It's Time To Get Angry
from The Truth Church
Bishop Riggen opens by explaining that the message was given by God a week and a half earlier, not prompted by recent incidents. He preaches from Ephesians 4:26-27, 'Be ye angry, and sin not,' arguing that anger itself is not sinful: what matters is the reason and the handling. He distinguishes trivial anger (over pews, songs, slights) from righteous anger directed at the devil. He urges the congregation to stop fighting each other and instead get mad at the enemy. Using Matthew 4:1-11, he notes that Jesus quoted Scripture three times but only drove the devil away when he got angry and said, 'Get thee hence, Satan.' From 1 Samuel 11, he shows Saul's anger, kindled by the Spirit, united Israel and defeated the Ammonites. From Numbers 25:6-9, Phinehas's righteous anger stopped a plague and pleased God. In Matthew 21:12-13, Jesus' anger in the temple, overturning tables and driving out money changers, unleashed revival: the blind and lame came and were healed. He insists the church must stop weeping over the devil's attacks and instead become 'fighting mad,' directing anger at the true enemy. He calls for a holy stubbornness: 'We don't care what the devil don't allow, we'll have revival anyhow.' The sermon's spiritual purpose is to rouse the congregation to aggressive, faith-filled warfare against spiritual wickedness, believing that such holy fury will bring the long-awaited outpouring.
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