Envy surrounds us—and most of us don’t realize the deadly poison that envy is. We think of envy as a kind of petty jealousy that just comes from wanting a little more. But the Bible treats it as far more serious. We’re discovering what the Bible really says about our emotions as we continue our series called, “Smoke from a Fire.”
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21 February, 2022
Series: Smoke from a Fire
Speaker: J.D. Greear
Book: Luke
Our emotions function like smoke from a fire—and just like you can follow a trail of smoke to figure out what’s on fire in your house, you can follow the trail of your emotions to figure out what is on fire in your heart.
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18 February, 2022
Series: Smoke from a Fire
Speaker: J.D. Greear
Book: Luke
Each of these emotions—depression, anxiety, anger, envy, and now “shame”—functions like warning lights on the dashboard of our hearts, indicating what is going on in the engine of our souls.
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17 February, 2022
Series: Smoke from a Fire
Speaker: J.D. Greear
Book: Numbers
When we look at other people’s lives on social media, we are seeing a filtered image. Pastor J.D. concludes his message on the difficult emotion of envy.