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SPEAKER
Steve Hill
SCRIPTURE
1 Samuel 18:1-9
SERMON OUTLINE
- Admit you are envious.
- Choose God’s praise of you over the compliments of people.
- Celebrate the success of others.
- Trust God’s plan for your life.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- What are the 1-2 things in life of which you are most envious? Why?
- Jesus identifies several evil things that come from our heart in Mark 7:21-22. Why does it seem that envy gets easily forgotten in this list amongst the other “unacceptable” sins?
- What relationship do you most envy? Has that changed in the last year? How so?
- In your experience, to what degree does relational envy lead to negative experiences? Got an example?
- Name one situation in which you can celebrate someone else’s success whom you have envied in the past.
NEXT STEPS
- I will admit that I am envious about __________________________.
- I will ask God to help me celebrate others’ success.