Anger

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Yielding rights - Principle of Ownership

• Anger

James 120 for man's anger does not bring about
the righteous life that God desires.
Eph. 431 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and
anger, brawling and slander, along with every
form of malice.
Prov. 2224-25 Do not make friends with a
hot-tempered man, do not associate with one
easily angered, or you may learn his ways and get
yourself ensnared.

• Recall the last time you get angry

Who, when, what, why
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Yielding rights - Principle of Ownership

• Rights and expectation

What are some of our assumed rights?
Psalms 621,5 ... My soul finds rest in God
alone my salvation comes from him Find rest, O
my soul, in God alone my hope comes from him.
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• Examples of Christ

1. He yielded His right to wealth
Phil. 25-6 Your attitude should be the same as
that of Christ Jesus Who, being in very nature
God, did not consider equality with God something
to be grasped, but made himself nothing,
2. He yielded His right to good reputation
Jn. 146 "Nazareth! Can anything good come from
there?" Nathanael asked. "Come and see," said
Philip.
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• Examples of Christ - continued

3. He yielded His right to be served
Jn. 133,5 Jesus knew that the Father had put all
things under his power, and that he had come from
God and was returning to God After that, he
poured water into a basin and began to wash his
disciples' feet, drying them with the towel that
was wrapped around him.
4. He yielded His right to physical comfort
Mark 132-33, 35 That evening after sunset the
people brought to Jesus all the sick and
demon-possessed. The whole town gathered at the
door, ... Very early in the morning, while it was
still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went
off to a solitary place, where he prayed.
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• Examples of Christ - continued

5. He yielded His right to make his own decision
At 12 years old
Mt. 2639 Going a little farther, he fell with
his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if
it is possible, may this cup be taken from me.
Yet not as I will, but as you will."
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Yielding rights - Principle of Ownership

• Source of irritation (hot button)

Source of irritation are frustration-producing
agents over which you have little or no control.

• Incorrect responses

Defend self
Blame other
Hold it in

• Correct responses

Thank God for it
Determine if you cause it
Develop character through it
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• Scope of yielding rights

• Self - Mark 1436 "Abba, Father," he said,
  "everything is possible for you. Take this cup
  from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will."

• Dating - Psalms 7325 Whom have I in heaven but
  you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.

• Clothes - I Peter 33-4 Your beauty should not
  come from outward adornment, such as braided hair
  and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes.
  Instead, it should be that of your inner self,
  the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit,
  which is of great worth in God's sight.

• Money - Colossians 32 Set your minds on things
  above, not on earthly things.

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• Scope of yielding rights - continued

• Knowledge I Cor 81 Knowledge puffs up, but
  love builds up.

• Friends - Matthew 1040 "He who receives you
  receives me, and he who receives me receives the
  one who sent me.

• Music - II Corinthians 105 We demolish arguments
  and every pretension that sets itself up against
  the knowledge of God, and we take captive every
  thought to make it obedient to Christ.

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• Scope of yielding rights - continued

• Future - Matthew 633 But seek first his kingdom
  and his righteousness, and all these things will
  be given to you as well.

• Health - II Corinthians 129 But he said to me,
  "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is
  made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast
  all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that
  Christ's power may rest on me.

• Reputation Phil 37 But whatever was to my
  profit I now consider loss for the sake of
  Christ.

• Schedule - Matthew 2311 The greatest among you
  will be your servant.

• Activities - I Corinthians 1031 So whether you
  eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for
  the glory of God.