Greater Friendship Baptist Church FFF
Dr. Derrick L. Miles, Pastor
Winning The Battle Over Hatred
Genesis 33:1-16 33 Now Jacob lifted his eyes and looked, and there, aEsau was coming, and with him were four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants. 2 And he put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph last. 3 Then he crossed over before them and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. 4 But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, dand fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept. 5 And he lifted his eyes and saw the women and children, and said, “Who are these with you?”So he said, “The children ewhom God has graciously given your servant.” 6 Then the maidservants came near, they and their children, and bowed down. 7 And Leah also came near with her children, and they bowed down. Afterward Joseph and Rachel came near, and they bowed down.8 Then Esau said, “What do you mean by fall this company which I met?”And he said, “These are gto find favor in the sight of my lord.”9 But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.”10 And Jacob said, “No, please, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present from my hand, inasmuch as I hhave seen your face as though I had seen the face of God, and you were pleased with me. 11 Please, take imy blessing that is brought to you, because God has dealt jgraciously with me, and because I have 1enough.” kSo he urged him, and he took it.12 Then Esau said, “Let us take our journey; let us go, and I will go before you.”13 But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are weak, and the flocks and herds which are nursing are with me. And if the men should drive them hard one day, all the flock will die. 14 Please let my lord go on ahead before his servant. I will lead on slowly at a pace which the livestock that go before me, and the children, 2are able to endure, until I come to my lord lin Seir.”15 And Esau said, “Now let me leave with you some of the people who are with me.” But he said, “What need is there? mLet me find favor in the sight of my lord.” 16 So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.
- The most menacing emotion we have to face is ________________________.
2. ________________________ can be sensed.
3. Hatred can be ________________________.
4. Hatred cannot be of the ________________________.
5. God does not lead us into ________________________ others.
6. To hate is to detest, loathe or abhor something or ________________________.
7. Jacob did ________________________ Esau.
8. Esau gave up ________________________ long term for something short term because of a moment.
9. Because of Esau hatred for his brother, he vowed to __________________him.
10. ________________________years has passed between Genesis 27 and Genesis 33. (Where the offense occurred)
11. Before Jacob ________________________home, he had an encounter with God.
How Do I Overcome The Desire To Hate?
12. ________________________ progress.
13. Esau ________________________ to meet him. Genesis 33:4
14. You must be ________________________ to restore the relationship.
15. ________________________wait for the person or situation that wronged you to seek to make things better.
16. I become the bigger ________________________ because I want to be the better person.
17. Hatred will ________________________you.
18. Refuse ________________________.
19. Never allow someone to ________________________ you away from who you are.
20. When anger and hatred are in you, you have to battle with
________________________.
21. Forgive ________________________.
22. Don’t be held ________________________based on what someone else has not done.
23. There are some things we just have to let ________________________
24. Accept ________________________.
25. Make a conscious effort to check yourself when someone comes to you and
say, ________________________ ________________________!”:
26. When you ________________________ an apology make sure your head and heart is in agreement.
27. Never be held captive to your ________________________.
28. Whatever your issue with someone or something, I challenge you to shout I’m free and be ________________________.
29. When you are free, you don’t worry about ________________________stuff!
30. Freedom ________________________in your mind.