Calvary Church
A Church without Favoritism
Main Idea: How can we rid our personal lives of favoritism?
Locations & Times
Calvary Church
4700 53rd St, Moline, IL 61265, USA
Sunday 8:30 AM
Sunday 10:30 AM
It is ok to have a season you PREFER it is not ok to set yourself a mental trap to treat every other season with CONTEMPT.
It is ok to have a social circle but not a CLOSED HEART
fa·vor·it·ism
· the practice of giving unfair preferential treatment to one person or group at the expense of another.
Similar: partiality, partisanship, unfair preference, preferential treatment, special treatment, favor, one-sidedness, prejudice, bias, inequality, unfairness, inequity, discrimination, nepotism, keeping it in the family, looking after one's own
· the practice of giving unfair preferential treatment to one person or group at the expense of another.
Similar: partiality, partisanship, unfair preference, preferential treatment, special treatment, favor, one-sidedness, prejudice, bias, inequality, unfairness, inequity, discrimination, nepotism, keeping it in the family, looking after one's own
1. God is GENEROUS. Favoritism is rigid and stingy. (Nit picking)
2. The opposite of favoritism is not LEGALISM.
3. The flesh says be SENSITIVE to me and the Spirit says be SENSITIVE to God.
4. Favoritism is LEGALISM and encourages the fear of man.
Favoritism is managing access to your life, the gifts that God has given You, the grace you have to extend by your personal, unbiblical standards.
5. The opposite of favoritism is not LEGALISM, the opposite of favoritism is the GOSPEL.
6. If you change your BEHAVIOR based on who you are around, you are operating out of fear and self-preservation.
7. Jesus is the only one that can satisfy the HUMAN HEART
8. Your VALUES will begin to shift towards the one who you are seeking APPROVAL from
Talk About It
Discussion Questions:
1. Are favoritism and double standards part of my social circle?
2. If you are truly seeking after Christ, you are going to want to look at the people who you have surrounded yourself with and ask yourself some honest questions about:
A. Why you’ve chosen the circle you chose?
B. Why you’ve excluded those who you have?
3. How do you become conscience or your sub-conscience?
1. Are favoritism and double standards part of my social circle?
2. If you are truly seeking after Christ, you are going to want to look at the people who you have surrounded yourself with and ask yourself some honest questions about:
A. Why you’ve chosen the circle you chose?
B. Why you’ve excluded those who you have?
3. How do you become conscience or your sub-conscience?