Anger and What Lies Beneath
James 1:19-20 · Preached June 7, 2026
Unresolved anger quietly shapes our relationships, our health, and our souls in ways we rarely stop to examine.
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Anger and What Lies Beneath
“Here's something that might surprise you: psychologists often call anger the "second emotion." Something else comes first, loneliness, disappointment, fear, feeling unseen or unvalued, and when we don't know what to do with that first, painful feeling, we leap to anger.”
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Anger and What Lies Beneath
“Pastor Mike introduced the idea that anger is often the "second emotion", meaning something else (hurt, fear, loneliness, disappointment) comes first, and we jump to anger because it feels easier or more powerful.”
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Anger and What Lies Beneath
“According to the Apostle Paul in Ephesians 4, what does unresolved anger give to the devil?”
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