Scripture: Romans 12:17-21 2. Cherish Being Forgiven by God The second way to battle the unbelief of bitterness is to really cherish being forgiven by God. Underline the word cherish. Paul said in Ephesians 4:32, "Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." In other words, being forgiven by God should have a powerful effect on our being forgiving people ...

Scripture: Romans 12:17-21 What I want to do then this morning is lay out four ways to battle bitterness by battling unbelief. If God empowers his Word now, there will be great results: your heart will be freed from the burden of bitterness; at least from your side relationships can be healed; one more obstacle can be removed from an authentic witness to Christ, and God ...

Scripture: Romans 12:17-21 Everybody has to deal with anger one way or the other—it is a universal experience, and most of it is not good. I base that on James 1:19-20 which says, "Be slow to anger, for the anger of man does not work the righteousness of God." We should learn how to be slow to anger because what comes quickly is usually tainted by ...

Scripture: Psalms 37:1-7 3) Verse 4: "Delight yourself in the Lord" (that is, "trust in the Lord,"), "and he will give you the desires of your heart." Now that’s an amazing promise, because envy usually arises from not having the desire of your heart. You will see somebody that has something that you wish you had, and you'll see that this desire is missing in this ...

Scripture: Psalms 37:1-7 There are so many opportunities for envy. It’s a universal threat to our joy and to our concern for other people. So what I want to do is observe a text where it is prohibited in Scripture, look at some consequences of giving in to it, and then talk about how to fight it. And considering our time, I’m just going to assume ...