harvest

baptist church

22 February, 2015

Message 2

Gods Eternal
Purpose
glorifying
God,
by Jesus Christ,
through his
body the
church
Eph 3:10-11,21

AN EXPERIENTIAL EXEGESIS OF UNSOBER EMOTIONS

1. We tend to respond emotionally to

____________________ and inequities in life

2. The person of faith has problems __________

people do not have

3. We are often ignorant of the ________ of God

Titus 2:11-12 For the grace of God that bringeth

salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that,
denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live
soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

Mark 3:5 And when he had looked round about on

them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their
hearts,
Point 1. If you knew God like you ought to know
him, your emotions would ____________ be in check.

DEFINITION
Low Frustration Tolerance is defined as
seeking immediate pleasure, or avoidance of
pain, at the cost of long-term stress and

1 CORINTHIANS 13:6-8

THESIS
As long as you live in this world, your flesh and the Devil
are using your ________________ to involve you in sin,
no matter how saved or Spirit-filled you are.

Point 2. When ______________ emotions lead to

unrighteous reactions, everybody ends up getting
hurt.

Point 3. For the person controlled by ________,

Satan cannot easily get to them through their
emotional responses.

HOW THE UPTIGHT CAN BE UPRIGHT

1. __________________ the emotions, Prov 29:22;

14:29; 22:24-25; 25:28

2. ____________ the word, Eph 4:22-24,26-27,29-32

3. ______________ it to the Lord, Psalm 37:8; Prov

19:11; Phil 4:6-7

4. ____________ your expectations, Prov 4:23-27;

Phil 4:8-9

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Cross-References
Prov 29:11 A fool uttereth all his mind:
but a wise man keepeth it in till
afterwards.

Prov 14:29 He that is slow to wrath is of

great understanding: but he that is hasty
of spirit exalteth folly

Prov 22:24-25 Make no friendship with

an angry man; and with a furious man
thou shalt not go: lest thou learn his
ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
Prov 25:28 He that hath no rule over his
own spirit is like a city that is broken
down, and without walls.
Prov 15:1 A soft answer turneth away
wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Psalm 37:8 Cease from anger, and
forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise
to do evil.
Prov 19:11 The discretion of a man
deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to
pass over a transgression.
Prov 4:23-27 Keep thy heart with all
diligence; for out of it are the issues of
life. Put away from thee a froward
mouth, and perverse lips put far from
thee. Let thine eyes look right on, and let
thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all
thy ways be established. Turn not to the
right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot
from evil.

I. THE NEED FOR LOVE (MEANING), 1-3

ENRICHING PRIORITY OF LOVE
A. It Gives Clarity for Communication, 1
Speak in Love: Emotionally from the
Heart
B. It Is Ability for Comprehension, 2
Understand By Love: Intellectually with
the Mind
C. It Brings Dynamism to Compassion, 3
Give with Love: Volitionally by the Will
II. THE NATURE OF LOVE (MINISTRY), 4-7
EDIFYING QUALITIES OF LOVE
A. 9 Personal Qualities (Individual), 4-5
1. Toward Saints: Christlikeness, 4
2. Toward Self: Contentment, 5
B. 7 Relational Qualities (Situational),
6-7
1. Toward Sin: Correction, 6
2. Toward Circumstances:
Conviction, 7
III. THE NOBILITY OF LOVE (MATURITY), 8
ENDURING PRESENCE OF LOVE

Point 4. Unrighteous emotions, like

cancer, will metastasize if not
______________, Prov 15:1.

Point 5. Anxiety that leads to anger

only hurts ________________.

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