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God’s response to pride and humility

God’s response to pride and humility. (Matthew 23:12) For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. Etam. Samson. Heaps of dead Philistines?. Literal Hebrew – with a jawbone of a donkey, donkey, donkeys , with the jawbone of a donkey….

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God’s response to pride and humility

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  1. God’s response to pride and humility • (Matthew 23:12) For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

  2. Etam Samson

  3. Heaps of dead Philistines? • Literal Hebrew – with a jawbone of a donkey, donkey, donkeys, with the jawbone of a donkey…. • Or – with a jawbone of a donkey, a heap and heaps, with the jawbone of a donkey…. • Or – I’ve made donkeys of them (NIV)

  4. Etam Gaza

  5. Samson and the Gate of Gaza

  6. Etam Valley of Sorek Hebron Gaza

  7. Sin's deceitfulness requires our vigilance • (Hebrews 3:13) But encourage one another daily… so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness. • (Proverbs 6:32) A man who commits adultery lacks sense; whoever does so destroys himself. • (1 Peter 5:8-9) Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. {9} Resist him, standing firm in the faith…. • (Ephesians 6:18) And pray in the Spirit on all occasions … With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.

  8. Samson broken

  9. Samson's final victory

  10. Brokenness: Humbling ourselves • (James 4:6-10) "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. {7} Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. {8} Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded….{10} Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up."

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