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Do Not Be Angry | Matthew 15:21-22
Dr. Neil Epler · July 9, 2025
Anger is a strong emotion
Anger is a negative emotion.
2 Corinthians 12:20 Galatians 5:19-21 Ephesians 4:31 Colossians 3:8
Anger in the scriptures.
• Cain and Abel
• Esau and Jacob
• Joseph and His Brothers
• Moses
• David
• Elisha
• Jonah
• James and John
• Jesus
Do Not Murder; but I say do not be angry.
Matthew 5:21-22
Do not dwell on anger.
Ephesians 4:26
Myths About Anger:
1) I Can’t help it; anger happens.
James 1:19-20
2) It is just the way I was made. Proverbs 22:24-25
3) They/It made me so angry.
4) All Anger is bad.
Mark 3:3-5 John 2:13-15
Prayer of Confession
Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.