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Pride Self centeredness

To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. Proverbs 8:13

Pride is the only cause of contention Proverbs 13:10 “Only by pride cometh contention…” Pride is the only cause of contention

ME is a small word BUT create BIG distance between 2 people

Definition of PRIDE

Each one of us should test their own actions Each one of us should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else, for each one should carry their own load. Galatians 6:4-5

Pride – take pride in In being part of the best In doing a job I take pride: In being part of the best In doing a job well done

Superior PRIDE I am the BEST I am above all I am more important than

Inferior PRIDE Why am I so inferior to others I can’t be better than the others

Pride Self centeredness

PRIDE Self centeredness Lucifer Adam and Eve

“Thou shalt have no other gods before me” Exodus 20:3

The sympton of PRIDE

PRIDE test Do you long for a lot of attention? Do you get upset when people don’t honor your achievement? Do you feel superior than others? Do you always have to win and brags about it? Do you become jealous or critical of people who succeed? Do you lack submission to authority? Do you have hard time acknowledging you were wrong? Do you have a lot of conflicts with other people? Do you have a refusal to listen to the advice of others? Do you have an attitude of entitlement or thankfulness?

SCORING If you score 1-10 you are proud If you score 0, you are very proud

The character of PRIDE

Character of pride 1. After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman…, elevating him and giving him a seat of honor higher than that of all the other nobles. 2. All the royal officials at the king’s gate knelt down and paid honor to Haman, for the king had commanded this concerning him. But Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor. Esther 3:1-2

“Pride is ruthless, sleepless, unsmiling concentration of self. ” C.S. Lewis

A person falls victim to pride for several reasons: Self Centeredness Feelings of inadequacy Immaturity and an inability to handle responsibility Inability to handle wealth, position and the gifts God has given.

Consequences of PRIDE

Consequences of pride 18. Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. 19. Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud. Proverbs 16:18-19 Esther:

Consequences of PRIDE For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. Luke 14:11

5. When Haman saw that Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor, he was enraged. 6. Yet having learned who Mordecai’s people were, he scorned the idea of killing only Mordecai. Instead Haman looked for a way to destroy all Mordecai’s people, the Jews throughout the whole kingdom of Xerxes. Esther 3: 5-6

Pride leads to destruction, is deadly Consequences of Pride. Pride leads to destruction, is deadly Pride makes you a fool, keeps you from learning, and continue to make wrong choices Pride is the root of all sins Bitterness, resentful Paralyzing fear , worries Too Arrogance, too shy Racism, classism, nationalism Pride hides itself Pride is the only cause of contention

Cure for PRIDE

Solution to PRIDE is NOT Working on being humble

Phil 2:3-4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Esther 6: 6, 7 6. When Haman entered, the king asked him, “What should be done for the man the king delights to honor?” 7. Now Haman thought to himself, “who is there that the king would rather honor than me?”

“Loose yourself and you will find it.” C.S. Lewis

And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began. John 17:5

To know, Jesus die for us: Humbles us To know, Jesus gladly die for us: Affirms us