Sermons About Pride
Let Go and Let God (I Peter 5 5-7) 9-20-09
The humility to which Peter calls his overwhelmed readers is a humility motivated by faith that God is mighty, and mighty in His concern for our absolute good.
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Courage!!!
1) Courage is required of us 2) Hearts that are brave 3) The Kingdom of God 4) When life is easy 5) When life is hard 6) Because of righteousness 7) A picture of our calling
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The Upside-Down Kingdom
39In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, 40and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, 42and she exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord." 46And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; 49for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. 50And his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation. 51 He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts; 52 he has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of humble estate; 53he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. 54He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, 55 as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his offspring forever." 56And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home.
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Unacceptable-Meditations of our Heart -Tamil- Part - I - 06.09.09
Meditations of the heart - there acceptable and unacceptable meditations of heart. Part I we are going to see the unacceptable meditations of the heart - 1. Lucifer said in his heart in Isaiah 14: 12-15 - he lifted himself above God and he was cast down. Whereas in Phil 2:6-9 our Lord Jesus Christ who being in the form of God counted not robbery to be equal with God but made himself of no reputation took the form of man and became a bond servant and humbled himself in obedience to God to the point of his death and God exalted his name above every other name. 2.In Gen 16 Hagar despised her mistress in her heart when she was conceived. This is a spirit of bond woman. we should not be children of Bond woman but children of promise or children born of the spirit not of the flesh. 3. Luke 18:9,10 The Pharisee who prayed within himself boasting about his own righteous which is filthy rags in the sight of God.Whereas the publican openly confessed his shortcoming who was made righteous. 4. Luke 7:37:39 The Pharisee who invited Jesus - said in his heart the woman who touched Jesus was a sinful woman that Jesus if he was a prophet he would have known. He condemning the woman but Jesus in his said to the woman - your faith has saved you , go in peace. We should have the heart of Jesus to lead people to salvation and not a heart of pharisee to condemn people. 5. Luke 12: The rich man said and thought to himself to his soul about the riches that he had earned and saved for himself to enjoy. God rebukes the rich man and condemns coveteousness and says that we should be rich in the Lord.
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The Mission and Call of God For His People: Jonah Chapter 4
God is gracious to save those we hate, God is also gracious to expose us of our own hate and lack of compassion. God could have sent anyone to call out against Ninevite people, but he chose Jonah. God knew that Jonah was harboring pride and hate that God wanted to deal with. Hate and pride are very destructive. God cares not only about obedience, but he cares about the attitude from which we obey. God loves us enough to put us in situations that test where our hearts are at with God. He did this with Jonah and he is doing it with us today.
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It’s Time To Be Humble
Living With No Regrets It’s Time To Be Humble Learn from your losses The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly. (Luke 22:61, 62) Take responsibility for your failures “A person who refuses to admit his sins can never be successful. But if he confesses and forsakes them, he discovers God’s mercy.” (Proverbs 28:13) Get complete release from your guilt “But go, tell his disciples and Peter, “He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him just as he told you.” (Mark 16:7) All champions in the bible: 1. Sensed a call 2. Hit the wall 3. Had a fall (on their knees) 4. Rose up and stood tall “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm. (Psalm 20: 7, 8)
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Becoming a Christian: The Road to Eternal Life
Saul was on the wrong road, persecuting Christians and despising Christ. How did he become the greatest missionary in the history of the church?
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Jesus > Asceticism
Colossians 2:18-23 Asceticism – The doctrine that a person can attain a high spiritual and moral state by practicing self-denial, self-mortification, and the like. In the mind of some restricting pleasure is a sign of godliness. Still others will say that how “holy” you are is determined by whether or not you engage in certain activities. Paul will put the axe to the root of all these issues in this passage pointing to pride as the issue and the outcome of this kind of living. Paul contrasts two sources and their outcomes in Colossians 2:18-23
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