Yourselves

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Yourselves

• Humble

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Zeke
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1 Peter 56

• 6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's
  mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.

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Proverbs 334

• 34 He mocks proud mockers
• but gives grace to the humble.

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James 410

• 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will
  lift you up.

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Standard Pride
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Standard Pride

• Arrogant
• Boastful
• Elitist
• Racist
• Snobbery

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Isaiah 1413-15

• 13 You said in your heart,
• "I will ascend to heaven
• I will raise my throne
• above the stars of God
• I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,
• on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain.

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Isaiah 1413-15

• 14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds
• I will make myself like the Most High."
• 15 But you are brought down to the grave,
• to the depths of the pit.

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You can struggle with pride without being
arrogant!!!
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Sneaky Pride
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God
Dan
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God
Dan
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Blind Survey

• How many have passed out at least one INVEST,
  INVOKE, INVITE card?
• Have you deliberately invested in anyone the last
  few weeks?
• How many have passed out 2 or more?
• 3 or more?
• How many have prayed for at least 1 person by
  name? 2? 3 or more?

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Why not?

• Fear
• Apathy
• Opportunity
• All are versions of pride!

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Where will you go this week?

• My job
• My school
• My doctors office
• My sons baseball game
• My daughters dance class
• My neighborhood pool
• My church

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It is inherently prideful to viewanything as
My
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Psalm 241-2

• 1 The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it,
• the world, and all who live in it
• 2 for he founded it upon the seas
• and established it upon the waters.

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Where will you go this week?

• Gods job
• Gods school
• Gods doctors office
• Gods baseball game
• Gods dance class
• Gods neighborhood pool
• Gods church

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I cant can be just as prideful as Im the
only one who can!
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Surrendered Pride
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2 Kings 73-4

• 3 Now there were four men with leprosy at the
  entrance of the city gate. They said to each
  other, "Why stay here until we die? 4 If we say,
  We'll go into the city'--the famine is there,
  and we will die. And if we stay here, we will
  die. So let's go over to the camp of the Arameans
  and surrender. If they spare us, we live if they
  kill us, then we die."

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2 Kings 79

• 9 Then they said to each other, "We're not doing
  right. This is a day of good news and we are
  keeping it to ourselves. If we wait until
  daylight, punishment will overtake us. Let's go
  at once and report this to the royal palace."

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Pride is surrendered when we look at
things as right or wrong, NOT
convenient or
inconvenient.
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Pride is surrendered when we look at
things as right or wrong, NOT
easy or hard.
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Pride is surrendered when we look at
things as right or wrong, NOT
comfortable or
uncomfortable.
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Isaiah 662

• "This is the one I esteem
• he who is humble and contrite in spirit,
• and trembles at my word.

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Warren
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1 Peter 56-7

• 6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's
  mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.
  7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares
  for you.

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Dont diminish yourself, glorify God!
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