Sunday August 30, 2015 – James 4:6 – God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. 2 Corinthians 3:18 – “And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory.”

-Pride is self-preoccupation.
-When we take credit for our success, and look down on others failures.
-When we condemn ourselves for our failures and praise others for their success.
-You cannot think about yourself less unless you think about something else more.
-Humility is God-preoccupation.
-Place all your anxieties on Jesus.
-Make Jesus your passion.

Joshua Terry

 

Pride’s Photonegative

  • Pride is self-

James 4:6 – God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.

Pride Reveals Itself

  • When we take credit for our success, and look down on others failures.

Luke 18:9 – “To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable:”

Matthew 23:12 – “For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

Matthew 6:2 – ” So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others.”

  • When we condemn ourselves for our failures and praise others for their success.

Humility In Focus

  • You cannot think about yourself less unless you think about something else more.
  • Humility is God-

1 Peter 5:6 – “Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time”

C.S. Lewis: “Humility is not thinking less of ourselves, but thinking of ourselves less.”

Fighting Pride and Walking in Humility

  • Place all your anxieties on Jesus.

1 Peter 5:7 – “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”

  • Make Jesus your

Hebrews 12:1-2 – “And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.”

2 Corinthians 3:18 – “And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory.”