Wednesday Night January 4, 2012
keywords: forgive, transgression, love, trespasses, mad, anger, wrath, grudge, rail
scriptures: Proverbs 17, Matthew 6, 1 Peter 3, James 5, Psalms 141, James 1, Proverbs 27
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Proverbs 17:9 When you look at the scriptures make sure you are looking in a mirror. When people think about Christianity sometimes they don’t think about how they deal with people or how they control their emotions. How many of you know someone who has brought up something that was in the past that they said they had dealt with? How many of you know someone who is still mad at someone for something that they had done? The question is are you trying to make something better- to move on and improve that relationship with someone. Some people come in with a lot of baggage and that baggage that is causing problems needs to be let go. If you can’t forgive others than God will NOT forgive you. Matthew 6:9-15 You get mad at people for the very same thing you might have done whether it is getting an order wrong at McDonalds or someone late with your order. You miss your blessing when you don’t forgive. v. 14 and v. 15 If you can’t forgive, God can not forgive you. Christians seek love. Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath. 1 Peter 3:8-12 Don’t go go toe to toe with somone and try to get back at someone. James 5:8-10 Grudge not is not saying something but making noise or gritting your teeth. God is not going to let you into heaven if you are mad with someone. The judge standeth before the door. v. 10 If you get tripped out on small things then how will you stand before God? Proverbs 17:10 Some people just don’t want to know. It is not that they don’t understand but is that they don’t want to know. How many of you welcome correction? Psalms 141:1-3 Your mouth can get you in sin. Have you let yourself get in trouble because of your mouth? James 1:26 If God said something is a certain way then don’t call it something different because
he is the judge. God said that your religion is vain if you can’t control your tongue. Don’t say that I think that they still love the Lord but they just cuss every once in awhile. Make sure you set a door over your mouth. Psalms 141:4-6 Lord let me not be like the world. If someone is living right and they try to correct you then don’t get irritated. It is a good thing if someone is trying to correct you. Proverbs 27:5-6 Open rebuke is better than secret love. Do you hang around people that will not say anything about what you are doing?