BACK TO SCHOOL ADVICE FOR FAMILIES: BEWARE OF ENVY (2 OF 7)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: Numbers 12
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Back to School Advice for Families: Beware of Envy (2 of 7)
Series: The 7 Deadly Sins of Family
Scott Maze
Numbers 12
Fights between brothers and sisters are common and often can be humorous. I collected a few stories that highlight just how funny sibling rivalry can be.
One young girl with two brothers who were around ten years older than her, taught her the alphabet in this order, ''A,B,C,D,R,F,K.'' It wasn't until she arrived in kindergarten that she realized how her brothers had purposefully misled her.
Another sister reflecting on her childhood, remembered she used to bite her own arm and then start crying. All this was done in order to blame her brother. She recalled the whole experience by saying, ''Sweet victory!''
Still another brother remembered the mischief he caused his sister: ''When I was probably 7 or 8 [years old], my brothers and I thought it would be funny to tell my sister that the jalapeños in the garden were pickles and have her eat one.''
Last one, one sister told the story of the time when her boots were stuck in the mud: ''When I was about five years old, I got my boots stuck in deep mud and [I] couldn't move. After [she] unsuccessfully attempting to pull me out, my sister walked home to get help. I waited in the rain [and the mud] for an hour and no one came, so I pulled my feet out of the boots and walked home barefoot. When I got home I found my sister watching TV. She had apparently forgotten about me.''
Sibling rivalry can be humorous and even hilarious. Maybe you have your own stories. But envy between family members can be especially ugly.
The Sin of Envy
This morning I want to talk to you about the deadly sin of envy. We continue a seven-week series of sermons devoted to the Seven Deadly Sins. Now, you'll NOT find a place in your Bibles where the seven are outlined in a ''1, 2, 3'' kind of order. Instead, these were problems many ancient Christians had when they lived in close quarters with one ano ...
Series: The 7 Deadly Sins of Family
Scott Maze
Numbers 12
Fights between brothers and sisters are common and often can be humorous. I collected a few stories that highlight just how funny sibling rivalry can be.
One young girl with two brothers who were around ten years older than her, taught her the alphabet in this order, ''A,B,C,D,R,F,K.'' It wasn't until she arrived in kindergarten that she realized how her brothers had purposefully misled her.
Another sister reflecting on her childhood, remembered she used to bite her own arm and then start crying. All this was done in order to blame her brother. She recalled the whole experience by saying, ''Sweet victory!''
Still another brother remembered the mischief he caused his sister: ''When I was probably 7 or 8 [years old], my brothers and I thought it would be funny to tell my sister that the jalapeños in the garden were pickles and have her eat one.''
Last one, one sister told the story of the time when her boots were stuck in the mud: ''When I was about five years old, I got my boots stuck in deep mud and [I] couldn't move. After [she] unsuccessfully attempting to pull me out, my sister walked home to get help. I waited in the rain [and the mud] for an hour and no one came, so I pulled my feet out of the boots and walked home barefoot. When I got home I found my sister watching TV. She had apparently forgotten about me.''
Sibling rivalry can be humorous and even hilarious. Maybe you have your own stories. But envy between family members can be especially ugly.
The Sin of Envy
This morning I want to talk to you about the deadly sin of envy. We continue a seven-week series of sermons devoted to the Seven Deadly Sins. Now, you'll NOT find a place in your Bibles where the seven are outlined in a ''1, 2, 3'' kind of order. Instead, these were problems many ancient Christians had when they lived in close quarters with one ano ...
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