What Makes You Mad? - Kingdom Culture - Joe Baker

Elevate City Church

What would it look like for Jesus to get His way in your heart and change how you relate to people?

The reality is that there is no pain quite like people pain. Often the bitter pain we experience from people causes anger.

Anger is Murder in Seed Form - It’s the acorn before the oak tree. It starts small but if you allow it, it’ll grow and grow until its untamable and destruction will follow.

Anger severs relationships.

Anger short circuits your purpose.

Anger serves up regret and it tastes disgusting.

In Jesus's sermon on the mount, He teaches freedom can be found in forgiveness and that anger doesn’t need to hold you hostage.

Jesus elevates the ethic. He is not just after your hands, He is after your heart.

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21 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ 22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults[d] his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire. 23 So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. 25 Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison. 26 Truly, I say to you, you will never get out until you have paid the last penny.

38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39 But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic,[h] let him have your cloak as well. 41 And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. 42 Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.

43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet only your brothers,[i] what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 48 You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Matthew 5:21-26,38-48

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