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Episode #008
Recorded Tuesday, February 19, 2013
“Preaching Pitfalls: Pride”
HOST: Robert Hatfield
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Show Notes:
- Charles Spurgeon on pride:
- It is groundless
- It is brainless
- It is the maddest thing that can exist.
- It is ever-changing.
- The seat of pride: the heart
- The consequence of pride: destruction
- Spurgeon on humility:
- “Humility is to think rightly of ourselves.”
- “It is no humility for a man to think less of himself than he ought, though it might rather puzzle him to do that. Some persons, when they know they can do a thing, tell you they cannot; but you do not call that humility”
- Humility is not to say, “I have not this gift,” but it is to say, “I have the gift, and I must use it for my Master’s glory. I must never seek any honor for myself, for what have I that I have not received?”
- The seat of humility: the heart
- True humility goes beneath the surface, to one’s character.
- The result of humility: honor
- “Humility is to think rightly of ourselves.”
- H. E. Phillips offers three ways to cultivate a heart of humility:
- Love – 1 Cor. 13:1-7
- Truth – Constantly examine your motives for preaching from the Bible’s perspective.
- Peace – 1 Thes. 5:13; Col. 3:15; John 8:31-32
- Scriptures to keep before our hearts:
- Romans 12:3
- Galatians 6:3
- 1 Timothy 6:3-4
- James 4:6
Pick of the Week:
- EVENT: Christian Servants Day at the East Hill church of Christ in Pulaski, TN. Saturday, February 23, 2013. Speakers: Tom Holland and Dan Winkler. Click here to see a PDF with more information.
- Can’t attend in person? Click here to watch live online beginning at 8:45 AM (CST) Saturday!
Episode Resources:
- ARTICLE: “Pride: The Pitfall of Preachers” by Peter Mead
- QUOTE: “Pride in Preachers” – John Stott as quoted by John Piper
- ARTICLE: “Pride of Preachers and Problems” by H. E. Phillips
- ARTICLE: “Pride and Humility” by C. H. Spurgeon
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