Anger management tips from the Bible that will give you freedom and a new appreciation of the emotion called anger

1. Managing
Your Anger
Efficiently
How to be angry
and not sin
By Pastor Peter de Run

2. Ephesians 4:26(NKJV)
"Be angry, and do not sin":
do not let the sun go down
on your wrath

3. “Be angry”
Ephesians 4:26 (NKJV)
1.Being angry is not a sin – if it
was then God is a sinner
• God's anger rose against them; he put to
death the sturdiest among them, cutting
down the young men of Israel.
(Psalms 78:31 NIV)

4. “Be angry”
Ephesians 4:26 (NKJV)
2. We are made in God’s image –
we have His emotions
•Then God said, "Let us make man in our
image, in our likeness" (Genesis 1:26 NIV)

5. “Be angry”
Ephesians 4:26 (NKJV)
3. Anger is to be redeemed not
removed

6. "Be angry,
and do not sin”
Ephesians 4:26 (NKJV)
Understand 2 things
• The purpose of anger
• How to respond correctly to anger

7. Purpose of anger
A signal– making you aware of a
wrong being committed or said (real
or assumed)
A call to action– to right the
wrong
A source of strength–
giving you the required energy and
motivation to act

8. Purpose of anger – an example
Jesus and
the cleansing
of the temple
– John 2:13-17

9. Responding to anger
correctly
you are FEELING angry
exploding or imploding

10. Responding to anger
correctly
your anger trigger

11. Common anger activators
:
Balak and Balaam
(Numbers 24:10-13)
• Reassess expectations
• Discover cause and respond appropriately

12. Common anger activators
:
Jacob and Rachel
(Genesis 30:1)
• View demand as opportunity for creative
solutions
• Get assistance

13. Common anger activators
:
Potiphar’s wife’s story
(Genesis 39:13-19)
• Check out the story/details
• Correct proven ‘evil’, ignore false information

14. "Be angry, and do not sin":
do not let the sun go
down
on your wrath
Ephesians 4:26 (NKJV)
Need for urgency
in responding

15. options, select
most prudent
constructively
Before sunset