It's Not All About Me

9 And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt: 10 “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 “The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 ‘I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’ 13 “But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’ 14 “I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

If it’s not all about me than who is it about?

Philippians 2:3–4 NASB95

3 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; 4 do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.

1 Peter 5:5 NASB95

5 You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.

Luke 6:31 NASB95

31 “Treat others the same way you want them to treat you.

There are primarily 2 types of people in this message.

People who think they are the best and are never wrong.

People who see their faults and see themselves with little value.

Type 1 have great confidence in themselves

Type 2 have little or no confidence in themselves

For type 1

Romans 12:3 NASB95

3 For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith.

Ephesians 5:21 NASB95

21 and be subject to one another in the fear of Christ.

Romans 12:16 NASB95

16 Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.

Leviticus 25:17 NASB95

17 ‘So you shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the Lord your God.

Type 1 tend to hurt Type 2 without even thinking about it.

Type 2 tends to be embittered toward Type 1 without thinking about it.

For Type 2

Matthew 6:14 NASB95

14 “For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

1 Corinthians 6:7 NASB95

7 Actually, then, it is already a defeat for you, that you have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?

Ephesians 4:32 NASB95

32 Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.

John 16:27 NASB95

27 for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came forth from the Father.

Romans 8:39 NASB95

39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Truth that applies to all types

Romans 12:10 NASB95

10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor;

Romans 15:7 NASB95

7 Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God.

Ephesians 4:2 NASB95

2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love,

Romans 14:19 NASB95

19 So then we pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another.

Colossians 3:13 NASB95

13 bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.

1 Peter 1:22 NASB95

22 Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from the heart,

Why is our action so important?

John 13:35 NASB95

35 “By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Reasons to rejoice

John 3:16 NASB95

16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

Romans 5:8 NASB95

8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Things to remember

It’s not all about me, it’s about others

I am worthless without God

It’s others who make me successful

I am loved and valued by God

My Worth is determined by God

What others say and do cannot and should not determine my value

I am forever loved by God and I am OK

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