Envy is the second deadly sin in this series.  Our text comes from 1 Samuel 18:5-16 where we learn about the envy that Saul had for David.  Envy occurs because a distortion of pride, and it is characterized by its absolutely unloving nature.

Dante Alighieri, the creator of the "Divine Comedy," said that pride is the common element or theme of all the sins found in the Inferno (hell).  And Pope Gregory (540-605) said that "pride is the greatest sin of all."  

In today's sermon, we will explore the sin of pride, it's description, and how to avoid committing sins of pride.

In this table talk, Ed Rodgers talks about the connection between prayer and our relationship to God.

This sermon is the introduction to a series of sermons called the Seven Deadly Sins.  These sins have been a subject of discussion and debate for centuries, and, even today, provide a structure for thinking about the struggles we human beings have in life.

This sermon comes from Joshua 24 in which Joshua asks the nation of Israel to get rid of their idols and serve only Yahweh.  The sermon asks how we might, today, be guilty of carrying our own special gods with us.