PRIDE = EXCESSIVE belief in one’s OWN abilities

 

Psalm 10:4

In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.

 

Pride is the ROOT of all SIN

 

James 4:5-10

 

3 Ways to Defeat Pride:

1. REFLECTION

2. PRAISE

3. PEOPLE

BL: RELATIONSHIP > RULES

 

Jesus REDEFINES the rule

 

Application:

1. Don’t let rules KEEP you OUT

2. Don’t let the rules cause you to KEEP OTHERS out.

Luke 8

BL: KNOWING God starts with knowing your NEED

 

TRUST God in EMPTY moments

 

Be HONEST in EASY moments

BL: Even in your FAILURE, your FAITH will not fail

 

Luke 22:54-62  

Guilt vs. Shame

 

Guilt - Something that you DID

 

Shame - Something that you BELIEVE you ARE

 

John 14:26. 

But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.

Crash the Chatterbox wk. 2: “I am _______”

 

Am I “__blank__” enough?  

 

Exodus 3

 

BL: I am NOT, but I know I AM

 

John 15:4-5

4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. 5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

 

Let His POWER WORK through you

Let His WORDS DEFINE you

Isaiah 55:2-3 Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare.3 Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live.I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David.The Voice you believe will determine the Future you experienceThe enemy is IN MEBeware of no man more than of yourself. We carry our own worst enemies in us. -Charles Spurgeon

Im losing myself, I’m stuck in the moment. I look in the mirror, my only opponent - Jay-Z

Luke 7:36-50

 

BL: God is more LOVING than we think, And He invites us to RECEIVE it.

 

God’s love transforms INSECURE into secure

 

God’s love transforms “STRIVING for” to “RESTING in”

 

Don’t try to EARN what’s already been GIVEN

#1. God is more PRESENT than we think.

#2. And He invites us to Lean-In to His PRESENCE

God is Present… But you can PRETEND He’s not

Memorize: Matthew 6:33

Pray: In all things, God you are POWERFUL + You are NEAR

King Asa would say: I’m not helpless, but I’m often POWERLESS! But God is more POWERFUL than I think and he invites me to CONNECT to His Power.

2 Chronicles 14:8-9 8 Asa had an army of three hundred thousand men from Judah, equipped with large shields and with spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand from Benjamin, armed with small shields and with bows. All these were brave fighting men. 9 Zerah the Cushite marched out against them with an army of thousands upon thousands and three hundred chariots, and came as far as Mareshah.

I'm not HELPLESS but I'm often POWERLESS

 

2 Chronicles 14:1111 Then Asa called to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, Lord our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this vast army. Lord, you are our God; do not let mere mortals prevail against you.”

God is more POWERFUL than I think

Psalm 20:7Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

2 Chronicles 14:12-1312 The Lord struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah. The Cushites fled, 13 and Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. Such a great number of Cushites fell that they could not recover; they were crushed before the Lord and his forces.

God invites me to CONNECT to His power.

When we DOUBT God's power, we give power to our FEAR

Ephesians 4:11-15 

Spiritual MATURITY is the difference in whether we get BEAT up or BUILT up

Spiritual maturity is MEASURED by Christ-Likeness

BL: When you SERVE others, you GROW yourself

Practice SACRIFICING small things you CARE about

Practice SERVING somewhere consistently