1. PRIDE Isaiah 2:11-12

2. ISAIAH 2:11-12 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, And the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. For the day of the Lord of hosts Shall come upon everything proud and lofty, Upon everything lifted up—And it shall be brought low —

3. PRIDE CAN KEEP A PERSON FROM CHRIST AND OUT OF HEAVEN For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, Romans 1:20

4. PRIDE CAN KEEP A PERSON FROM CHRIST AND OUT OF HEAVEN And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; Romans 1:28

5. PRIDE CAN KEEP A PERSON FROM CHRIST AND OUT OF HEAVEN Now as he reasoned about righteousness, self- control, and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and answered, "Go away for now; when I have a convenient time I will call for you.“ Acts 24:25

6. PRIDE CAN KEEP A PERSON FROM CHRIST AND OUT OF HEAVEN Now do not be stiff- necked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the Lord; and enter His sanctuary, which He has sanctified forever, and serve the Lord your God, that the fierceness of His wrath may turn away from you. 2 Chronicles 30:8

7. PRIDE CAN KEEP A PERSON FROM CHRIST AND OUT OF HEAVEN For all that is in the world —the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life — is not of the Father but is of the world. 1 John 2:16

8. PRIDE HAS IT’S POSITIVES For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. Romans 1:16

9. PRIDE HAS IT’S POSITIVES For there are many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain. Titus 1:10-11

10. PRIDE HAS ITS POSITIVES " I know your works, love, service, faith, and your patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first. Revelation 2:19

11. WHAT KIND OF PRIDE DO YOU HAVE? " O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing! Matthew 23:37

12. WHAT KIND OF PRIDE DO YOU HAVE? But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: "We ought to obey God rather than men. Acts 5:29

13. WHAT ABOUT YOU? Pride isn’t always sinful, but the wrong kind of pride can separate us from God.