NO OFFENSE
What to do “Those Special” people?
“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a foothold Ephesians 4:26-27 NIV
Foothold: (topos) A room, village, assembly or a place in a book.
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Ephesians 4:29 NIV
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:31-32 NIV
Being offended is
3 “D’s” of Destruction
Divide
Distract
Discredit
The day of your
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32
Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23 – 24 NIV
You’re not as
Jesus told this parable: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people — robbers, evildoers, adulterers — or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’ Luke 18:9 - 12
“But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’ 14 “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” Luke 18:13 - 14
Do you want to be right or do you want to make a difference?
“My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot come. 34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:33-35
When I’m Convinced I’m Right
Feel Morally Superior
Become Judgmental
Easily Angered and Offended
Jesus was the most right and least judgmental person who ever lived.
When I’m Convinced I’m Forgiven
Feel Profound Gratitude
Become More Accepting
Overflowing With Love
You Don’t change people by
If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. 1 Cor 13:1-3