GIANTS
Series Outline
• What is it?
• What does it do to me?
• How do I kill it?
Secret Weapon Recap
• Fear
– Love
• Discouragement
– Humility
• Loneliness
– Introspection
• Guilt
– Acceptance
• Worry
– Shame
• Temptation
– Cowardice
• Anger
– Burning
• Resentment
– Mortality
• Doubt
– Testing
• Failure
– Difficulty
• Jealousy
– Blessing
Secret Weapon Recap
• Fear
– Love
• Discouragement
– Humility
• Loneliness
– Introspection
• Guilt
– Acceptance
• Worry
– Shame
• Temptation
– Cowardice
• Anger
– Burning
• Resentment
– Mortality
• Doubt
– Testing
• Failure
– Difficulty
• Jealousy
– Blessing
Warm-Up
• What is the difference between ENVY and
JEALOUSY?
• Same Giant, two modes…
– Empty Hand – Envy
• My displeasure is in what I do not have.
– Full Hand – Jealousy
• My displeasure is in what I do not want to lose.
What is it?
• Greek translation:
– “to boil within”
• Jealousy is the Giant you don’t want to
leave alive, because he can negate all
previous victories.
• Jealousy travels in “circles.”
What is it?
• Jealousy’s Circles:
– Wealth
– Power
– Performance
– Profession
– Social
• Jealousy lives in the most important rooms
of your home.
What is it?
• Jealousy is only righteous in the context of
the only One who truly possesses.
• Personal jealousy (envy) never has a happy
ending.
– Haman
– Daniel’s Accusers
– Joseph’s Brothers
– Saul
What does it do to me?
• The Giant of Jealousy seeks to consume
you from the inside out.
• Termite wood.
• Proverbs 14:30
– A heart at peace gives life to the body, but
envy rots the bones.
What does it do to me?
• Jealousy and Envy can…
– Cause a young man not to rejoice when his
wayward brother returns home.
– Cause brother to kill brother when one
sacrifice is accepted over the other.
– Cause a king to resent a faithful servant who
has delivered him military victory.
– Cause religious scholars to reject the Messiah
they were looking for out of fear of the loss of
their own power.
What does it do to me?
• Jealousy and Envy can…
– Cause a king to order the murder of babies to
protect his throne.
– Cause faithful disciples to discourage another
from healing in the name of Jesus.
• The devils and the holy man.
How do I kill it?
• The Four R’s:
– RENOUNCE jealousy as sin.
– REMEMBER your rival in prayer.
– REAFFIRM God’s goodness to you.
– REKINDLE God’s love in your heart.
The Kill Shot(s)
• LOVE
– 1 Corinthians 13:4
• Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it
does not boast, it is not proud.
• BLESSING
– At the first sign of envy or jealousy, pray for
God to pour out His blessing upon your rival.
– In doing so, you are giving God the
opportunity to bless you.
Painfully Personal Story
• STINKY FEET