In this teaching, Jesus. Week 11, we hear Pastor Mike talk about anger and if being angry is a sin. He references the time Jesus clears the temple.

He spends most of the time asking these two questions.

1. Why did Jesus kick over tables?
   • Jesus was fighting against greed.
   • Jesus was fighting against discrimination.
2. Is anger a sin?

Is anger a sin? Not if it’s righteous anger. Not if you are angry about true injustice. But how much of our anger is actually righteous anger? How much is actually frustration with people who hurt us or people we disagree with?

Anger breaks relationships.

When you’re angry, ask yourself, “is this worth breaking a relationship?” If not, run from anger. If the news makes you mad, stop watching it. If you get angry when you drink alcohol, stop drinking. The apostle Paul said,

In your anger do not sin: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry.

Ephesians 4:26

Sinful anger happens when someone takes something from us, or hurts us. Sinful anger usually has a statement like, “I deserve,” “that’s not fair,” or “it’s my right.”

The root of sinful anger is self-focus.

Spiritual maturity reduces anger because it removes the focus from the self to God. As we mature spiritually, we set our eyes on things above, and when we do get angry, we get angry about the things God gets angry about.

JESUS. WEEK 11 TEACHING TEXT

Matthew 21:12-16

Jesus Clears the Temple

¹² Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out all the people buying and selling animals for sacrifice. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves. ¹³ He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves!”

¹⁴ The blind and the lame came to him in the Temple, and he healed them. ¹⁵ The leading priests and the teachers of religious law saw these wonderful miracles and heard even the children in the Temple shouting, “Praise God for the Son of David.”

But the leaders were indignant. ¹⁶ They asked Jesus, “Do you hear what these children are saying?”

“Yes,” Jesus replied. “Haven’t you ever read the Scriptures? For they say, ‘You have taught children and infants to give you praise.’”

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In this teaching, Zack Poitra talks about the importance of replacing anger with gentleness. Having your anger control your life is never going to end well. We must follow Jesus’ way and replace anger with gentleness.

Phone Zombies Week 6 Teaching Texts

Matthew 26:47-56

Jesus Is Betrayed and Arrested

⁴⁷ And even as Jesus said this, Judas, one of the twelve disciples, arrived with a crowd of men armed with swords and clubs. They had been sent by the leading priests and elders of the people. ⁴⁸ The traitor, Judas, had given them a prearranged signal: “You will know which one to arrest when I greet him with a kiss.” ⁴⁹ So Judas came straight to Jesus. “Greetings, Rabbi!” he exclaimed and gave him the kiss.

⁵⁰ Jesus said, “My friend, go ahead and do what you have come for.”

Then the others grabbed Jesus and arrested him. ⁵¹ But one of the men with Jesus pulled out his sword and struck the high priest’s slave, slashing off his ear.

⁵² “Put away your sword,” Jesus told him. “Those who use the sword will die by the sword. ⁵³ Don’t you realize that I could ask my Father for thousands^[a] of angels to protect us, and he would send them instantly? ⁵⁴ But if I did, how would the Scriptures be fulfilled that describe what must happen now?”

⁵⁵ Then Jesus said to the crowd, “Am I some dangerous revolutionary, that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me? Why didn’t you arrest me in the Temple? I was there teaching every day. ⁵⁶ But this is all happening to fulfill the words of the prophets as recorded in the Scriptures.” At that point, all the disciples deserted him and fled.

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