Fending Off the Spirit of Offense — Part 4

Series: Unity... The Heartbeat of Jesus

Speaker: Bishop James E. Collins

September 19, 2021

Bishop James E. Collins

Presiding Bishop

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Unity… The Heartbeat of Jesus
Fending Off the Spirit Offense
James 3:1-12

 

I. The Predominant Triggers of Offense

  1. Unreasonable .

        Scriptures:          

 

  1. Placing absolute  in humanity.

        Scriptures:          

 

  1. Taking sermons .

        Scripture:  

 

  1. Blaming the church for  problems.

        Scripture:  

 

  1. Taking up and embracing the offenses of .

        Scripture:  

 

  1. Seeking to promote  or your own .

        Scripture:  

 

  1. Misplaced .

        Scriptures:                      

 

II. Two Important Realities of the Spirit of Offense

  1. Offense only has power to burn when fueled by .

        Scripture:  

 

  1. Offense morphs from a natural to a spiritual issue through three major avenues:

        1) : Familiarity with God’s presence.

 

        2) : Perceived injury.

 

        3) : Who created who?

             Scriptures:      

 

III. The Conclusion of the Matter

  1. To  offended is a choice.

     

  2. We all offend in    from time to time.

     

  3. Offense cannot thrive where the spirit of  is predominant.

     

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