OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 27 SEPTEMBER 2026 SUNDAY: NO NEED FOR ENVY
OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 27 SEPTEMBER 2026 MEMORISE: A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones. Proverbs 14:30
OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 27 SEPTEMBER 2026 BIBLE READING: JAMES 3:14-16
14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 27 SEPTEMBER 2026 MESSAGE:
Envy is the feeling of wanting to be in the same situation as someone else, or the desire for something that someone else has.
I am always surprised when I see people, especially believers, envying others.
Why should people envy others when their success does not hinder them in any way?
What God is doing for someone else cannot hinder what God will do for another person, So there’s no need to be envious.
Envying what others have can prevent a believer from receiving his or her blessings.
My dear child, instead of being envious of anyone, appreciate God for that person, rejoice with him or her, and keep working on your goals to achieve your own blessings.
Job 5:2 says, “For wrath kills a foolish man, and envy slays a simple one.“
If a student wants to do well in a particular subject or course, instead of envying the best student, it is better to become friends with him or her.
That way, he or she can receive help with the areas of the subject or course that he or she finds difficult.
It is God’s desire for you to be the best; however, when you see someone who is doing better than you, don’t be angry or envious.
Rejoice with such a person and be friends with him or her so that you can learn more.
*Quiz:*
According to Proverbs 14:30, what does envy do to the bones?
OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 27 SEPTEMBER 2026 HYMN 4 –
BE GLAD IN THE LORD AND REJOICE
1. Be glad in the Lord and rejoice,
All ye that are upright in heart;
And ye that have made him your choice,
Bid sadness and sorrow depart.
Refrain:
Rejoice, rejoice!
Be glad in the Lord and rejoice!
2. Be joyful, for He is the Lord,
On earth and in heaven supreme;
He fashions and rules by His word;
The Mighty and strong to redeem
3. What though in the conffict for right
Your enemies almost prevail,
God’s armies, just hid from your sight,
Are more than the foes which assail.
4. Though darkness surround you by day,
Your sky by the night be o’ercast,
Let nothing your spirit dismay,
But trust till the danger is past.
5. Be glad in the Lord and rejoice,
His praises proclaiming in song;
With harp, and with organ and voice
The loud hallelujahs prolong!
OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 27 SEPTEMBER 2026 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Luke 6:27-49, Joshua 23-24
It causes rottenness to the bones