All around us are examples of humility and a lack thereof
An applicant was being interviewed for a job. The employer held a glowing letter of reference and complimented the applicant on such an impressive letter. With modesty the reply came: "I'm glad you liked it. I wrote it myself.
A young man's father always traveled third class. When the young man asked why, his father said: "Because there is not fourth class."
Indria Gandhi, --My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people; thoses who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be inteh first group; ther was less competition there.
Jesus was humble
Jesus was also assertive
Jesus was mean and wild
Jesus and the Pharisees
How was Jesus Humble
he left heaven
was born into the lowest of socioeconomics orders
he was nice to children
to the outcasts, to the small, broken-to sinners to women
he did not take anything to himself
he emptied himself-he suffered and dies
we are asked to have the same mind, to be like Jesus
humility a lack of humility - define the unhumble
the opposite of humility is to be prideful and self consumed
The self consumed person is known for this grandiosity, need for attention, inability to take criticism, lack of concern for others
It is to sing the son, my dog's bigger than your dog.
to be unhumble is to blow your own horn
It shounds bad.
Jesus did not take anything to himself
we take things to ourselves because we insist that things are a certain way
we are defined by something being a certian way so we hold to it and insist
we got our pride up....
our egos are bruised
we blame others because we are broken
If you are unhappy about something at your home your work or your church, please don't wound other members, please don't wound the staff. Come talk to me. I will help you.
humility, what is it
Biblical examples
Matthew16 at cesarea phillipi...Whoever would save his life must lose it.
Luke18 parable of Pharisee and publican
he that humbles himself will be exalted, he that exalts himself will be humbled
John the Baptist
He must increase, I must decrease
Right before holy week--who is the greatest in you kingdom
who will sit on your left and right....
we lord it over each other - who ever will be great must be the servant
Humbling experiences can make us humble
humility is central to the spiritual life,
for some of us the path to humility goes through humiliation -
being brought low, unable to function, stripped of pretenses and defenses feeling fraudulent, empty, useless -
loss of job, financial ruin, illness, divorce, rejection, you have come to your end.
humbling experiences can make us humble. If you are in the middle of a painful, time of breaking, take heart, these are times when God can work.
regrow our lives fromthe bottom up
Humility is not just gentleness or meekness. It demands vulnerability, the willingness to be hurt.
Hello Mr. Pain
It is readiness to go unnoticed, to be last, to reveive the lease...it describes the way of Christ better than any other word.
H Humble person lets go of fames forture, status,
He does not chase such things
He is not special or better than others. I can listen. I can be a part of a team
He is not concerned with such things
They are a distraction from his purpose
a humble person kows who they are....
when you find a humble soul, youfind a healthy soul
women in a coma was dying. She suddenly had a feeling that she was taken up to heaven and stood before the Judgement Seat.
"Who are you?" a Voice said to her.
"I'm the wife of the mayor," she replied, "I did not ask whose wife you are but who you are."
"I'm the mother of four children."
"I did not ask whose mother you are, but who you are."
"I'm a school teacher."
"I did not ask what you profession is but who you are."
And so it went. No matter what she replied, she did not seem to give a satisfactory answer to the question, "who are you?"
"I'm a Christian."
"I did not ask what your religion is but who you are."
"I'm the one who went to church every day and always helped the poor and needy."
"I did not ask what you did but who you are."
She evidently failed the examination, for she was sent back to earth. When she recovered from her illness, she was determined to find our who she was. And that made all the difference.
I am a soul, come from God and returning to God. I am a soul on a journey. I am a dispenser of God's grace
During lent we give something up.
Something that separates us fromChrist's purpose
the thing that most gets in the way of the purpose of Hesus Christ is myself.
A humble person lets go of self to find the purpose of Chirst
Not a vocatio, but a way of life....
the humility of our church
can a church be humble or unhumble
what would happen if 1,000 humble people attended woods chapel
what would be the signs of such a place?
- we would be grateful of the gifts that God has given us
- we would ask some very interesting questions....
- We understand that we are here for God's purpose.....
- We are available for a purpose beyond ourselves
Space---new church, second site? New sanctuary
Missions---proud of what we do in missions?
What if we doubled what we were doing in the next 3-5 years
What is God's purpose?
Would you put aside your preferences to find God's purpose
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