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  • Independent Or Dependent On God?

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Apr 22, 2007
    based on 19 ratings
     | 9,933 views

    Uzziah was a descendant of King David. Judah made Uzziah King in place of his father when he was 16 years of age, and Uzziah was king for 52 years! God’s word also indicates that Uzziah did what was right in God’s eyes; he sought to please God!

    Independent or Dependent on God! Text: II Chronicles 26: 1- 5, 15 1 Now all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. 2 He built Elath and restored it to Judah, after the king rested with his fathers.3 Uzziah was sixteen years ...read more

  • Just One Little Problem

    Contributed by Matthew Morine on May 15, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,999 views

    Hezekiah is a great king, with great talents and abilities, but he has one weakness--pride. Pride is not totally bad, is it? Look at Hezekiah, he was successful. So what is the danger in pride?

    JUST ONE LITTLE PROBLEM TEXT: 2 KINGS 18-20 THEME: THE RISE AND FALL OF PRIDE IN LIFE. Mike Duncan was the coach of Corey Brewer of Portland, TN. You might know Corey Brewer. He won two national championships with the Florida Gators in the last two years. It is predicted that Corey will ...read more

  • Be Made Clean Series

    Contributed by Dale Krueger on Feb 14, 2009
     | 4,266 views

    The Good News we celebrate today is that Jesus has made us clean, and we want to grasp more fully what it means to be "Cleansed in the Name of Jesus."

    Epiphany 6B “Be Clean” sermon Hope Lutheran. Pr. Dale B .Krueger "Be Made Clean!" Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man and in high favor with his master, because by him the LORD had given victory to Aram. The man, though a mighty warrior, suffered ...read more

  • Seeking Him - His Terms

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Sep 21, 2009
     | 2,187 views

    Contrasting Pride & Humility with the lives of Uzziah & Isaiah and how it relates to our approach to the Lord

    Affectionately known as "Uncle John" to his troops, Union Gen. John Sedgwick was one of the best loved c Civil War commanders and was known to be a solid and dependable leader. During the Battle of the Wilderness in the Civil War, Union general John Sedgwick was inspecting his troops near ...read more

  • Have You Swallowed An Alligator Lately? Series

    Contributed by Susan Blader on May 13, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,554 views

    Pride makes it difficult to listen to wisdom, but humility and a heart prepared to seek the Lord can give us a second chance.

    Have You Swallowed an Alligator Lately? A sermon on 2 Chronicles 10-12 Two men were riding a bicycle built for two when they came to a steep hill. It took a great deal of struggle for the men to complete what proved to be a very steep climb. When they got to the top the man in front said to the ...read more

  • Arrogance's Reward Series

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on May 9, 2016
     | 4,184 views

    Once again we come to judgment. What brings this doom is the same sin that was prominent in the second half of chapter two and is to bring the general doom on mankind – pride.

    Isaiah 3:16-4:1 Arrogance’s Reward 9/10/00e D. Marion Clark Introduction Once again we come to judgment. This time it is embodied by the pronouncement made against the women of Jerusalem, though it will also include the men as well. What brings this doom is the same sin that was prominent ...read more

  • What Do You Want On Your Tombstone?

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Oct 24, 2007
    based on 65 ratings
     | 22,794 views

    A sermon delivered to the 2007 annual meeting of the Mountain State Baptist Association exhorting the primarily pastoral audience to finish their ministries well.

    1. The first prideful trap that will keep you from finishing well is your prosperity (3-15a) 2. The second prideful trap that will keep you from finishing well is your press clippings (15b-16) 3. The third prideful trap that will keep you from finishing well is your position (17-20) 4. Conclusion: ...read more

  • Love Is Not Arrogant Or Rude Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 8, 2016
     | 5,887 views

    When I love like Jesus loves my passion for people prevails over my pride in my position

    ENGAGE Several weeks ago I was officiating a volleyball match in a tournament. During one rally I blew my whistle and before I even made my call, one of the players made a comment that indicated he thought the call was going to go against his team. So, in what was certainly not one of my finest ...read more

  • "Headed For A Fall" A Message For Kids

    Contributed by David Henderson on May 16, 2016
     | 2,892 views

    Jesus taught his disciples that whenever people boast and brag about the great things that they do, they are headed for a fall!

    Headed for A fall Scripture: For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. Luke 18:14b (NIV) Humility is not thinking less of yourself. It is thinking of yourself less. Every child at some time in their life has played with building blocks. One ...read more

  • Height Series

    Contributed by Bala Samson on May 12, 2013
     | 4,300 views

    When the Creator walks into your life, every splendor of this world will be dwarfed!

    Height! Ezekiel 31:”10 Therefore thus said the Lord God: Because it is exalted in stature and has set its top among the thick boughs and the clouds, and its heart is proud of its height.” The above words are directed against Egypt and the proud king Pharaoh. When you look at some ...read more

  • Give Up Mockery For Lent

    Contributed by Don Schultz on Feb 17, 2014
     | 3,401 views

    Mockery is the child of pride

    Why do people make fun of other people? What is the root cause of that? We all know how it works. Someone comes over to you and wants to you about her, or about him. There's something wrong with that person. There's something weird about that person. There's something about that person that makes ...read more

  • Does God Make Us Sick? Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Dec 27, 2010
     | 4,734 views

    Exposition of Ps 30:1-12 regarding David's experience of pride, sickness/humility, repentance, and worship

    Text: Psalm 30:1-12, Title: Does God Make Us Sick? , Date/Place: NRBC, 12/26/10, AM A. Opening illustration: story of the young woman from a Christian home in rebellion, B. Background to passage: some think that this psalm was written following the census incident, but we can’t be sure. The ...read more

  • Stop Being So Stubborn

    Contributed by John Putty on Apr 17, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,734 views

    A scriptural look at the sin of stubborness.

    STOP BEING SO STUBBORN! Prov 16:18-19(NIV) 18 Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. 19 Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud. 1 Sam 15:23(KJV) 23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as ...read more

  • Justifying Ourselves? Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Sep 10, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,720 views

    Justification of being a good person by comparing oneself to others is foolishness to God and if you don’t repent from this attitude, God will make your death painful and humiliating!

    We are now in Chapter 13 of the Gospel of Luke. Again, Luke was not one of the original 12 Disciples but was a Disciple of Christ very early on. Luke was a physician who accompanied the Apostle Paul in his missionary journeys. By the power of the Holy Spirit, Luke interviewed many and reported on ...read more

  • Modern Day Pharisees

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jul 10, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,069 views

    Don’t just talk the walk; walk the walk, too.

    Modern Day Pharisees January 13, 2008 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Don’t just talk the walk; walk the walk, too. Focus Passage: Matthew 23:1-12 Supplemental Passage: 1 Samuel 16:7 says, “..the Lord does not see as mortals see; they ...read more