Finish this sentence: “Everything would great if only I could have _________________________________________________.”

v.17 “You shall not covet your neighbour’s wife…or anything that belongs to your neighbour.”

Coveting is a misplaced desire that begins by ­­­­­­­­­­______________________ to others.




It is a misplaced desire because the desire itself is _________________. (Gen. 2:9).

___________________ is a determination to enjoy the benefits of living in the higher, wider, deeper sphere of God’s provision.

The move from coveting to contentment involves four transformational ingredients:

1. Instead of competition include ___________________. (Matt. 5:5,7)

2. Instead of greed try _________________________. (Luke 18:18-30)

3. Instead of destruction use ________________. (1 Tim. 6:6-8; 17-19)

4. Instead of compromise add ___________________. (Phil. 4:11-13)

For Our Lives; How has your understanding of these commandments been challenged? What will you do or change as a result of this teaching?