Can You Be Worry-Free?6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

I Peter 5:6-7

October 7, 2012Rev. David B. HansonDeaf Liberty Baptist ChurchOverland Park, Kansas

What is Pride and Humility?

1. Humble yourself under the mighty hand of God

2. Cast your anxieties upon God

Pride Is Self-Satisfaction

Hosea 13:6

According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.

Pride Is Self-Sufficiency and Self-

RelianceDeuteronomy 8:17

And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.

Pride Is Insubordinate

Psalm 119:21

Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.

Pride Aspires to the Place of God

Acts 12:22

And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.

Pride Opposes the Very Existence of

GodPsalm 10:4

The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

Pride Refuses to Trust in God

Proverbs 28:25

He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat.

Pride Is Anxious About the Future

James 4:14

Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

David Faces Goliath

I Samuel 17:47

And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you into our hands.

The Day the Lord Hath Made

Psalm 118:24

This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Do Not Worry

Philippians 4:6

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.