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In His Will is our Peace
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The Pastor's Workshop
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Ecclesiastes 16:2-4, 17-18, Ecclesiastes 4:4-6 , Numbers 12:1-9, Matthew 20:1-16 , John 21:20-22, Psalm 73:2-3, 16-17, 25-26
One of the greatest struggles we face in this life is the temptation to compare ourselves to others. As Teddy Roosevelt famously said, “Comparison is the thief of joy.” But in the final part of ...
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Coveting Yesterday and Today
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Wayne Stiles
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Remember how you felt that Christmas when your sister opened the gift you wanted? Or when your brother got a T-bird for graduation and you got stuck with the family Nova? Fast-forward to today and ask...
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Envy in The Disney/Pixar Film The Incredibles
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Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung
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1 Samuel 18:10-16, Proverbs 14:30, Genesis 4:1-16
Syndrome (formerly called Incrediboy) in the film The lncredibles is one example of envy’s futility and the envier’s inferiority, which together secure the inevitable lack of success in besting one’s ...
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An Englishwoman, Frenchman and a Russian
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Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung
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- Envy
- Jealousy
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1 Corinthians 3:3, Titus 3:3, James 3:16, 1 Samuel 18:10-16, Exodus 20:17, Mark 7:20-23
Joseph Epstein tells a joke that illustrates envy’s malicious and impotent character well. Once there was an Englishwoman, a Frenchman, and a Russian: Each [was] given a single wish by one of those ...
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Envy Defined
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John Ortberg
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- Envy
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1 Samuel 18:10-16, 1 Corinthians 3:3, James 3:16, Titus 3:3, Ecclesiastes 4:4, Proverbs 14:30, Exodus 20:17
Envy is wanting what another person has and feeling badly that I don’t have it. Envy is disliking God’s goodness to someone else and dismissing God’s goodness to me. Envy is desire plus resentment. En...
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The Focusing Illusion
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Heather Thompson Day
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- Envy
- Jealousy
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1 Peter 2:1, Proverbs 14:30, Galatians 5:26
Bestselling business author Simon Sinek gives a motivational speech called “Understand the Game,” where he mentions a study asking people if they would rather have a $400,000 house on a street where a...
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Envy’s Wish
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Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung
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- Envy
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1 Samuel 18:10-16, Proverbs 14:30, James 3:16, Mark 7:20-23
A Poem by Victor Hugo recounts an opportunity granted to Envy and Avarice to receive whatever they wished, on the condition that the other receive a double portion. Envy replied, “I wish to be blind i...
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Holy God, we come to You confessing
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Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church
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Holy God, we come to You confessing that we never have enough. We are never satisfied with what You have given us. We look at others with envy and we want more, even when our homes are overflowing wit...
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Adapted from Romans 13:12-13
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Kimberly Bracken Long
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Romans 13:12-13
God of night and day, there is no shadow that can conceal our sin from you and no secret that you will not bring to light. For our reveling and drunkenness, forgive us, O God. For our debauchery a...
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Gracious and faithful God–our Creator,
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Richard Herman
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Psalm 25:4-5, Matthew 1:23, James 5:14-15, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, Luke 2:10-11, Isaiah 9:6, Jeremiah 29:11, Matthew 25:35-36, Proverbs 21:1, Matthew 5:14-16, Matthew 28:19-20, John 14:13, Luke 2:1-20, Mark 5:25-34, John 11:17-44
Gracious and faithful God–our Creator, Redeemer and Comforter: When we don’t know the way–You show us the way; and when we can’t find a way–You make a way. Thank you! Thank you for Your gift of a Sav...
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Adapted from Psalm 73
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Dustin Ray
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Psalm 73:23-26
Pastor: Truly, O God, you have been good to me. My troubles have been few, my blessings have been many, and you have given me this day to worship you. All: But I have stumbled, and my foot has slipp...
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Gracious God–Giver of all good gifts:
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Richard Herman
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Revelation 21:4, Philippians 4:19, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, Isaiah 40:31, Ephesians 1:7
Gracious God–Giver of all good gifts: We praise You. You give us the wonder of creation and You give us life. We praise You, Father. You give us forgiveness of our sins with salvation and eternal life...
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Almighty God, you bless us so richly.
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Austin D. Hill
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Almighty God, you bless us so richly. You renew us and give us new life. You equip us with the gifts of your Spirit. You give us an amazing calling to follow you each day. But we fail to use the gifts...
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May we be no one’s enemy, and may we be
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Eusebius of Caesarea
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1 Peter 3:8-9, Philippians 2:3-4, Ephesians 4:32, Luke 6:27-28, Galatians 6:2, Proverbs 17:9, Matthew 5:9
May we be no one’s enemy, and may we be the friend of all that is eternal and abides with Christ. May we never quarrel with those nearest us; and if we do, may we be reconciled quickly. May we love,...
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O Lord, my every sense, member,
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Arthur Bennett
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O Lord, my every sense, member, faculty, affection, is a snare to me. I can scarce open my eyes but I envy those above me, or despise those below. I covet the honor and riches of the mighty, and a...
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Adapted from Proverbs 24:1-2, 5-6
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Dustin Ray
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Proverbs 24:1-2, Proverbs 24:5-6
Pastor: “Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them, for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble.” All: Forgive me, O God, for I have envied evil people who have mor...
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Adapted from 1 Corinthians 13:1-8
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Dustin Ray
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1 Corinthians 13:1-8
Pastor: If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and i...
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Inspired by Mark 9:42-50
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Mark 9:42-50
Gracious Father, the words of scripture are not without harshness in relation to our sin. We are prone to lead others astray in our words and actions. Knowingly or unknowingly done, we are condemned. ...
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Litany of Penitence
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2 Chronicles 7:14, Luke 19:1-10, Luke 15:11-32, Isaiah 1:18, James 5:16
The Celebrant and People together, all kneeling Most holy and merciful Father: We confess to you and to one another, and to the whole communion of saints in heaven and on earth, that we have sinne...
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Adapted from Psalm 73:1–28
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Psalm 73:1-28
Prayer of Confession All: Certainly God is good to his people, to those pure in heart, but as for me, I nearly stumbled; I nearly lost my sure footing. I struggle with envy as I look at the those in ...
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Aeschylus
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- Envy
- Competitiveness
Few men have the natural strength to honor a friend's success without envy.
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Dante Alighieri
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Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of all men.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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- Envy
Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to hate.
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John Chrysostom
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- Envy
As a moth gnaws a garment, so doth envy consume a man.
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Joseph Epstein
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- Envy
- Seven Deadly Sins
Of all the deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all.
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Mark Twain
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- Envy
Man will do many things to get himself loved, he will do all things to get himself envied.
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Ovid
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- Envy
- Vice
Envy, the meanest of vices, creeps on the ground like a serpent.
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Victor Hugo
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The wicked envy and hate; it is their way of admiring.
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William Penn
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The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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The world says: "You have needs — satisfy them. You have as much right as the rich and the mighty. Don't hesitate to satisfy your needs; indeed, expand your needs and demand more." This ...