Lakepointe Church with Josh Howerton
Jun 7, 2026 · 43 min · 8 segments
But these first two weeks we're gonna talk about a fire called anger, 'cause it seems like we are living in the age of rage, doesn't it? I mean, all kinds of polarization, all kinds of factions and feuds and d- division and discord.
I mean, it seems like everybody's mad at somebody, right? So let me ask y'all, who you mad at? You say, "Right now? You for bringing up this topic," right?
[laughing]
Well, I'm just gonna have to deal with your anger because I think this is way too important for us to ignore.
Because the damage that mishandled, mismanaged anger does in our world, in our city, in our neighborhood, in our homes is absolutely staggering.
The latest stats from the FBI crime clock says in our country there's a violent crime every 26 seconds, an aggravated assault every 38 seconds, a robbery every two minutes, a rape every four minutes.
Can you say En Fuego? And there are tons of television shows and series that revolve around like a homicide of some sort.
And I'm not a real big fan of those shows, and I'm, I'm certainly not a fan of like horror movies or slasher-type films.
I, I can't remember anything about it, but I do remember the title of it, What Lies Beneath.
That just sounds scary, doesn't it? Well, long before that movie, Jesus stands up and preaches this famous sermon from a mountainside that was laser focused on what lies beneath.
And He spoke it into a culture much like ours, where external image was everything.
So Jesus goes below the surface to the heart of the matter, which is always a matter of the heart, and check out what He says about murder.
If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.' But I say to you, even if you are angry with someone, you're subject to judgment.
If you call someone an idiot, you're in danger of being brought before the court.
And if you curse someone, you're in danger of the fires of hell." So Jesus here is saying you don't have to wield a blade, pull a trigger, detonate a bomb to be guilty of murder.
But these first two weeks we're gonna talk about a fire called anger, 'cause it seems like we are living in the age of rage, doesn't it? I mean, all kinds of polarization, all kinds of factions and feuds and d- division and discord.
I mean, it seems like everybody's mad at somebody, right? So let me ask y'all, who you mad at? You say, "Right now? You for bringing up this topic," right?
[laughing]
Well, I'm just gonna have to deal with your anger because I think this is way too important for us to ignore.
Because the damage that mishandled, mismanaged anger does in our world, in our city, in our neighborhood, in our homes is absolutely staggering.
The latest stats from the FBI crime clock says in our country there's a violent crime every 26 seconds, an aggravated assault every 38 seconds, a robbery every two minutes, a rape every four minutes.
Can you say En Fuego? And there are tons of television shows and series that revolve around like a homicide of some sort.
And I'm not a real big fan of those shows, and I'm, I'm certainly not a fan of like horror movies or slasher-type films.
I, I can't remember anything about it, but I do remember the title of it, What Lies Beneath.
That just sounds scary, doesn't it? Well, long before that movie, Jesus stands up and preaches this famous sermon from a mountainside that was laser focused on what lies beneath.
And He spoke it into a culture much like ours, where external image was everything.
So Jesus goes below the surface to the heart of the matter, which is always a matter of the heart, and check out what He says about murder.
If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.' But I say to you, even if you are angry with someone, you're subject to judgment.
If you call someone an idiot, you're in danger of being brought before the court.
And if you curse someone, you're in danger of the fires of hell." So Jesus here is saying you don't have to wield a blade, pull a trigger, detonate a bomb to be guilty of murder.
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