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  • Bitterness

    Contributed by James Dina on Jul 20, 2020
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    "Bitterness is like drinking rat poison and waiting for the rat to die."(John Ortberg Jr.).It contributes to physical sickness and doesn't allow us to experience the peace God wants for us. Live at peace with everyone. (Romans 12:18).

    BITTERNESS "Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you”. (Ephesians 4:31-32) Bitterness is defined as anger and ...read more

  • Bitterness

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jun 8, 2022
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    This message today is about bitterness but I think we are going to find that it’s more about forgiveness.

    This message today is about bitterness but I think we are going to find that it’s more about forgiveness. Let's talk about bitterness in our life today. As kids, we could look at certain foods and be convinced it would taste bad. And some foods can surprise us. Take, for example, an apple. ...read more

  • Bitter Roots Series

    Contributed by Steve Bond on Feb 15, 2017
     | 7,916 views

    Bitterness is one of the soul poisons that prevent us from living a healthy life.

    Introduction I want to thank Nick and Liz Corona for sharing their story with us. More than anything else, I want you to know that your past hurts do not have to control your future. If we believe anything about the Lord—we believe that he can give us hope for the future. And this includes becoming ...read more

  • The Root Of Bitterness

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 10, 2012
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     | 10,553 views

    In our text we find a valuable admonition on the subject of bitterness. Surely, each one of us has personally experienced the destructive fruit of a bitter heart. Bitterness is a negative emotion.

    Intro: In our text we find a valuable admonition on the subject of bitterness. Surely, each one of us has personally experienced the destructive fruit of a bitter heart. Bitterness is a negative emotion. There are some lessons we can learn from this verse. I. THE CAUSE OF BITTERNESS A. ...read more

  • Blinded By Bitterness Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 11, 2023
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    Jonah was a bitter man. The question is - why was he bitter, and why was it wrong for him to harbor his resentment of Nineveh?

    Most of us have heard the story of Jonah and the whale. We’ve heard how God told Jonah to go the evil city of Nineveh and warn them to repent of their wickedness… or perish. But Jonah didn’t want to go so he got on a boat and went entirely the other direction because he believed he could run from ...read more

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  • Bitterness Kills  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 28, 2010
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    BITTERNESS KILLS Bitterness has been medically linked to glandular problems, high blood pressure, cardiac disorders, ulcers, and even insanity. One leading psychiatrist wrote, "90% of all people in insane asylums could be released immediately if they would learn how to forgive, or how to be ...read more

  • Common Bitterness

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Mar 11, 2011
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    COMMON BITTERNESS When I was in college, I worked as a youth director at a little church out in the country about an hour’s drive away. There were two families in that congregation that didn’t get along. When they came to worship, they would take up their positions on opposite sides of the room ...read more

  • The Meaning Of Bitterness

    Contributed by David Tack on Dec 23, 2011
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    THE MEANING OF BITTERNESS "Eadie [A Scottish Theologian 1810-1876] says that Pikria [bitterness] is 'a figurative term denoting that fretted and irritable state of mind that keeps a man in perpetual [constant] animosity--that inclines him to harsh and uncharitable opinions of men and things--that ...read more

  • Bitter And Resentful

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 27, 2014
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    "Bitterness is like taking poison, and waiting for the other person to die." - Malachy McCourt I once knew a woman whose heart had been broken by disappointing relationships. She became very sarcastic towards the opposite sex and could often be overheard making disparaging remarks about ...read more

  • The Root Of Bitterness  PRO

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 16, 2007
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    Illustration ------------ Years ago there was a terrible outbreak of disease in a tiny village in a remote part of Africa. Both children and adults were, getting sick and overcome with nausea. Several,weeks passed, and the sickness became widespread, and people started dying. Word of the disease ...read more

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