out to hurt Opposite of apathy Opposite of forgiveness Disciplines to prevent Controlled measured response

43. "In the world it is called tolerance, but in hell it is called despair... the sin that believes in nothing, cares for nothing, seeks to know nothing, interferes with nothing, enjoys nothing, hates nothing, finds purpose in nothing, lives for nothing, and remains alive because there is nothing for which it will die." Dorothy L. Sayers Opposite of apathy Opposite of forgiveness

44. Loving anger Sinful anger Intolerant of evil Emotionally affected by wrong to others Seeks an end to evil Motivates action to change Slow to form Self centred - inspired by self hurts Self centred - inspired by self hurts Uncontrolled Seeks revenge Desires to hurt Intolerant of slight or inconvenience Quick to judge Lashes out to hurt Opposite of apathy Opposite of forgiveness Disciplines to prevent Controlled measured response Fair Unpredictable

45. Loving anger Sinful anger Fair Unpredictable Romans 1 18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of human beings who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature— have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

46. Loving anger Sinful anger Intolerant of evil Emotionally affected by wrong to others Seeks an end to evil Motivates action to change Slow to form Dominated by mercy Self centred - inspired by self hurts Self centred - inspired by self hurts Uncontrolled Seeks revenge Desires to hurt Intolerant of slight or inconvenience Quick to judge Lashes out to hurt Dominated by resentment Opposite of apathy Opposite of forgiveness Disciplines to prevent Controlled measured response Fair Unpredictable

47. Loving anger Sinful anger Ephesians 2 3 … Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. Dominated by mercy Dominated by resentment

48. Loving anger Sinful anger Intolerant of evil Dominated by mercy Intolerant of slight or inconvenience Dominated by resentment Ephesians 2 3 … Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,

49. Loving anger Sinful anger Intolerant of evil Emotionally affected by wrong to others Dominated by mercy Self centred - inspired by self hurts Self centred - inspired by self hurts Intolerant of slight or inconvenience Dominated by resentment Ephesians 2 3 … Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.

50. Psalm 103 8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious Loving anger Sinful anger Dominated by mercy Dominated by resentment

51. Psalm 103 8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. Loving anger Sinful anger Dominated by mercy Dominated by resentment

52. Psalm 103 8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. 9 He will not always accuse, nor will he harbour his anger forever ; 10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. Loving anger Sinful anger Dominated by mercy Dominated by resentment

53. Psalm 103 8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. 9 He will not always accuse, nor will he harbour his anger forever; 10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. 11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; Loving anger Sinful anger Dominated by mercy Dominated by resentment

54. Psalm 103 8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. 9 He will not always accuse, nor will he harbour his anger forever; 10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. 11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; 12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us Loving anger Sinful anger Dominated by mercy Dominated by resentment

55. Isaiah 12 1 In that day you will say: “I will praise you, LORD. Although you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you have comforted me. 2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.” 3 With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. Anger averted by Jesus

56. 1 Thessalonians 1 10 … wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead - Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath. Anger averted by Jesus

57. ~ How might I be angering God? What do I need to repent of? ~ What makes me angry? What do I need to calm down about? ~ How do I express my anger? In what ways is my anger damaging? ~What might God want me to be angry about?

58. ~ How might I be angering God? What do I need to repent of? ~ What makes me angry? What do I need to calm down about? ~ How do I express my anger? In what ways is my anger damaging? ~What might God want me to be angry about?