James on Communication, Part 3: Slow to Wrath

In James 1:19 and 20 we are encouraged to be "...slow to wrath, for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God." Anger and wrath is a natural emotion we all experience from time to time. The problem is what we do with it. How do we keep wrathful emotions from boiling over into sin? How do we avoid letting anger prompt us to say or do things that negatively impact our relationship with others? In this message, we learn what James teaches about the sources of wrath and some mindsets and practical actions that can help us keep anger and wrath from getting the best of us.

Tony Stith grew up in the Pacific Northwestern United States. He has been a member of the churches of God all of his life, attending the Boise, Idaho, Lewiston, Idaho and Spokane, Washington churches of God. After graduating college in Pasadena, CA in 1990, he and his wife Elizabeth moved to Minnesota, where they now live in Woodbury, a suburb just to the southeast of St. Paul. They attend the Twin Cities United Church of God congregation.