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Favoritism: the practice of giving unfair preferential treatment to one person or group at the expense of another.
Grandma Evans made all of us grand-kids believe we were her favorite.
Vs. 2 - gold ring / fine clothes: Judge someone by their exterior.
Men: do you ever get car or truck envoy?
If they are driving that then they are something.
Car manufacturers know that some people need to look successful ever if they are not.
If you drive our BMW you are letting the world know you are something special.
Ladies: Do you ever get purse envoy? Louis Vuttion, Channel, Coach.
(Coach store for Tam)
Vs. 2 - Filthy clothes = not important.
As humans we don’t see what God sees.
You can come to church with filthy old clothes and have a clean heart.
And you can come to church with fine clothes and a dirty heart.
You can fool us but not God.
If you show special attention.
Most people loved to be honored and seated in a place of honor.
By invitation only event for SB City and School District.
Assigned seating?
No? Then to the front I go.
Invited to sit at the table of the city council women and city attorney.
I was treated differently.
Suit no suit - customer service.
Discriminated and Become judges with evil thoughts.
Evil thoughts: Putting someone else higher on the social ladder of respect.
Vs. 6 - Rich exploiting you / dragging you into court / These could have been Jewish religious courts.
Vs. 8 - You are doing right.
Vs. 9 - But if you show favoritism, you sin.
Favorites verses favoritism:
We are all equal in our worth.
There is no one person God loves more than anyone else.
How We Can Overcome Favoritism
1. Don’t let your PREFERENCES become your PREJUDICES
We all have preferences.
Feeling guilt as a youth volunteer because I had favorites.
I tried my best to make all the youth feel special but there are certain personality types I have a hard time with.
Winnie the Pooh characters: Eeyore (introvert/always down) Owl (think that they know it all)
Pooh is awesome.
Cares for others and loves to over eat.
Besties!
Tiger is my soul animal.
(Fun)
Pastor Charlie’s encouragement.
Preferences are not bad but we can not let them become prejudices.
We don’t have to like everybody but we do have to love them.
2. Don’t KEEP SCORE
If you were honest… what is your scoring system?
I am educated they are not.
I stayed married they are divorced.
Don’t look down on someone else or put others on a pedestal.
3. Remember it’s a BIG DEAL TO GOD
It is number two in the greatest commandment.
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