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Let me show you how this works. This whole connection between pride and joy comes into play when a believer is confronted with some opportunity of obedience to God. A couple of weeks ago, those of you who were in the first service when I preached on guilt heard me talk about the top ten ways to know…

In his book Humilitas, pastor John Dickson illustrates the beauty of humility in the life of Sir Edmund Hillary. In 1953 Hillary conquered Mount Everest with his Sherpa friend and guide, Tenzin Norgay. Consequently, in that same year Hillary was knighted; in 1985 he was made New Zealand's highest commissioner…

Yet, even in the church, it is often rare, especially among our “celebrities.” I’ve heard the horror story of prima-donna pastors and persnickety Christian music stars. In fact, humility is so rare, we’re surprised when we find it. Gordon MacDonald tells of one such moment: It was in his earlier years…

Culling the Army of God Purpose: To equip saints to be effective soldiers in the Lord's Army. Judges 7:2 And the Lord said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved…

Booker T. Washington, the renowned black educator, was an outstanding example of humility. Shortly after he took over the presidency of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, he was walking in an exclusive section of town when he was stopped by a wealthy white woman. Not knowing the famous Mr. Washington by…

Many years ago, Christian professor Stuart Blackie of the University of Edinburgh was listening to his students as they presented oral readings. When one young man rose to begin his recitation, he held his book in the wrong hand. The professor thundered, "Take your book in your right hand, and be seated!"…

To all those that fight injustices, to all those that battle evil to all those that suffer in silence to all those that are sad To all those that are lonely To all those that are in pain To all those that find it hard to continue To all those in despair look inside yourself, because therein lies hidden…

Chan Gailey experienced it. He coached the Yellow Jackets of Georgia Tech, but his lesson came when he was the coach of Alabama’s Troy State and that small college was playing for a National Championship. The week before the big game, he was headed to the practice field when a secretary called him back…

Quotes • The door of life is a door of mystery. It becomes slightly shorter than the one who wishes to enter it. And thus only he who bows in humility can cross its threshold. Source: / Be humble or you’ll stumble. - D.L. Moody Say Little, Do Much “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons.…

BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, THE RENOWNED BLACK EDUCATOR, WAS AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THIS TRUTH. SHORTLY AFTER HE TOOK OVER THE PRESIDENCY OF TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE IN ALABAMA, HE WAS WALKING IN AN EXCLUSIVE SECTION OF TOWN WHEN HE WAS STOPPED BY A WEALTHY WHITE WOMAN. NOT KNOWING THE FAMOUS MR. WASHINGTON BY…

Captives protecting the captors Ernest Gordon, To End All Wars, p. 205

In 1966 I joined Operation Mobilization for a year of ministry in France, but spent two years in India instead. While in London that summer, at the one-month OM orientation, I volunteered to work on a clean-up crew late one night. Around 12:30am I was sweeping the front steps of the Conference Centre…

Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong. - Peter T. McIntyre Reader’s Digest, May 1998, page 61

played with building blocks. I still remember the fun I had as a child building different things from these blocks. contest to see who could build the tallest tower, the most blocks without their tower falling was the winner. Have you ever played that game? I thought it might be fun to play the tower…

We are perplexed to see misfortune falling upon decent, inoffensive, worthy people - on capable, thrifty, little trades-people, on those who have worked so hard, and so honestly, for thier modest stock of happiness and know seem to be entering on the enjoyment of it with the fullest right. . . Let me…

He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a fool. Shun him. He who knows not, and knows that he knows not is simple. Teach him. He who knows, and knows not that he knows is asleep. Waken him. He who knows, and knows that he knows is wise. Follow him. - Arabian proverb Braude’s Handbook of…

The story is told of a young American student who visited the Beethoven Museum in Bonn, Germany. The student became fascinated by Beethoven’s piano that was on display there. It was a thrill to think that Beethoven had composed some of his greatest works on that piano! The student asked the museum guard…

The fellow who keeps both feet on the ground is also less likely to have his leg pulled. Wish I’d Said That, Cleon Lyles, page 153

“It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to be humble when you are praised is a great and rare achievement.” – Bernard of Clairvaux Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness, Andrew Murray, page 59

HUMILITY, JESUS & MAN “He shall put on the holy linen tunic, and the linen undergarments shall be next to his body, and he shall be girded with the linen sash and attired with the linen turban (these are holy garments). Then he shall bathe his body in water and put them on. “You read in the 4th verse,…

I heard once about a man who went to the doctor after weeks of symptoms. The doctor examined him carefully, then called the patient's wife privately into his office. He said to her, "Your husband is suffering from a rare form of anemia. Without treatment, he'll be dead in a few weeks. The good news is,…

A man dressed as Napoleon went to see a psychiatrist at the urging of his wife. "What’s your problem?" the doctor asked. "I have no problem," the man replied. "I’m one of the most famous people in the world. I have a great army behind me. I have all the money I’ll ever need, and I live in great luxury."…

Don’t ever be like the woodpecker who while pecking away on a pine tree was stunned by a bolt of lightening that struck the tree and split it from top to bottom. Hardly able to believe his eyes, the woodpecker backed off and looked at the damage for a few moments. Then he flew away and came back leading…

The November 28, 2005, issue of Business Week magazine reported on the nation's top philanthropists. For example, Intel co-founder Gordon Moore and his wife have given away an average of nearly $4 million per day for the last decade. Sir John Templeton, the ninety-two-year-old founder of the Templeton…

Source: Spotting the Sacred, Bruce Main, p. 90. "Adults need children in their lives to keep their imagnination fresh and their hearts young and to make the future a reality for which they are willing to work." Margaret Mead