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Messages with tag - Arrogance

154 - Humility; Service. How to Humble Yourself - Part 2 [B]
Thursday, November 29, 2018
by Robert Dean
Passage: 1 Peter 5:5-7
Series: 1 Peter (2015)
Duration: 1 hr 6 mins 21 secs
What makes someone a fool? Listen to this lesson to learn about four categories of fools and see that at times believers act as fools. Hear about the facets of the sin nature and how we are affected by these when we are not walking by means of the Holy Spirit. See four contrasts between those that God abominates and those He blesses. As believers we are not to be under the control of our arrogance but we are to humble ourselves and be submissive to authority and to one another with Christ as our example.
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169 - Failure, Forgiveness, and Grace [B]
Sunday, July 16, 2017
by Robert Dean
Passage: Matthew 26:30-35 & Luke 22:24-37
Series: Matthew (2013)
Duration: 51 mins 10 secs
Can we do something so terrible that God can never forgive us? Listen to this lesson to learn that every sin mankind has ever committed or will commit was nailed to the Cross without exception. Because of God’s grace we are never without hope for forgiveness. See how the disciples were concerned about who would be greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven and Jesus’ surprising answer about serving others. Just like the disciples all of us are going to fail, but there is always forgiveness by God’s grace when we confess our sins.
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81 - Sins of the Tongue; The Goodness of God [B]
Thursday, January 26, 2017
by Robert Dean
Passage: 1 Peter 3:10-14
Series: 1 Peter (2015)
Duration: 56 mins 14 secs
You would never think of starting a raging out-of-control fire in your neighborhood, would you? Listen to this lesson to learn that that the Bible tells us that our tongue starts fires when we gossip, slander, and malign others. See that evil words that spew out of our mouths come from our sin nature and are destructive to us and to the object of our anger. Hear a listing of types of sins of the tongue, including lying, yelling, flattery, judging, and bitter rants. As we move on in this chapter we begin a study of suffering unjustly. Find out that we are always to be ready to explain what we believe to unbelievers.
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16 - Arrogance [B]
Tuesday, June 09, 2015
by Robert Dean
Passage: 1 Samuel 2:3
Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel (2015)
Duration: 1 hr 4 mins 30 secs
Do you know someone who thinks they’re better than everyone else and even thinks they know better than God what is best for them? Listen to this lesson to learn that all of us are arrogant and self centered. See what God thinks of arrogance. Learn about the sin nature we are born with which basically makes us evil, including even the sweetest looking baby. Find out about our trends and our evil desires and how we try to hide our arrogance by doing good deeds to impress others. See the contrast between arrogance and humility and how submitting to God and delegated authority is the only means to rejecting arrogance and boasting in our life.
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28 - Rejection by the Religious Crowd Strengthens
Tuesday, January 06, 2015
by Jeff Phipps
Passage: John 8:12-59
Series: 2014 Disciple Makers Multiplied (DM2)
Duration: 48 mins 9 secs
The Rejection by the Religious Crowd Strengthens. Pages 107E-110F of the Student Manual.
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26 - Teaching on Humility and Arrogance
Saturday, September 20, 2014
by Jeff Phipps
Series: 2014 Disciple Makers Multiplied (DM2)
Duration: 50 mins 14 secs
Humility and Arrogance. Pages 102P-103Q of the Student Manual.
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4 - Grace Orientation: Foundational Spiritual Skill [B]
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: 1 Thessalonians 1:2-4
Series: 1 Thessalonians (2013)
Duration: 1 hr 8 mins 13 secs
When an old-fashion teakettle whistles, we need to turn down the heat. The same is true when we find pressures building up in our lives and we feel ready to blow. Listen to this lesson to learn how to handle the adversities of life from a Biblical framework. See the importance of practicing the basic habits that lead to spiritual growth. Move on to advanced spiritual practices and discover the importance of grace orientation so that even in the most tense situations in life we can have peace and calmness as we express our gratitude to God.
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3 - Grace and Gratitude [B]
Sunday, July 14, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-3
Series: 1 Thessalonians (2013)
Duration: 59 mins 31 secs
Time for a gratitude check! Are you near the top of the gratitude gauge or sunk near the zero? If you're too stuck on thinking about yourself to notice what God and others are doing for you, it's hard to be thankful. Listen to this lesson to see how having an entitlement mentality destroys us and our culture. See how the Apostle Paul never failed to express thanksgiving in his epistles. Discover the true meaning of grace and how it impacts our gratitude.
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21 - Invitation to Life and Death [B]
Sunday, June 16, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Proverbs 9:1-18
Series: Proverbs (2013)
Duration: 51 mins 21 secs
Party time! Every day you get two festive invitations. One is from Lady Wisdom and the other from the Foolish Woman. Let this lesson in Proverbs show you the rich rewards of choosing the right party to attend and the sad, self-destructive results of the wrong one. Discover the daily pattern for developing wisdom and God's red flag warning of the scoffer's miserable downfall. Find out what the seven pillars of Lady Wisdom are.
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112 - Demonism and Fortune-Telling [B]
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Acts 16:16-19
Series: Acts (2010)
Duration: 1 hr 4 mins 14 secs
Demons! Fortune tellers! Witches! Are they real or just something in scary movies, TV shows, and books? Listen to this lesson in Acts to learn how the Bible describes a very real spirit world and God's warning against the occult. Find out how worshiping anything in creation rather than the Creator opens us to demonic thoughts and influences. Discover God's assurances that He is in control and we have nothing to fear.
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