Sermons About Humility
Pride and Humility
Theologian and pastor, John Stott, once said that no matter where you're at in your Christian life, pride is always your greatest enemy and humility is always your greatest friend. In this sermon, we'll see how Psalm 131 helps us to get far away from our worst enemy, pride, and get as close to our greatest friend, humility, as possible.
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The Attitude of Christ Jesus
We should strive to have the attitude of Christ so we can shine like stars before the world.
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When I Can Coast Or Retire!
I. Press on with purpose to know Christ II. Press on with humility in regards to yourself III. Press on with confidence for Christ has already won the race for us
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When I Can Coast Or Retire
When will I be happy with God? Often we think it is either: 1. When I have done enough to please him (see last week’s sermon). Or, 2. When I can coast or retire so we can focus on our spiritual life. Actually, you will be happy with God when you press to know Christ more!
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I'll Be Happy When... the Focus is on ME
What happens in our relationships when we approach people with a "me-focus"? Our me-focus blocks us from serving in selfless love. Take a look at two men who knew a measure of freedom from me-focus - Timothy and Ephraphoditus. Listen to their lives and ask - how were they set free from a me-first life?
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The Riches of Meekness (Matthew 5:5)
Sermon on the Mount the Lord is describing the inner character of genuine repentance; and the picture He paints is of one who stands in absolute contrast to the spirit and philosophy of the world. It makes no sense to an unregenerate world that has no “no fear of God before their eyes”. It goes against every natural (fallen) inclination of their heart and mind. The character displayed here is to the world the height of foolishness. Man always tends towards thess things that exalt man: self-confidence, self-assertiveness, self-will, self-love, self-glory. But the character of those in the kingdom, who are truly blessed of God, who are in a right relationship with Him turns all of the world’s thinking, under the influence of the evil one, upside down. The Kingdom of heaven is so foreign to man because they are so utterly and uncompromisingly God-centered; it begins and ends with the exaltation and glory of God and the right response of humility, brokenness, meekness, suffering. “If you and I are not, in this primary sense, problems and enigmas to the non-Christians around us, then this tells us a great deal about our profession of the Christian faith.” The character presented here is and unbroken chain; it is a unit; they are not qualities that a person picks and choses from, but flow in logical sequence. So, the first mark of those in the Kingdom is poverty of spirit is to have a self awareness of spiritual bankruptcy and destitution before a holy God - to say, “nothing in my hand I bring, simply to Your cross I cling.” It is to come to God claiming no merits, but bowing before Him as a spiritual beggar holding empty hands to receive His grace. To be truly poor in spirit, is not just intellectual knowledge but is one who mourns, grieves over sin; hates the sin that so robs God of glory and destroys men, but mostly mourns and grieves over the sin that remains in your own heart. Meekness is the character produced by the spiritual mourners. This is not second level Christianity, nor is it instructions on how to enter the kingdom, but is the mark of those who have have been born again, and truly responded to the command of repentance. Those who are truly in the Kingdom of Heaven. Genuine believers.
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Sunday Sermon for Week 29-09
The emphasis is on living a life worthy of our calling that is what we were called to do. We must ‘bear with one another’. This is the kind of tolerance of the faults of others that springs from humility, gentleness, and patience. We are called to be ‘one’ in the Lord.
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