PRIDE OF LIFE - Pastor Mathew
Friday Worship Service 27-07-07
1. For God is Holy we need to humble/mould ourselves to see His glory - Isa 57:15
2. We should grow up Christ, who is our head - Eph 4:15
Pride of Life - Defined : An Over Extimation of 'Self' - adding glory to self. Adding praise to 'I' is the weed that has to be uprooted. Ps 138:6
Pride
Instance 1 : Lucifer's "I" Isa - ??:12-15
Instance 2 : Babel - Monument for themselves / Wanted to be together / Wanted to Reach the Heaven Gen 11:4 Result Gen 11:7to9
Instance 3 : King Nebuchadnezar - Built the "Great Babylon"
Instance 4 : Belshazzar Dan 5:22 And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart. Daniel 5:2
What do we ought to have in us ??? - Humility Ref : James 4:6 / I Peter 5:6
Humility
Instance 1 : Multitude Knelt down to be Healed
Instance 2 : Jairus's daughter
Instance 3 : Woman's daughter healed in Mark 7
Instance 4 : Mary washing the feet of Jesus
Instance 5 : Martha's Sister Mary sat at the feet of Jesus
Instance 6 : John received the revelation from God when he fell prostrate at the feet of God
Paul's Humility an example/forerunner for us
1 Cor 15:21 AD 55 - Eph 3:8 AD 60 - 1 Tim 1:16 AD 65