Posts Tagged ‘meekness’
Things They Don’t Teach in School
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Things-They-Dont-Teach-in-School.mp3 Text: I Timothy 6:17-21 I. It is that time of year again when the school bells begin to ring A. By the time a student graduates from high school, he will have invested about 15,120 hours in understanding a wide variety of subjects, which are considered necessary for success in this world. B. Many go on…
Read MoreBetter Than Self
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Better-Than-Self.mp3 Text: Philippians 2:1-11 I. When learning another language, it helps to start with the most common words first, the ones most likely to come up in a conversation. A. So what is the most common word spoken in English? 1. One study in 1992 by Godfrey of switchboard conversations found the word “I” to appear the…
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https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Meekness.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: James 4:1-10 I. One aspect of the fruit of the Spirit is meekness – Galatians 5:22-23 A. Few view meekness as a desirable trait 1. Instead, people take assertiveness training 2. We are conditioned to be aggressive, to watch out for our own interests. B. Rudeness is in, consideration for others seems to…
Read MoreMore Important Than Myself
by Greg Litmer via That Ye May Grow Thereby. If I can learn to truly regard others “as more important” than myself (Philippians 2:3), then I will have to take a giant step toward living day by day as a faithful child of God. I struggle with this concept in some aspects and don’t struggle with…
Read MoreIs chutzpah a part of biblical faith?
Question: I came across your teaching with “The Meekness of Moses” tonight by a Google search: “Moses meekest man.” I am beginning a study on chutzpah and faith for my career in business, specifically sales. I Googled the search term because if chutzpah is a part of biblical faith then my understanding of meekness and…
Read MoreRemoving Hindrances to Servanthood
Too Much Self-Focus https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/2009Fall5RemovingHindrancesToServanthood.mp3 by Oscar Miles The Pursuit of Happiness
Read MoreWhat does it mean that we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren?
Question: I am teaching the adult class in the morning. There is one particular verse that I need to be prepared to explain exactly what it is teaching and am not entirely sure. What is your understanding of I John 3:16? Are we expected to be willing to die for another when their life is…
Read MoreHow could Moses be called meek?
Question: The Bible says that Moses was the meekest man on earth. Can we really believe that to be true considering all the things he did, such as the angry outbursts which eventually cost him the promised land and the grinding of the burnt golden calf? Answer: The difficulty you are running into is in…
Read MoreThe Meekness of Moses
Text: Numbers 12:1-15 I. If a little boy came up to and announced, “When I grow up, I want to be the meekest man on earth!” What would you think? A. Oh, intellectually we know that meekness is a good thing. It is one of the fruit of the Spirit – Galatians 5:22-23 B. But most of…
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