Anger: a strong feeling of being upset or annoyed because of something wrong or bad.

“Anger is like an acid.  It damages anything it touches…often even its container.”  ~unknown

Psalm 37:8 NIV “Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret it leads only to evil.”

Ephesians 4:26-32

 “Anger is appropriate when our energy is roused in defense of something good and released against something evil.”  ~Tim Keller

Big Idea: 

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Am I angry for the right reasons?

Am I angry against the right person(s)?

Am I angry in the right manner?

Am I angry at the right moment?

Am I angry for the right length of time?

If all these things are true, can I act without committing sin?

Joy: our response of delight or happiness to  something exceptionally good or satisfying.
The key to joy isn’t in how you _______________________________; it’s in where you _______________________________!

Three things God REALLY wants:
God REALLY wants _____________________________________________.
Deuteronomy 16:13-15
God REALLY wants _____________________________________________.
Ecclesiastes 2:1-2, 10-11
John 15:9-11
We can be FILLED WITH JOY when do two things:
__________________________ Galatians 5:22
__________________________ Psalm 51:1-12.
There is no GOOD with God, which means there is no JOY without God either!  (See James 1:16-17 and Psalm 16:2)
God REALLY wants you to know that _________________________________.
Hebrews 12:2

SADNESS: our emotional response to pain, loss, despair, grief, helplessness, disadvantage or disappointment.

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Genesis 6:5-6                                Isaiah 53:3                               John 11:32-35

We need to realize that  ___________________________________________.

Psalm 30 (p.461)

Four practical things:

Pay attention to sadness.

Don’t obsess over sadness.

Sadness can be self-inflicted.

Depression is not the same as sadness.

Psalm 30:1  God ____________________.

Psalm 30:2  God ____________________ and   ____________________.

Psalm 30:3  God ____________________ and   ____________________.

“No human heart, however wounded, continues always to bleed.”  ~McLaren Commentary

Psalm 30:5 

Sadness lasts _______________________________________,  but joy __________________________________________!

 Psalm 30:8,10 tells us what we need to do:

_____________ for mercy; _______________ for help.

 Psalm 30:11

God can turn our sadness into _________________________.

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FEAR:  our response to things we think are  dangerous, painful or threatening.

Four Fears that affect our faith and relationships deeply:

Fear of ___________________________.

Fear of ___________________________.

Fear of ___________________________.

Fear of ___________________________.

 There’s really only one thing we should fear: ___________.

Proverbs 1:7

Matthew 10:28

But when you are _________________________ you have ________________________________________!

1 John 4:15-19

Illustration: Christ in you, you in Christ, Christ in God.

Romans 8:31-39

Romans 8:31

“What shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”

 Challenge:

Do you consider yourself to be an emotional person?

(No)     0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10     (Yes)

How outwardly do you display your emotions?

(Reserved)     0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10     (Expressive)

How important are emotions when it comes to your faith?

(Not)     0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10      (Extremely)

Emotions are _________________________________.

God’s emotions are ____________________________________________________; but ours are ______________________________________________________. 

DISGUST: THE RESPONSE WE HAVE TO THINGS WE FIND REPULSIVE.

Be sure your feelings of disgust are ________________________________________________________________________.

2 Samuel 6:14-23   Mark 10:13-15

Don’t be disgusted by _________________________________________________; be disgusted by _________________________________________.

Leviticus 26:30

Psalm 119:158

Don’t _____________________________________________________ your disgust.

Jonah 1-4

In DEALING WITH DISGUST we should:

___________________________________ and __________________________________.

Mark 3:13-17

CHALLENGE: