Defeating Pride And Cultivating Humility Form
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1Defeating Pride and Cultivating Humility, Pt. 1
5/22/16
The Promise of Humility
Humility = honestly assessing ourselves in the light of God’s ____________ and
The Perils of Pride
our _______________
The real issue here is not ____ pride exists in your heart; it’s ___________ pride
exists and _______ pride is being expressed in your life.
Isaiah 66:2 (ESV) –But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and
contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.
Pride is not only the ___________ sin, but it is the __________ of all sin.
Isaiah 57:15 – For thus says the high and exalted One Who lives forever, whose
name is Holy, “I dwell on a high and holy place, and also with the contrite and
lowly of spirit in order to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of
Throughout His Word, God exposes pride as our greatest _____________.
the contrite.
Proverbs 6:16-17 – There are six things which the Lord hates, yes, seven which
Contrite
=
are an abomination to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed
innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that run rapidly to evil, a
What God wants to break is our self-__________.
false witness who utters lies, and one who spreads strife among brothers.
John Stott: “At every stage of our Christian development and in every sphere of
Proverbs 8:13 – The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the
our Christian discipleship, pride is our greatest enemy and humility our greatest
evil way and the perverted mouth, I hate.
friend.”
Proverbs 16:5 – Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord;
The Example of Humility
assuredly, he will not be unpunished.
Our Lord Jesus ________________ Himself so that we could defeat pride and
Pride
= contending for _________________ with God, and ____________ up
cultivate humility.
our hearts against Him
Mark 10:45 – “The even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve,
and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
A prideful heart refuses to acknowledge its _________________ on God.
Ransom
=
Pride takes innumerable forms, but has only one end: self-_________________.
Jesus’ _____________ makes a life of humility possible.
Proverbs 16:18 – “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a
It’s possible to ____________ humility while remaining ___________ ourselves.
fall.”
Questions to Consider
Where does pride exist in my life?
Notes on the example of pride found in
Mark
10:31-45:
How is pride being expressed in my life?
Am I humble?
Do I contend for supremacy with God in my heart?
Do I regularly assess myself in the light of God’s holiness and my
sinfulness?
Have I truly appreciated the fact that Jesus gave His life as a ransom for His
people?
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