Lamar Family Ministries Center Sermons

Speaker or Performer: Andy Boswell Date of Delivery: July 21, 2019 DefinitionsPride:a feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admiredthe quality of having an excessively high opinion of oneself or one's importance: the sin of prideHumility:the quality or condition of beinghumble; modest opinion orestimate of one's ownimportance, rank, etc.Pride = Us going after what we want in our own strength and ability.Humility = God giving us the power to receive (grace) things He longs for us to have that are beyond our ability and sometimes beyond our imagination.PrideBlinds our understandingPuts us in opposition to GodLeads to destruction (Proverbs 16:18-19)HumilityOpens our minds to receive the propheticPositions us to receive grace (James 4:4-6)Leads to honor, blessing, and freedomQuotesYour greatest weakness is your strength over emphasized