Shine the spotlight on others
Matthew 6:2, 5, 16 – The proud act is to bring attention to themselves.What if we don’t seek praise and people offer it anyway?Acts 3:12, 16 – Peter and JohnActs 12:21-23 – King HerodActs 14:11-14 – Paul and BarnabasI Corinthians 1:12-15; II Corinthians 12:9-10Revelation 4, 5 – Him who sits on the throne, and the LambWait
Matthew 4:1-11Satan appealed to pride in every one of his temptations.“If you are the Son of God…”Jesus waitedHe would miraculously create food on two recorded occasions – Matthew 14; Mark 6; Luke 9; Matthew 15; Mark 8The angels did come and minister to Him (twice – here and in Gethsemane! Luke 22:43)He reigns as king over all the world.When is it hard to wait?Alternatives to waiting with humilityTaking what we want nowWaiting with complainingWho or what should we wait for?The LordEach otherWaiting for each other
I Corinthians 11:33 – What is Paul talking about? How did pride factor into this situation?When do we have to?I Thessalonians 5:14 – with everyoneII Timothy 2:24 – when arrangedII Peter 3:9 – I need the Lord’s patienceWaiting on the Lord
Why can’t we wait on the Lord? Why do we get impatient?II Kings 6:33-7:2, 17 – Lack of faithLamentations 3:24-26 – What if we waited instead?Psalms 25:2-3, 20-21Proverbs 20:22Isaiah 40:30-31I Peter 5:3-10Conclusion
Some of the worst of the worstI Kings 21:27-29 – Ahab humbled himselfII Chronicles 33:12-13 – Manasseh humbled himselfDaniel 4:34-37 – NebuchadnezzarRomans 12:3 – “sound judgment” is the same word as “sane”
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