2. “is not easily provoked” 1 Cor. 13:5 ESV “it is not irritable or resentful” BBE “it is not quickly made angry” To arouse to a feeling or action To incite to anger

3. Murders Abused family Road Rage 262 Times “is not easily provoked” 1 Cor. 13:5

4. “An angry man stirs up strife, And a furious man abounds in transgression.” Prov.29:22 Anger problem ? Determined by the way we feel We can control our anger

5. “A hot-tempered man stirs up strife” Pr.15:18 “He who has a quick temper displays folly” 14:29 “A quick-tempered man acts foolishly” Pro.14:17 “ He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind.” Pro. 11:29

7. Resentment, wrath, indignation, fury, rage “A strong feeling excited by real or supposed injury; often accompanied by a desire to take vengeance, or to obtain satisfaction from the offending party.”

8. “A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.” Pro. 29:11 ESV  Keeps under control  Child needs correction = “time out” “When you get angry, count to ten. When you are really angry, count to a hundred.” “Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.” Pr. 19:11

9. "Be angry, and do not sin” Eph. 4:26 NKJV Is all anger sin? NO ! “A fool vents all his feelings, But a wise man holds them back.” Pro. 29:11 NKJV Psychologists tell us to get it off our chest ! Problem – it does not work !

10. “be transformed by the renewing of your mind” Romans 12:2 The way you act is determined by the way you feel. Feelings are changed by your thinking ! Transform = “metamorphoo” - change

12. “Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered, or you may learn his ways and get yourself ensnared.” Pro. 22:24 Anger is contagious Fellowship / friends with Christians Helps

13. “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you.” John 14:27

14. “is not easily provoked” 1 Cor. 13:5  Control my anger  It is costly to get angry  Think rather than throw a tantrum  Communicate my anger  Retrain my mind  Associate with people who manage anger

15. Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249evanscoc@bellsouth.netwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Morning Feb. 13, 2011