Hostage-bitterness

intro
1. intro video
2. new series=hostage
3. today= bitterness
4. so many of us are held hostage by this
bittterness is a dangerous root w/poisonous fruit
1. heb. 12.14-15
2. root in the heart
  1. seed of undealt hurt
  2. love keeps no record
  3. bitterness plays it over & over
3. poiosonous fruit
  1. this root grows
  2. we bgin to exhibit anger, hate, etc
  3. and it affects others, destorys relationships
Pull the roots of bitterness
1. eph. 4.31-32
2. ea. term is a form of anger
3. ea term is a reaction sin to me
4. 3 methods of pulling the root
  1. kind
  2. tenderhearted/compassion
  3. forgive
bitterness test
1. justify it
  1. do u know what htey did?
2. critical
  1. they can't do anythign right
3. celebrate misfortunes
  1. God evening the score
take home
1. are you bitter?
2. u do you need to forgive?
3. its a choice, process

Resource summary

	Created by Ross Johnson about 11 years ago