2. An Experiential Exegesis of Dreamers Versus Disbelievers 1. When children learn they cannot wear the robe it causes them to envy
3. An Experiential Exegesis of Dreamers Versus Disbelievers 2. Competition for parental affection yields lack of emotional connection
4. An Experiential Exegesis of Dreamers Versus Disbelievers 3. A parent withholding approval produces feelings of favoritism
5. Point 1 Parents don’t need to treat all children equally so much as treating them uniquely.
6. Thesis: What God is after in the church is to transform the chaos of human brokenness into the fellowship of divine community.
7. Point 2 Jealousy is one of the most difficult dysfunctions for any of us to own up to.
8. Point 3 Whenever our flaws go untended and unhealed there is enormous potential for fracture.
9. Point 4 If parents are uninformed, uninvolved and oblivious to their kids, a whole lot of damaging things can take place.
10. Point 5 When we allow envy to run its course, we may be done with each other, but God is not done with us.
11. Point 6 The dysfunction not healed in one generation will likely be passed on to the next.
12. The Focus on the Fix to Family Rivalry 1. Everyone comes from an imperfect family
13. The Focus on the Fix to Family Rivalry 2. Acknowledge the hurt but also admit and accept God’s providence
14. The Focus on the Fix to Family Rivalry 3. Renounce envious actions and jealous activities
15. The Focus on the Fix to Family Rivalry 4. Reject all wrong feelings about what happened and took place
16. The Focus on the Fix to Family Rivalry 5. Learn how to begin to restore love, affirmation and acceptance to others so you do not pass on what hurt you to the next generation
17. The Focus on the Fix to Family Rivalry 6. Put yourself in a place and position where you are not the center of attention
18. The Focus on the Fix to Family Rivalry 7. Learn how to rejoice in unseen service
19. Point 7 The robe had to be taken offJosephbefore what was in him could be revealed.