2. As a courtesy, please turn your cell phones off.

4. We will be starting our Autumn/Winter Service Times on Sunday September 9 th (after Labor Day). 1 st Service starts at 9:15 2 nd Service starts at 11:00

5. We will be having baptisms on today after the message.

6. See table in foyer for more info!

7. CHILDREN’S MINISTRY Specific Needs First Service: One adult Bizzie/Bumble Bees One teenager Bizzie Bumble Bees Second Service: Two adults Bizzie/Bumble Bees One teenager Bizzie/Bumble Bees One adult nursery

10. Welcome to Grace Gathering Many of us do mission together in smaller gatherings throughout the New Haven/Fort Wayne area. We invite you to our website or the welcome center and find a mission-community that meets near you or has a similar focus to your passion. If you are visiting us today we would like to welcome you. Stop by our welcome center for a free drink at our Fireside Café.

13. Interested in learning more about Grace Gathering? We will be having a ‘meet and greet’ today after the service on the west side of the Great Room.

15. “God’s wrath is his ‘alien work’, and his love is his ‘proper work.’” Martin Luther

16. Two kinds of anger: a)controlled anger as a reaction to sin b)uncontrolled anger stemming from a sinful response

17. “When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear.” Mark Twain

18. “Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you well ever regret.” Ambrose Bierce

19. “Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.’” Phyllis Diller

20. “The greatest remedy for anger is delay.” Thomas Paine

21. “Ander is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.” Robert Green Ingersoll

22. I don’t need anger management classes; I just need people to stop ticking me off. I just need people to stop ticking me off.

23. Matthew 5:21-24 “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.... “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell....

24. Matthew 5:21-24... “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.

25. Colossians 3:8 But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

26. Addressing sinful anger: a)Listen longer before speaking.

27. James 1:19-20 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.

28. Addressing sinful anger: a)Listen longer before speaking. b)Don’t let anger linger

29. Ephesians 4:26 “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,

30. Addressing sinful anger: a)Listen longer before speaking. b)Don’t let anger linger c)Focus on the heart, not just behavior.

31. Philippians4:8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

34. Welcome to Grace Gathering If you are visiting us today we hope you feel very welcome. Many of us do mission together in smaller gatherings throughout the New Haven/Fort Wayne area. We invite you to our website or the welcome center and find a mission-community that meets near you or has a similar focus to your passion. Oh, and by the way, stop by our welcome center for a free drink at our Fireside Café.