In Sermon Illustrations: "Anger Management"

To Kill A Mockingbird" Is One Of My Favorite ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 3, 2005

“To Kill A Mockingbird” is one of my favorite stories. The main character is Atticus Finch, a lawyer and father who defends a young black man of rape in 1932. As you can imagine, in that day that was not a popular decision. He’s called all kinds of names and even his children bear the brunt of his ...read more

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Denomination: Christian Church

It Happened In The Jungle One Day. A Lion With A ...  PRO

Contributed by Todd Catteau on Oct 31, 2005

It happened in the jungle one day. A lion with a big ego went around asking the other animals who the king of the jungle was. “Who’s the king of the jungle?” the lion roared at a monkey. “Why you are, Mr. Lion,” said the monkey with fear in his voice. The lion went on and found a zebra. “Who’s the ...read more

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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Heavy Wagon Was Being Dragged Along A Country ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005

A heavy wagon was being dragged along a country lane by a team of oxen. The axles groaned and creaked terribly, when the oxen turning around thus addressed the wheels, “Hey there, why do you make so much noise? We bear all the labor, and we—not you—ought to cry out!” Those complain first in our ...read more

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A Lady Once Came To Billy Sunday And Tried To ...

Contributed by John Harvey on Feb 23, 2006

A lady once came to Billy Sunday and tried to rationalize her angry outbursts. "There’s nothing wrong with losing my temper," she said. "I blow up, and then it’s all over." "So does a shotgun," ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

It Is He Who Is In The Wrong Who First Gets ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

It is he who is in the wrong who first gets angry. ...read more

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An Author For Reader's Digest Writes How He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

An author for Reader’s Digest writes how he studied the Amish people in preparation for an article on them. In his observation at the school yard, he noted that the children never screamed or yelled. This amazed him. He spoke to the schoolmaster. He remarked how he had not once heard an Amish child ...read more

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Doctors From Coral Gables, Fla., Compared The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Doctors from Coral Gables, Fla., compared the efficiency of the heart’s pumping action in 18 men with coronary artery disease to nine healthy controls. Each of the study participants underwent one physical stress test (riding an exercise bicycle) and three mental stress tests (doing math problems ...read more

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Many Years Ago During A Knicks-Bullets Playoff ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Many years ago during a Knicks-Bullets playoff game, one of the Bullets came up from behind the great Walt Frazier and punched him in the face. Strangely, the referee called a foul on Frazier. Frazier didn’t complain. His expression never changed. He simply called for the ball and put in seven ...read more

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A Person Who Is Angry On The Right Grounds, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

A person who is angry on the right grounds, against the right persons, in the right manner, at the right moment, and for the right length of time deserves ...read more

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Many Years Ago A Senior Executive Of The Then ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Many years ago a senior executive of the then Standard Oil Company made a wrong decision that cost the company more than $2 million. John D. Rockefeller was then running the firm. On the day the news leaked out most of the executives of the company were finding various ingenious ways of avoiding ...read more

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The Fastest Horse Cannot Catch A Word Spoken In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

The fastest horse cannot catch a word spoken in anger. Chinese Proverb in Bits & ...read more

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In The Spring Of 1894, The Baltimore Orioles Came ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

In the spring of 1894, the Baltimore Orioles came to Boston to play a routine baseball game. But what happened that day was anything but routine. The Orioles’ John McGraw got into a fight with the Boston third baseman. Within minutes all the players from both teams had joined in the brawl. The ...read more

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The 18th-Century British Physician John Hunter, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

The 18th-century British physician John Hunter, who was a pioneer in the field of surgery and served as surgeon to King George III, suffered from angina. Discovering that his attacks were often brought on by anger, Hunter lamented, "My life is at the mercy of any scoundrel who chooses to put me in ...read more

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The Great Italian Conductor Arturo Toscanini Was ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

The great Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini was legendary for his fits of rage. The librarian of one of Toscanini’s orchestras was particularly vexed by the maestro’s habit of throwing valuable musical scores at the musicians when angry. Watching closely, the librarian observed that Toscanini’s ...read more

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Angry Cynical People Die Young. Men Who Score ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Angry cynical people die young. Men who score high for hostility on standard tests are four times more likely to die prematurely than men whose scores are ...read more

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A National Park Ranger In British Columbia Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

A National park ranger in British Columbia has two sets of huge antlers, as wide as a man’s reach locked together. Evidently 2 bull moose began fighting, their antlers locked, and they could not get ...read more

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A Lady Once Came To Billy Sunday And Tried To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

A lady once came to Billy Sunday and tried to rationalize her angry outbursts. "There’s nothing wrong with losing my temper," she said. "I blow up, and then it’s all over." "So does a shotgun," Sunday ...read more

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Getting Angry Can Sometimes Be Like Leaping Into ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Getting angry can sometimes be like leaping into a wonderfully responsive sports car, gunning the motor, taking off at high speed and then discovering the brakes are ...read more

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When Abraham Lincoln Had To Write A Letter To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

When Abraham Lincoln had to write a letter to someone who had irritated him, he would often write two letters. The first letter was deliberately insulting. Then, having gotten those feelings out of his system, he would tear it up and write a second ...read more

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As A Passenger Boarded The Los Angeles-To-New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

As a passenger boarded the Los Angeles-to-New York plane, he told the flight attendant to wake him and make sure he got off in Dallas. The passenger awoke just as the plane was landing in New York. Furious, he called the flight attendant and demanded an explanation. The fellow mumbled an apology ...read more

Scripture: Job 6:2-4, Job 6:2-4

Tags: Anger