1. Do not sin STOP pres pass imp - step over or cross the line.....vs. 26

in your anger - do not let the influences that lead you to act impulsively when you believe someone has wrong you violated your space or proptery in some way overrun your sense of self control

2. STOP allowing things to drag on, to linger in your heart so it becomes a source of resentment or bitterness vs. 26b

3. STOP - mn + pres imp Do not give the

devil - whose name here means slanderer, one who maliciously spreads rumors about someone else.....

a foothold, a place to land....

(Illus. Idea of rock climbing - no foothold, no progress - anger dusts off the seat and says sit and stay awhile)

4. STOP stealing, pres imp - and must steal no longer - rather replace it with work - labor with your hands to the point of being tired......which leads to sharing with others what you have insttead of taking what they have).

a. ! Thess 4:11-12 11 and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, 12 so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.

b. 2 Thessalonians 3:10 - For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”