S50 E4 | Wrath | Pastor Joel Rainey | Covenant Church
All sin separates us from God. Some sins—pride, envy, wrath, sloth, greed, lust, gluttony—can destroy us. Jesus gives us virtues that overcome these vices.
This 8-week series examines the Seven Deadly Sins not to shame, but to reveal our need for grace. Each week shows how these sins infiltrate life, harm relationships, and distance us from God—and how Jesus provides the way out. The final week focuses on virtue and victorious life in Christ.
This week we study wrath—distinguishing righteous anger from the "anger of man" James says fails God's purposes. We live in an "age of rage": social media, traffic, and daily life normalize quick temper and revenge. That's dangerous. How do we choose kindness? Let’s listen in…
LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Schadenfreude: "the desire to take pleasure in the misery of another person"
Scripture References:
Ephesians 4, verse 6; James 1, verses 19-20; Matthew 5, verses 21-26; Proverbs 19, verse 19; Proverbs 15, verse 1; Proverbs 24, verse 17; 1 Timothy 2, verse 8; 2 Corinthians ch. 5
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