Bitterness, Rage, Anger Brawling, Slander… These sins invite Satan into your life, and they hurt you, harm the church, and grieve the Spirit of God. Is it worth it?
Ephesians 4:29-32 NIV29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
- Building Others up
- Meet Others Needs
- Give Benefit
The Problem is an issue with our hearts:
- Matthew 15:17-20 NIV “Don’t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them. For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. These are what defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.”
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
The behavior breaks the Father’s heart…31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.
- Bitterness
- Rage
- Anger
- Brawling
- Slander
There has to be a change
- Colossians 3:16-17 NIV Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
- Kind
- Compassionate
- Forgiving
The world longs to see something different. Let’s be the difference
- 2 Corinthians 5:17-20 NIV Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.