The Life of Jesus According to Luke – 14:7-11

God’s plan A for you and me is

.

If you are

, you are always pushing yourself, not to where you ought to be, but to where you

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to be.

We exist for

, not our own.

The

is pride, and the

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is humility.

THE PRIDE TEST

Do you long for a lot of attention?
Do you become jealous or critical of people who succeed?
Do you always have to win?
Do you have a pattern of lying?
Do you have a hard time acknowledging you were wrong?
Do you have a lot of conflicts with other people?
Do you cut in line at the store, airport, on the freeway, etc.?
Do you get upset when people do not honor your achievements?
Do you tend more toward an attitude of entitlement or thankfulness?
Do you honestly feel you are basically a good person and superior to others?

HUMILITY AND HONOR – Luke 14:11, Proverbs 16:18, James 4:6, 1 Peter 5:5

Jesus says humility can lead to

, just like pride leads to

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.

He cares about the

as much as he cares about the

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.

For us to

in humility, let me get to

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Jesus.