By Controlling Anger

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Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef

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🗓️ 3 December 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In this convicting message, Dr. Michael Youssef exposes the destructive power of unrighteous anger and calls believers to repentance and restoration through Christ. Preaching from Matthew 5:21–26, he reveals that anger begins in the heart long before it erupts into outward sin—and unless it is confessed and surrendered to Jesus, it poisons the soul, desecrates worship, and devastates relationships. True righteousness is not external performance but inward transformation by the Holy Spirit. Dr. Youssef contrasts sinful rage with righteous anger that defends God’s Truth and justice while remaining free of hatred. Urging believers to forgive quickly and uproot bitterness, he reminds us that unresolved anger grieves the Spirit and hinders our prayers—but repentance restores peace and power in Christ. If today’s teaching stirred a question, burden, or need for prayer, you don’t have to walk through it alone. 🙏 Pastoral Care & Prayer Teams Our trained prayer partners and pastoral care team are available to pray with you and offer Biblical support. https://ltw.org/care 💬 Receive personal answers to your faith questions—anytime, day or night—at: https://myfaithassistant.com If you’ve been blessed by this podcast, please consider a tax-deductible donation to help extend this ministry—so another person can be encouraged, prayed for, and pointed to Christ. ❤️ Support Leading The Way: https://www.ltw.org/donate

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0:00.0	Anger is a naturally occurring part of everyday life.
0:04.6	Sometimes it's personal involving close relationships.
0:08.3	Other times distance, directed at a car or traffic in the lanes ahead, and at times it's
0:14.0	focused toward the political or social situations in society, but the fact remains when anger
0:20.0	shows up, anger chases joy out of life.
0:24.6	Welcome to leading the way with Dr. Michael Youseth.
0:28.3	Up next, the words of Matthew chapter 5, where Jesus teaches about the destructive nature
0:34.9	of anger and how it must be confronted and controlled. And this quick
0:40.3	reminder is very helpful for leading the way's team to know where and when you connect. So as you're
0:46.8	visiting the website or speaking with a ministry representative, please don't forget to mention
0:51.7	how you most often watch or listen. Right now, though,
0:55.7	join me in listening as Dr. Michael Youssef begins today's teaching.
1:02.2	I think most of us know that anger takes many forms. In fact, anger wears many faces. Anger is an emotion that's interwoven in many aspects of our lives.
1:20.6	Anger ranges from a slight irritation to a full-blown, uncontrollable rage. But I need to haste to say that all
1:31.5	unrighteous anger, listen carefully, all unrighteous anger. You say, is there a righteous anger?
1:40.4	Yes, I'm going to come to that. All unrighteous anger stems from pride and self-righteousness.
1:51.2	When someone criticizes whether fairly or unfairly, really in the end doesn't make any difference.
1:59.6	Or when we get overlooked or feel being undermined, this all stems from prideful anger,
2:12.2	self-righteous anger, and it must be nipped in the bud and placed in the wounded side of Jesus. Can I get an
2:21.2	amen? How? By openly confessing it and asking for God's strength to repent of it. Remember I said,
2:29.6	he already took all of our sins on the cross, on his body.
2:35.5	See, the sooner you do this, the better off you are.
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