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James The Silent Killer
New Hope Community Church July 18, 2021 Dr. Kelly Carr
The Silent Killer [Beware of the Silent Stalker]
James 4:11-17
In 1884 a young man died, and after the funeral his grieving parents decided to establish a memorial to him. With that in mind they met with Charles Eliot, President of Harvard University. Eliot received this unpretentious couple into his office and asked what he could do.
After they expressed their desire to fund a memorial, Eliot impatiently said, “Perhaps you have in mind a scholarship.”
“We were thinking of something more substantial than that … perhaps a building” the woman replied.
In a very patronizing tone, Eliot brushed aside the idea as being too expensive and the coupe departed. The next year, Eliot learned that this very plain and humble couple had gone elsewhere and established a memorial to their son. It was named Leland Stanford Junior University, better know today simply as Stanford. They gave $26 Million dollars! Eliot's Pride cost him a lot.
Pride can cost us a lot. In fact, Pride is a Killer.
Listen to what Solomon had to say about Pride.
The Silent Killer is Pride. Proverbs 16:18; 29:23
18 Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18 (NIV)
23 A man’s pride brings him low, but a man of lowly spirit gains honor. Proverbs 29:23 (NIV)
James talks to us about 2 ways that Pride can kill us in our families, our churches, and our futures, in James 4:11-17
He just finished saying in James 4:6 “God is opposed to the Proud, but gives grace to the humble.” And in James 4:10, “Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.”
Now he will warn them against this dangerous and silent killer called “PRIDE.”
We have PRIDE month. I cringe when I hear it, because I know the sudden and terrible consequences of this sin of pride.
Everyone is susceptible to it’s deceptive nature. The devil used it to try and tempt Jesus. He was well aware of it since it is the thing that brought satan down. Pride was found in his heart.
Pride lives in the heart. That is why it is so dangerous. It can live there and thrive there and the individual may be vaguely aware of its presence, and others around them may know nothing about it.
Pastor Kelly Carr, New Hope Community Church, 3849 FM 1827, McKinney, Texas 75071, www.NewHopeCommChurch.com
#BookofJames, #PRIDE, #Pride, #SinofPride,
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By Kelly CarrNew Hope Community Church July 18, 2021 Dr. Kelly Carr
The Silent Killer [Beware of the Silent Stalker]
James 4:11-17
In 1884 a young man died, and after the funeral his grieving parents decided to establish a memorial to him. With that in mind they met with Charles Eliot, President of Harvard University. Eliot received this unpretentious couple into his office and asked what he could do.
After they expressed their desire to fund a memorial, Eliot impatiently said, “Perhaps you have in mind a scholarship.”
“We were thinking of something more substantial than that … perhaps a building” the woman replied.
In a very patronizing tone, Eliot brushed aside the idea as being too expensive and the coupe departed. The next year, Eliot learned that this very plain and humble couple had gone elsewhere and established a memorial to their son. It was named Leland Stanford Junior University, better know today simply as Stanford. They gave $26 Million dollars! Eliot's Pride cost him a lot.
Pride can cost us a lot. In fact, Pride is a Killer.
Listen to what Solomon had to say about Pride.
The Silent Killer is Pride. Proverbs 16:18; 29:23
18 Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18 (NIV)
23 A man’s pride brings him low, but a man of lowly spirit gains honor. Proverbs 29:23 (NIV)
James talks to us about 2 ways that Pride can kill us in our families, our churches, and our futures, in James 4:11-17
He just finished saying in James 4:6 “God is opposed to the Proud, but gives grace to the humble.” And in James 4:10, “Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.”
Now he will warn them against this dangerous and silent killer called “PRIDE.”
We have PRIDE month. I cringe when I hear it, because I know the sudden and terrible consequences of this sin of pride.
Everyone is susceptible to it’s deceptive nature. The devil used it to try and tempt Jesus. He was well aware of it since it is the thing that brought satan down. Pride was found in his heart.
Pride lives in the heart. That is why it is so dangerous. It can live there and thrive there and the individual may be vaguely aware of its presence, and others around them may know nothing about it.
Pastor Kelly Carr, New Hope Community Church, 3849 FM 1827, McKinney, Texas 75071, www.NewHopeCommChurch.com
#BookofJames, #PRIDE, #Pride, #SinofPride,