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Session 5 - Pride
The Great Sin There is one vice of which no man in the world is free; which everyone loathes when he sees it in someone else; and of which hardly any people, except Christians, ever imagine that they are guilty themselves. I have heard people admit that they are bad-‐tempered, or that they cannot keep their heads about girls or drink, or even that they are cowards. I do not think I have ever heard anyone who was not a Christian accuse himself of this vice. -‐ C.S. Lewis
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Jesus on Pride Luke 18:9-12 - And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. “The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. ‘I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’
God I Thank You…
Jesus on Pride Luke 18:13 -‐ “But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’
Jesus on Pride Luke 18:14 -‐ “I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Pride Pitfall #1 -‐ Your Job
Pride Pitfall #1 -‐ Your Job Deut 8:17-‐18a -‐ You may say to yourself, “My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.” But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth…”
Pride Pitfall #2 -‐ Your Kids Prov 22:6 -‐ Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Pride Pitfall #2 -‐ Your Kids John 6:44a -‐ "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them…”
Pride Pitfall #3 -‐ Your Ministry
Pride Pitfall #3 -‐ Your Ministry 1 Cor 3:6-‐7 -‐ I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
Pride Pitfall #4 -‐ Head Knowledge
Pride Pitfall #4 -‐ Head Knowledge Pro 15:22 -‐ Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
Pride Pitfall #5 -‐ False Humility 1 Tim 4:12 -‐ Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.
Pride Pitfall #5 -‐ False Humility Pride is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself at all.
Final Word on Pride James 4:6b -‐ "God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble."
Antidote #1 -‐ Prefer Others • Serve your roommates, wife, kids first. • Give someone else the better parking space. (Jerel) • Choose a worse seat (Gary). • Let your wife have the remote.
Antidote #2 -‐ Ask for Counsel Often • Finances: • My threshold for a financial decision I ask my wife about is $50. • My threshold for a major decision outside the family is $300. • Ministry: • Wayne, Gary, Don, Larry, others… • Family & Kids: • Home Group Friends
Antidote #3 -‐ Listen to People Beneath You • Jerry Bates’ Led Bible Studies • Art Team at GCC
Antidote #4 -‐ Cultivate a Heart of Gratitude • Psalm 100:4-‐5,”Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.” • When we are grateful we avoid entitlement.
Antidote #5 -‐ Give Credit to Others • Own the messes and spread the credit around. • Gary & Live Love Campaign • Gary & GCC • Margaret & AdventureLand
Antidote #6 -‐ Own Your Own Faults First • Before talking with someone else about their faults be transparent about your own.
Discussion Questions • Why is it that God opposes people who are proud? • Where does pride show up in your life? • Is thinking too little of yourself also a form of pride? Why or why not? • What are some things that you can do to prevent yourself from falling into the trap of pride in your own life this week?
