Jesus & Angry People (Psalm 4)

Sermon for Sunday, May 26, 2024
Title: Jesus & Angry People
Text: Psalm 4 (See also Eph 4:20-32
Key Idea: Dear Angry People, Jesus wants you to process your anger and move to what He has in store.
Point 1) Jesus The Psalmist (v.1)
The Doctrine of Dual (2) Authorship of Scripture (2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 2:21)
-David’s life and purpose & God’s purposes
-At the intersection of David & God is Jesus Christ
-Psalm 4 is Jesus praying and appealing to us
Point 2) Jesus’ Appeal (vv.2-5)
-Verse 3 is the Psalmist illustrating what processing and controlling anger looks like
-Verse 4-5 is the Psalmist appealing us take His secret and apply it
-Verse 3 & Verse 3-5 have 3 observations to apply to control anger
--#1 Pause and bring God into the situation
---Do not try to outsize your opponent; Instead, let God make both of you small
--#2 Have God’s relational goal as your agenda for both you and other person
---Do not just try to win an argument as the agenda
---Agenda: How can you both grow in the knowledge of Jesus?
--#3 Trust God for the results
---God has authority over you and the other person; Let Him change the other person
Point 3) Jesus’ More For Us (vv.6-8)
-He wants to shine upon us (v.6)
-He wants to be our joy that outlasts everything on earth (v.7)
-He wants to be our peace (v.8)
-Let this harness anger power for good, not sin