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Slow To Anger,
Part 2
Pastor Dave Jansen
May 7, 2017
Series: Sensible Sensitivity
An offended friend is harder to
win back than a fortified city.
Proverbs 18:19 (NLT)
Apart from the Word of
God, there should be
nothing offensive in us
When we preach that Christ was
crucified, the Jews are offended
and the Gentiles say it’s all
nonsense. But to those called
by God to salvation, both Jews
and Gentiles, Christ is the power
of God and the wisdom of God.
1 Corinthians 1:23-24 (NLT)
If I were no longer preaching
salvation through the cross of
Christ, no one would be offended.
Galatians 5:11 (NLT)
Does this offend you? …the very
words I have spoken to you are
spirit and life…At this point many of
his disciples turned away and
deserted him. Then Jesus turned to
the Twelve and asked, “Are you
also going to leave?” (cont’d)
John 6:61,63, 66-69 (NLT)
Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to
whom would we go? You have the
words that give eternal life. We
believe, and we know you are the
Holy One of God.”
John 6:61,63, 66-69 (NLT)
Apart from the Word of
God, there should be
nothing offensive in us
He said to them, “The Son of Man is
going to be delivered into the hands
of men. They will kill him, and on the
third day he will be raised to life.”
And the disciples were filled with
grief. After Jesus and his disciples
arrived in Capernaum, the collectors
of the two-drachma temple tax came
to Peter and asked, “Doesn’t your
teacher pay the temple tax?” (cont’d)
Matthew 17:22-27 (NLT)
“Yes, he does,” he replied.
When Peter came into the house,
Jesus was the first to speak. “What do
you think, Simon?” he asked. “From
whom do the kings of the earth collect
duty and taxes—from their own
children or from others?”
“From others,” Peter answered.
“Then the children are exempt,” Jesus
said to him. “But so that... (cont’d)
Matthew 17:22-27 (NLT)
...we may not cause offense, go to
the lake and throw out your line. Take
the first fish you catch; open its mouth
and you will find a four-drachma coin.
Take it and give it to them for my tax
and yours.”
Matthew 17:22-27 (NLT)
A gentle answer turns away wrath
but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 15:1 (NIV)
But Gideon replied, “What have I
accomplished compared to you? Aren’t
even the leftover grapes of Ephraim’s
harvest better than the entire crop of my
little clan of Abiezer? God gave you
victory over Oreb and Zeeb, the
commanders of the Midianite army.
What have I accomplished compared to
that?” When the men of Ephraim heard
Gideon’s answer, their anger subsided.
Judges 8:2-3 (NLT)
If someone asks about your hope
as a believer, always be ready to
explain it. But do this in a gentle and
respectful way. Keep your conscience
clear. Then if people speak against
you, they will be ashamed when
they see what a good life you live
because you belong to Christ.
1 Peter 3:15-16 (NLT)
Apart from the Word of
God, there should be
nothing offensive in us
Search me, O God, and know my
heart; test me and know my anxious
thoughts. Point out anything in me
that offends you, and lead me
along the path of everlasting life.
Psalm 139:23-24 (NLT)
Slow To Anger,
Part 2
Pastor Dave Jansen
May 7, 2017
Series: Sensible Sensitivity