Fruits and Roots of Pride

Fruit and Roots of Pride- Floyd McClung

Pride deceives us

James 4

God gives grace to those who humble themselves

It’s our responsibility to humble ourselves.

Humility is not humiliation. Sets us free

The work is ongoing. Thank God we have hope in Christ. We have a victorious and risen saviour. Jesus now lives in our heart. If we humble ourselves, we can receive all things

Pride

Job 35:12-

Psalm 12:3- cut off flattering lips

Prob 8:13

Prob 11:2- shame follows pride

Prob 13: 10 – by pride comes contention

Not honest when we say “we have personality clash”. It’s pride.

Point finger and blame instead of loving, accepting people

When we struggle, it’s not about the other person.

“You’re struggling and there’s something wrong with your heart”-God

Prayed to be more like Jesus? People and things are sent to mold our character

What’s on the inside comes out. Under pressure and conflict. God uses them to reveal what’s in our heart.

Prob 6- Pride comes before destruction.

God hates pride. Be on God’s side against pride.

If you are neutral and hardened, deception will come in.

It requires a response from us.

God doesn’t want to hurt your pride, He wants to kill it!

If you are committed to honesty, humility, God gives grace

Prob 28:25-stirs up strife

If there is conflict in ministry, someone is operating in pride

1 Peter 5: 5- “Be submissive to those older…

If we humble ourselves, we become like Jesus

It takes humility to receive. When you turn down offers, gifts, it’s pride.

Prefer others, by age, gender, and experience.

What is pride?

Thinking or pretending something we are not.

Humility embraces transparency. We can acknowledge our mistakes.

Pride is deception and self-deception.

Self-confidence, gratitude, initiative is not pride. False humility is pride.

Obey God above your culture.

Pride is choosing not to seek after God or acknowledge our total dependency on Him.

God has every right to rule our lives as created.

The fool says there is no God.

Every sin can be traced back to pride.

Even demanding what is yours can be pride.

Let’s do it when God calls with humility.

Pride is subtle.

Pride comes from inside.

“Pride- chief cause of misery. Enmity… As long as you are proud, you cannot know God.” CS Lewis

Satan, author of pride, Isaiah 14:13-14

“I” repeated. Self-centeredness. God is author of humility.

Pride is like cancer. Wake up and find something wrong. When awareness comes, they can choose 2 responses. Get help or ignore/pretend it’s not there.

Self-denial will destroy us.

Invite Jesus to be the heart surgeon and expose pride.

Do you want God to deal with you?

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