A Proverb a Day Vol. 7 Part 1
Humility vs. Pride
Sunday, May 2, 2021
I. A Proverb a Day – Humility vs. Pride Vol.7
Vol. 1 – Get Wisdom Vol. 4 – Fear of the Lord
Vol. 2 – Righteousness Vol. 5 – Sex Traps
Vol. 3 – Power of Words Vol. 6 – Financial Wisdom
A. Humility vs. Pride
1. (Prov. 3:34; 6:16, 17; 8:13; 11:2; 13:10; 14:3; 15:25, 33; 16:5, 18-19; 21:4, 24; 22:4, 10; 28:25; 29:23)
a. Humility – dependence on God.
~Humility is the key to greatness and promotion.
~(Matt. 23:11-12; Luke 14:7-11)
b.Pride – independence from God.
~Pride is the enemy of God’s promotion.
~Pride is the root of all self-destruction
~(Ps. 10:2-4; 138:6 NLT; Eze. 16:49-50)
2.Humility vs. Pride
a.Humility is God’s nature; Pride is Satan’s nature.
b.Humility is Christ-centered; Pride is self-centered
c.Humility takes on Christ-image; Pride takes on self-image.
d.Humility accepts and operates in the truth; Pride believes, propagates and protects lies.
e.Humility brings grace; Pride repels God
f.Humility produces obedience and therefore promotion; Pride produces sin and therefore destruction.
g.Humility produces love, submission and peace; Pride produces anger, hatred and strife.
h.Humility gives God glory; Prides seeks its own glory.
3.Jesus our example of humility.
a.Jesus – (Matt. 11:28-30 NIV; Phil. 2:3-16)
~(John 5:19, 30; 6:38, 44; 12:42-50; 14:10-14)
4.Satan our example of pride.
a.Lucifer–(Isa. 14:12-17 NKJV; Eze. 28:11-19 NLT)
[Pastor Lee Stokes]