“The
Man in Me”
By Jeff Lynch
October 18, 2009 Jeff started out by showing us some “props,” such as a ballcap that said, “Proud to be a Christian.” He pointed out that the slogan on the cap was actually an oxymoron (a self-contradictory statement) such as “jumbo shrimp,” “military intelligence”, or “pretty ugly.” The dictionary definition of proud shows that it isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but the Biblical definition of the term shows it to be pretty negative. 1
John 2:15-17 …the
pride of life… King David told Solomon to show himself a man. This message had three parts: 1. How to recognize pride 2. How to destroy pride 3. How to prevent pride How to recognize pride Isaiah
14:9-16 …the
five I’s of Satan Satan had an “I” problem. How do we spell pr-I-de?” Psalms
101:5 …a
proud heart will not I
suffer. Proverbs
6:16 There
are six things that God
hates, and a proud look is one of them. Proverbs
16:5 Every
one that is proud in
heart is an abomination… Jeff went on to say, “I’m proud to be a Christian; I’m humble to be a Christian.” Samuel
15:22-23 …to
obey is better than
sacrifice Who is the
man
in me? How to destroy pride Humble yourself 2
Chronicles 7:14 If
my people … shall
humble themselves James
4:6 …He
giveth more grace … resisteth
the proud… Psalms
51:1-17 ..
a broken and a contrite
heart… How to prevent pride Proverbs
15:33 …fear
of the Lord is the
beginning of instruction Proverbs
22:4 …By
humility and fear of the
LORD are riches… Isaiah
57:15 …the heart of the contrite ones. Luke
14:11 …
he that humbleth himself
shall be exalted. 1
Peter 5:5-7 …be clothed with humility Malachi
2:8 …walk
humbly with thy God? Luke
18:9-14 Two
men went up to the
temple to pray… Jeff had Jason Burton and Brent Havisto come up to the front and act out the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican. The Pharisee, so proud of his “accomplishments” and the publican, so ashamed of himself for falling short, yet Jesus tells us that the publican went out justified. Two
men praying: which
man are you? Many
Bible lessons seem to be in two’s:
Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and
Ishmael, Esau and Jacob, Joseph and his brothers, Moses and Aaron,
Moses and
Pharaoh, Joshua and Caleb, Naomi and Ruth, King Saul and David, David
and
Goliath, Mary and Joseph, Jesus and the devil in the wilderness, the
rich man
and Lazarus, Martha and Mary, the elder son and the prodigal son, the
wheat and
the tares, the right hand and the left hand, the righteous and the
wicked, life
and death, Heaven and Hell, God and the devil.
Whose side are you on?
Which man
are you? In 2009,
everything is still in
two’s … good and evil, Democrat and Republican, right wing and left
wing,
pro-life and abortion, creation and evolution, and so on. The man in me, which man will you be? Sermon notes by Pete Shepherd |
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