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One of the most destructive emotions that a person can have is “Envy” . There is a phrase, “They turned green with envy”, means that a person became sick in jealousy to the point of obsession to cause someone harm. Jealousy means we feel rejected or threatened by losing something/someones love, while…

1 Cor 13 describes what love is and is not. Everyone loves this passage, because it sounds so beautiful and everyone wants to be loved this way. However, the passage describes love so that we may better demonstrate it, not receive it! And meeting this incredible standard is not easy. But before we can begin striving to meet this standard we must understand it. What does it mean for love to not be envious or boastful? How do envy and boasting affect our relationships?

Demand Breakdown in Leadership/Followership (v 5a) Envy of pagan nations (v 5b) They have rejected God rather than Samuel Warning conscription (v 11, 12, 13) taxation (v 15, 16) slavery (v 17) oppression (v 18) Insistence conformity (v 19, 20a) relegation (v 20b) God Himself is our King Jesus the promised…

What things do we envy? How does envy erode our perspective? 1 Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. 2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped. 3 For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. Envy - A Gate Way to Destruction…

But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord : I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also…

It became an expectation; and then one year, it became a joke, in a weird kind of way. “It’s your birthday — do you think he’s going to call this year?” “I don’t know, but I can hope.” And January 7 would come and go and, sure enough, Carol’s father would miss another opportunity to wish her a happy…

42 So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath. 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. 4 that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, 5…

An important subject Money impacts physically, spiritually and mentally, no wonder there is much in the bible about it. (Insert money key words PowerPoint slide here) Look at those words, would you think they accurately speak about money and what we think or may do with it? Bible speaks a great deal…

This Week’s Theme: Put On the LORD Jesus Christ This Week’s Word is Flesh: The physical aspect of human beings, which distinguishes them from God and is therefore frequently used in the NT as a symbol of human sinful nature in contrast with God’s perfection. (The Greek word for “flesh” is sometimes translated…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. It is a joyful morning and a beautiful time to be with you all and studying God’s Word together. Please take your Bibles and open them with me to Mark 15 , Mark 15 . We have come to the day on the calendar that tradition holds as being Palm Sunday.…

Psalm 73:1-28 As we wrap up this series on the Truth about Forgiveness, I want to talk about what will happen when we refuse to forgive…and how to conquer it. No one sets out to be a bitter person. When we talk about conditional forgiveness inevitably someone will raise the concern that this will only…

“God’s jealousy, therefore, is a concern for the holiness, integrity, purity of ethics, and Christian standards for His people. Because of this, He will refuse to brook a rival in our affections for Him, not because of a selfish greed which wishes us all for His own possession, but simply because He…

1 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; 3 for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and…

1 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 If I give away all I have,…

Pride and Envy I told Janice, after Nate came to work on the car. We had spent thirty minutes doing a task that I thought would take three hours. My son said, “I could’ve done that in my driveway.” Yes, it was quick, and yes he could’ve done it in his driveway. But actually, he couldn’t. Not to brag,…

Introduction Last week we started our study of the book 1st Peter. These are my favorite types of messages to preach - working our way through a book. For the next few weeks we will be taking this book, a little bit at a time, attempting to discover what God’s word has for us. There will be times through…

Welcome Good morning everyone! Today we are picking back up in James after we have had a few weeks off from it. The last time we were in James we awkwardly stuck our tongues out at the end, but we did it because James was talking about the power of the tongue. How our words have meaning and can either…

The Father’s Care for the Faithful Son Luke 15:25-32 This morning we talked about the prodigal son who came home finally to his father after a time of sin and pleasure. He wasted his living and ended up poor and destitute eating those things that were thrown to the swine. It was truly a miraculous thing…

Introduction I have great admiration for people who do things with excellence. Recently our youngest child has really been excited about monster trucks and motorcycles. Probably once a day he sits on my lap and we look at videos of these two loves of his life. In this process I have learned a lot about…

When they drew near Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples and said to them, “Go into the village opposite you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone says to…

Announcements Sunday, October 18, 11 AM - Friend Day on the back field Sunday, October 18, 6 PM - Prayer Service w/Evangelist Rich Tozour (No Connection Groups) Shop with a Cop Offering Christmas Joy in a Bag Colossians 3:1-17 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where…

For the last several weeks, we have been looking at the spiritual gifts. We are now ready to return to 1 Corinthians proper. This morning’s Scripture lesson is taken from 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13 . Before I read it, I want to remind you of the context. The Corinthians gave an inordinate importance to…

When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” "The church is to be a community of people who know how to love and how to live, a community that…

I Corinthians 13 -This is Love 1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. Types of Love: Eros - Erotic love, sexual. Storge - Family love. Philia/phileo - Brotherly friendship and affection. Agape - Sacrificial love. 1…

TEXT: JAMES 4:7-10 | HUMILITY DEMONSTRATED INTRO ILLUSTRATION : Growing up, I had an immense fear of the dark. So to help me sleep, my mom would turn on a lamp, and she would put a cassette tape in for me to listen to. It had a bunch of Christian kids songs and a few skits. But I remember one of the…