This is a message from our sermon series Don't Drink The Poison. See the notes below!

Proverbs 19:11

Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense

Galatians 5:13 (NIV)

“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.“

Matthew 11:2–6 (NKJV)

And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said to Him, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.”

3 Traps of Expectation

1. Unspoken Expectation

2. Unmet Expectation

Proverbs 6:16-19

There are six things the Lordhates—

no, seven things he detests:

17 haughty eyes,

a lying tongue,

hands that kill the innocent,

18 a heart that plots evil,

feet that race to do wrong,

19 a false witness who pours out lies,

a person who sows discord in a family.

3. Unrealistic Expectation

Process of Offense

1. Offense

2. Bitterness

3. Anger

4. Hate