Anger | Proverbs 14:29

David Shaw

Outline

I.      Have a Long Nose

II.     Be Angry About Injustice and Evil

III.    Entrust Ultimate Judgment to God

 

Application Questions

1. What are some character traits that others have you said you have, or you know to be true about yourself?

2. What is anger? Is it always wrong?

3. Are you more of a listener or a talker? How does this relate to anger?

4. READ Proverbs 14:29 and Exodus 34:6. What do these passages practically tell us about anger?

5. How and why is anger a judging emotion?

6. READ Proverbs 16:32. Here and in Genesis 4:7 we’re told to “rule” over something that relates to ourselves (our very spirit, and sin waiting to entice us). How do you think we can rule over our spirits?

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