9-11-11 Hijacked

Hijacked

10 years ago today several airplanes were hijacked.

Hijacked
Aircraft hijacking
Carjacking
Maritime hijacking or piracy
Truck hijacking
Hijack attack, in communication, a form of active wiretapping in which the attacker seizes control of a previously established communication association
Hijack (band), a 1990s British hiphop group
Hijack (2008 film), a 2008 Hindi film starring Shiney Ahuja and Esha Deol
Hijack (1973 film), a 1973 made-for-television movie

Attitudes and situations can "Hijack" our lives, marriages, careers, churches.

Anger
Some studies show the 50% of emotional, relational, and psychosomatic problems are related to dealing with anger in an unhealthy way.

    21 “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder,[a] and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ 22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister[b][c] will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’[d] is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell. Matthew 5:21-22

Recognize unhealthy anger in our lives.
* Football players don’t play well with out of control anger.
* It affects your health.
* Jesus got angry, but didn’t sin.
http://www.roadrage.com/
70% of people tailgate to encourage the car in front of them to go faster.
71% use their horns to show irritation with the other drivers.
77% of males use obscene gestures, while 80% of the women do.

“Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift. Matthew 5:23-24

When you get hurt…
1) Matthew 18:15-17 Go to that person

Lust
Pornography 12,000 movies
Other 500 movies
1 out of 3 are women

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’[e] 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matthew 5:27-28
Answer
If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell. Matthew 5:29-30

Lies
Sporting events must have people who compete on a level playing field.
Marion Jones who admitted cheating.
Steroids etc. in baseball.
People exaggerate the truth in their own favor.
Study – World net daily.
Average person tells 4 lies a day.
10460 / year.
88,000 by 60 years old.
#1 Lie, “I’m fine”
Others:
This tastes delicious
Nice to see you.
Sorry I missed your call.

“Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’ 34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; Matthew 5:33-34

Simply tell the truth everywhere.
Avoid empty promises.

or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. 36 And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. 37 All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one. Matthew 5:35-37

Bitterness
Bitterness can take you places you don’t want to go.
It will take away joy.

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’[h] 39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. 40 And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. 41 If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. 42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. Matthew 5:38-42

Let go of the desire to retaliate.
Sometimes people are imprisoned by their own bitterness.

Greed
Excessive desire for wealth or possessions.

“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
   2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Matthew 6:1-4

It is about trusting God and not drawing attention to yourself.

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:19-21

Worry
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[e]?
   28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. Matthew 6:25-32