Date: May 14, 2023 (Adult Sunday School)
Bible Text: | Dave Olson
- Definition of a critical spirit
- Nicely exact; Having abilities to judge beauty or blemish; Inclined to find fault; Judging with severity
- Description of a critical spirit
- It is selfish (1 Corinthians 13: 4-5)
- It is manipulative (1 Corinthians 13: 4-5)
- It is fault finding (Proverbs 28: 23, Titus 2:15, Matthew 7:1-5)
- It is argumentative (Proverbs 13:10)
- It is condemning (Luke 9:54-56)
- It is unmerciful (James 2:13)
- It is unkind (Matthew 5:22, 1 Corinthians 13:4)
- Development of a critical spirit
- Pride (Luke 14:11, Proverbs 13:10)
- Bitterness (Ephesians 4:31, Hebrews 12:15)
- Sensitivity (2 Timothy 2:24, Psalm 119:165)
- Control (1 Peter 5:3)
- Carnality (1 Corinthians 3:3)
- Hyper-Spirituality (Galatians 6:1)
- Dangers of a critical spirit
- It cuts (Proverbs 12:18)
- It provokes
- It destroys (Galatians 5:15)
- Defeating a critical spirit
- Identify the root cause
- Remember your place (James 4:12)
- Learn to love others (1 Corinthians 13:4-7)
- Yield to the Holy Spirit
- Remember where your strength comes from
- Focus on fixing your own problems first (Matthew 7:3-5)
- Humble yourselves (Colossians 3:13)
- Forgive offenses
- Guard your tongue
- Give people the benefit of the doubt
- Consider others
- Remember the golden rule
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