Genesis 3:4-5
“You will not certainly die,” the
serpent said to the woman. For God
knows that when you eat from it
your eyes will be opened, and you
will be like God, knowing
good and evil.”
Genesis 11:4
Then they said, “Come, let us build
ourselves a city, with a tower that
reaches to the heavens, so that we
may make a name for ourselves;
otherwise we will be
scattered over the face
of the whole earth.”
Two Requirements of Pride:
 Spiritual Blindness
 Each challenge to our pride drives
us harder to improve our illusion of
our
importance and others
lack of importance.
Admit and Confess It
Psalm 38:18 NIV
“I confess my iniquity; I am troubled
by my sin.”
Admit and Confess It
1 John 1:9 NIV
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful
and just and will forgive us our sins
and purify us from all
unrighteousness.”
KNOW HE IS GREATER
1 Peter 5:6 (NIV)
Humble yourselves, therefore, under
God’s mighty hand, that he may lift
you up in due time.
KNOW HE IS GREATER
James 4:10 (NIV)
Humble yourselves before the Lord,
and he will lift you up.
HUMBLE OURSELVES LIKE CHRIST
Philippians 2:5-8 NLT
You must have the same attitude
that Christ Jesus had. 6 Though he
was God, he did not think of equality
with God as something to cling to.
HUMBLE OURSELVES LIKE CHRIST
Philippians 2:5-8 NLT
7 Instead, he gave up his divine
privileges[; he took the humble
position of a slave and was born as a
human being. When he appeared in
human form
HUMBLE OURSELVES LIKE CHRIST
Philippians 2:5-8 NLT
he humbled himself in obedience to
God and died a criminal’s death on a
cross.