Humility & Character

Dennis Tuuri

Outline: Leviticus 16:29-31 Humility and Character Sermon Notes for the Fourth Sunday in Lent, March 6, 2005 by Pastor Dennis R. Tuuri Intro – Ritual Affliction, Seven Deadly Sins, Seven Lively Virtues Pride, Greed, Lust, Envy, Gluttony, Anger, Sloth Faith, Hope, Love, Fortitude, Temperance, Justice, Wisdom Gal. 5:13-26; Col. 3:12-17 “Character” “The Return” “Too Much Pride” from God’s Great Banana Skin by Chris Rea “The Disease of Conceit” from Oh Mercy by Bob Dylan Value Humility!! Pr. 16:19 Put Off; Put On Put Off the Root Sin of Pride – Psalm 10 I. The Sin of Pride - v. 4, 5b, 6 A. An Exaltation of Self — Zeph. 2:15 , Pro. 12:5, 18:17 B. A Debasement of God - Dnl. 4, Dt. 17:12 ; 18:22 ; Eze. 31:14; Pro. 30:11—14; Isa. 10:15; Luke 18:14; 1 Cor. 4:7 II, The Ways of Pride — v. 2,3,5,7,8 A. Trust in Strengths Jer. 9:23,24; Dt. 8:11,17; 2 Kings 20:13; 1 Tim. 6:17 B. Inappropriate Speech Pro. 20:6; 1 Kings 20:11; 1 Tim. 6:3 C. Abandonment and Destruction of Community Pr. 13:10; 28:25 D. Rejection of Authority - I Peter 5 Mt. 20:26; 1 Cor. 13; Phil. 2:3 III. The Folly of Pride - v. 11,14 Rom. 1:22; Jer. 49:16; Pro. 26:12; Job 41:34; Pro. 8:13; 2 Cor. 10:5 IV. The End of Pride - v. 15-18 Put On the Root Virtue of Humility – Matt. 5:3 A. The Family Crest – Ps. 34:2 B. The Precursor of Answered Prayer – Ps. 6l C. The Necessary Condition for Receiving the Three Gifts (Glory, Knowledge, and Life) D. The Promoter of Christian Unity E. The Chief Characteristic of Our Walk (But A Virtue Worthy of False Imitation) F. The Demonstration of Heavenly Wisdom James 3:17  But the wisdom from above is: first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy G. The Guarantor of God’s Benedictive Gaze Conclusion: Mat11:25-30 The Seven Deadly Sins The Sin Traditional Saying Modern Advertisement Pride Pride goes before a fall You deserve it; have it your way; you are unique; we do it all for you Anger Don't let the sun go down on your anger Get revenge, kick some butt Avarice Don't be greedy Get rich quick; stock up now; collect them all Gluttony Stop eating while you are still hungry All you can eat; indulge yourself Lust Chastity is a virtue Get lucky Envy Envy is a green-eyed monster You'll be the envy of your friends; don't be left out Sloth The early bird gets the worm Pretend you're working The Seven Virtues The Virtue Traditional Saying Modern Advertisement Prudence Look before you leap, study to be wise Just do it; why wait; act now Temperance Moderation in all things Too much is not enough; get all you can Justice Do unto others as you would have them do unto you Look out for number one; get them before they get you; crush the competition Fortitude Be brave, courage is noble It's not my fault; call us and sue Faith Faith is the evidence of things not seen; have faith in God You can believe in this product; believe only in yourself Hope God holds the future Live for today; hurry before it's too late; get it while you can Charity Love your neighbor as yourself Charity begins at home