God's Grace - Humility Brings Grace

God's Grace  •  Sermon  •  Submitted   •  Presented   •  43:36
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Humility brings Grace

Don’t earn grace - path to more
Hard to be humble
Direct link from Grace to humility
Proverbs 3:34 CSB
He mocks those who mock, but gives grace to the humble.
James 4:6 CSB
But he gives greater grace. Therefore he says: God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
He who Humbles Himself
Used 4 time by Jesus
lay aside greatness for dependency - like children
recognition - pharisees loved it - instead serve
Matthew 23:11–12 CSB
The greatest among you will be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
He who Humbles Himself
honor for others over self
justifying our lives instead of leaning on God’s mercy
Humility Turns God’s Head
Manasseh - wicked king
2 Chronicles 33:12–13 CSB
When he was in distress, he sought the favor of the Lord his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors. He prayed to him, and the Lord was receptive to his prayer. He granted his request and brought him back to Jerusalem, to his kingdom. So Manasseh came to know that the Lord is God.
Humility Turns God’s Head
humility is the sail
4 lessons -
even in the midst of gross sin - God still speaks
God knows how to humble us
Our heart can move God’s heart
our humble example impacts generations - Josiah
Jesus our Example
-Phil
Warnings on Pride
original sin - hides in each of us
Arrogance - knowing the truth is not enough
1 Corinthians 8:1 CSB
Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that “we all have knowledge.” Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
Warnings on Pride
make more of ourselves - we sit on the throne
false humility is a cover
“Humility is not thinking less of yourself: it is not thinking of yourself at all” C.S. Lewis
Taking Inventory
Which describes your heart today?
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