Church notes - 26th February 2017

The sermon notes from the 26th without those from the rest of the month.

26 February
David: Shepherd, Warrior, Worshipper, King
Saul's Jelousy
1 Samuel 18,: 5 -16
1 Samuel 19:9 - 17
Saul has been nurturing pride, jelousy, envy and fear.
These are destructive to any relationship.
God was with David in everything he did.
Envy is a dangerous and insidious enemy, a cancer that slowly eats out our inner life.

Proverbs 14:30

Fear disturbs our thinking.

vs 12

Anger
Saul had probably brooded over how David had insulted him, disrespected him and is plotting against him.

What eats away at our spiritual life is not the cultural trivia we haggle over, but the covert presence of attitudes such as jealousy, pride.

This is what happened to Saul.

It also happened to Cain, Esau and Joseph's brothers. It is not a victimless sin. It is a serious sin. 'Fountain of disasters'.

The Damage is done to ourselves rather than to others.

Christ's Cure for Jealousy
Luke 9:46 - 48
There should be no contest amoung us about who is greatest.

Destructive to relationships.
- Marriages
- Families
- Workplaces
- The Church
- Sporting Clubs
- Schools
Search out to see if there is jelousy in any of your relationships
- If there is - Repent!
- If there isn't - stand against it!