Anger and reconciliationMatthew 5:21-26Length: Standard

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What does Jesus say about anger and insults, and what must come before the offering at the altar?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Whose name comes to mind when you hear 'your brother has something against you'?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • Go to that person this week — call, visit, or write to them by name — and take the first step toward reconciliation.

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who could you tell about what happened when you went to make peace?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).