Sermons About Humility
Be A Praying Dad
There is a special dad here at Oak. Many years ago he watched as his son went off to Viet Nam. He prayerfully surrendered the care of his son into the hands of the God he loves. This special dad’s son fell in the field of battle and now he waits for the day when he too goes to be with his son and Jesus. Fatherhood is a gift that is easily overlooked. Moments alarm us to its precious value and as we grow older our children increase in value, even if they have broken our hearts. Jesus met a dad who had such a moment. He may have been a good dad before, but after his moment, nothing was the same.
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Joy in Humility
In this series we’ll help people experience and delve into the difference between happiness (a response to what is happening around us) and joy (a response to what is happening within us) and some of the key dynamics of living a more joy-filled life. The book of Philippians will be our Biblical guide to renegade joy.
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Biography: Jonathan
Biography: Jonathan Reconnect – June 14, 2009 Text: I Samuel 20:1-17,33-42; John 15:12-13 Key Thought: Jonathan shows that it takes loyalty and humility to put others ahead of ourselves, and we see the same in God’s love for us. “Come out to the field with me,” Jonathan replied. And they went out there together. Then Jonathan told David, “I promise by the LORD, the God of Israel, that by this time tomorrow, or the next day at the latest, I will talk to my father and let you know at once how he feels about you. If he speaks favourably about you, I will let you know. But if he is angry and wants you killed, may the LORD strike me and even kill me if I don’t warn you so you can escape and live. May the LORD be with you as he used to be with my father. And may you treat me with the faithful love of the LORD as long as I live. But if I die, treat my family with this faithful love, even when the LORD destroys all your enemies from the face of the earth.” So Jonathan made a solemn pact with David, saying, “May the LORD destroy all your enemies!” And Jonathan made David reaffirm his vow of friendship again, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself. (I Samuel 20:11-17, NLT)
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Kung Foo-Pride
Pride comes before a Fall. this message deals with how to combat pride that creeps up in our life as a christ-follower.
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The Faith of the Humble
This sermon explores the characteristic of the Humble to walk by faith
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ENGAGING THE CULTURE AND PREACHING THE CROSS (Daniel 1:1-21) 05-31-09
INTRODUCTION: --> Today’s Topic: Culture/Education. --> A Review from Last Sunday (Daniel 1:1-16): Knowing & Trusting Our Sovereign God; Living an Uncompromising Faith. ENGAGING THE CULTURE: --> wherever God has Positioned Us; --> with an Education; --> thru Dependence on God’s Spirit; --> as Servants of Christ to the World; --> with a Kingdom-Driven Focus. PREACHING THE CROSS: --> as a Remnant in this World (Called to Faithfulness & Suffering); --> to Our Modern Day Culture (with the Love & Truth of Christ); --> with Confidence in the Gospel (as the Power of God Works thru Us).
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Lose Your Seat
When a person decides to follow Christ it means modeling the same humility and lack of selfishness that Jesus demonstrated. Needless to say, this is not an easy task. Pride and insecurity seek to choke out our desire to be humble servants of God. Yet God promises that when we humble ourselves in His sight, He will lift us up. This message is an attempt to help us navigate what John the Baptist meant when he said, "He must increase; I must decrease."
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Christian Attitude, Phil 2:5
Only by a right understanding of God in humility and reverence can one even begin to have a right attitude towards others.
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Jesus Changes Everything (pt.2)
Paul Shows us because of the gospel we now can "put on" characteristics of Jesus. The gospel changes who we are from the inside out. This week in the life of 1.21church, we are asking the God of Colossians 3:12-17 to teach us and help us “put on” then new man that we are in Jesus. Paul has just given a list of what we are to “kill” or put off” because of the gospel. Now he is showing us the characteristics that we can now ‘put on’ because we are God’s chosen people. Paul goes through a small list and explains how each of the characteristics comes from Jesus and also how each should be natural affects from what Jesus has accomplished in his gospel. We can now be: holy, compassionate, kind, humble, meek, patient, forgiving, and full of love (the one that holds all together.) This is an extremely difficult text for most because we do not make the cut when it comes to these characteristics. A lot of time our actions do not back what we say or even show how good we think we are. The good news that Paul gives us is for us to look to and trust in the One person that had all of these characteristics, Jesus. We can now allow that Jesus to change us. In the text we see Jesus as… -the true Holy one whose life was always consecrated to God and His will. Even to the point of death, he refused to compromise his calling from God or the standards God had laid down for his life. -Jesus is the true Compassionate one who not only looked past the ways people had wronged him, but instead helped them and prayed for them even as he was nailed to the cross. -Jesus is the true Kind one who always took the time to help people with their problems and needs, whether they were great or small. -Jesus is the true Humble one who, though he existed as God, rather than holding on to his privilege, took on the form of a servant and came to earth, where he gave up his life in shame for prideful people like you and me. -Jesus is the true Patient one who dealt with his foolish, bickering disciples day and night for three years. And he is so patient with us daily. -Jesus is the true Forgiver who wipes our slate clean at great cost to himself and then casts our sin behind his back, never thinking of it again. -Jesus is the one that Displays Love, Is love, and Gives love. At the cross, we see love in its purest form: sacrifice and service. And because he has first loved us, now we too are able to love. We can only be this kind of person when we dwell deep on who he is and what he’s done, and then let that transform us. We can’t force it. We can’t try to accomplish it. Instead, it happens through us as we come to know Jesus. Paul is not telling us to be a better person. He is saying look to Jesus. Jesus personifies all of these qualities and his obedience is imputed in place of our failure. We are to put on these characteristics. We put on the new man, Jesus. It’s credited to us in justification, now we become it in progressive sanctification. He is our model, our motive, our source, and our security in all of this. Now as Christians we are allowed and commanded to go around and encourage our brothers and sisters by reminding them often of the gospel. How has the Gospel changed your life? Which characteristic that Paul listed do you struggle with the most and how does the gospel speak into your struggle?
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