ENVY Introduction: This week we will be focusing on the sin of Envy.  Envy is traditionally listed as one of the “7 deadly sins” because it is a sin that can lead us on a path to many other sins.  This week we will examine envy, and the way in which we might be able…

ENVY Introduction: This week we will be focusing on the sin of Envy.  Envy is traditionally listed as one of the “7 deadly sins” because it is a sin that can lead us on a path to many other sins.  This week we will examine envy, and the way in which we might be able…

ENVY Introduction: This week we will be focusing on the sin of Envy.  Envy is traditionally listed as one of the “7 deadly sins” because it is a sin that can lead us on a path to many other sins.  This week we will examine envy, and the way in which we might be able…

ENVY Introduction: This week we will be focusing on the sin of Envy.  Envy is traditionally listed as one of the “7 deadly sins” because it is a sin that can lead us on a path to many other sins.  This week we will examine envy, and the way in which we might be able…

TEMPTATION Friday Read: Luke 4:1-13 1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. 3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell…

TEMPTATION Thursday Read: Matthew 4:1-11 1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” 4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live…

TEMPTATION Wednesday Read: Romans 6:1-7 1 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? 3 Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were…

TEMPTATION Tuesday Read: Galatians 5:22-26 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying…

TEMPTATION Monday Read: James 1:12-16 12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. 13 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt…

LOVING WORDS IN COMMUNITY Friday Read: Psalm 19:7-14 7 The law of the Lord is perfect,    refreshing the soul.The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy,    making wise the simple.8 The precepts of the Lord are right,    giving joy to the heart.The commands of the Lord are radiant,    giving light to the eyes.9 The fear of the Lord is pure,    enduring forever.The decrees of the Lord are firm,    and all of them are righteous.10 They are more precious than…