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God Speaks To Us, Keeps Us Humble
Contributed by Scott Jensen on Oct 13, 2007 (message contributor)
Summary: God wants us to be humble and listen to His directions. But, pride can get in the way of our obedience.
God Speaks to Us and Keeps us Humble
I. Introduction
II. The story of Naaman
a. Proud and powerful man, used to the good things in life
b. Tainted with leprosy, life changing experience
c. Looked to Elisha for help
d. Naaman was not treated as he expected
e. Submission to God restored his unclean body
III. God speaks to us in different ways
a. Expectations - direction is not always what we expect
b. Matrix example
c. Rest assured, God speaks to us
IV. God wants us to be humble, not haughty
a. Expectations - pride Inhibits following Christ’s directions
b. Illustration of the two ship captains
c. Pride results in our failure to submit to God
V. Conclusion
