Daniel 6:1-28 Daniel’s trial of the lion’s den shows us the sinful pride of King Darius, Daniel’s faith, and God’s sovereignty.
2 Corinthians 12:1-10 Why does God allow evil in this world? In this passage we see that, for Christians, evil is expected and normal, and trials are beneficial in this…
The prophet Obadiah arises to denounce Edom’s pride and aggression, and to threaten judgment against her for her cruelty. According to House, Obadiah presents the God who judges pride. Title…
In this sermon we look at one man's "conversion" and one man's condemnation. We see that Nebuchadnezzar has a problem of great pride. God humbles Nebuchadnezzar and then God restores…
In chapters 25-32, we learn that God is present to judge the nations. Ezekiel tells us of particular sins that bring the judgement. Two of them are mistreatment of God's…
It seems that humans are naturally drawn to celebrate in religion the things that are of lesser concern to God. We move towards those things that are visually impressive or…
Over the past two weeks, we have looked at Jesus’ warnings about what will happen to us and others if we do not put our pride to death: we will…
Today’s passage actually finishes the conversation from the previous verses and shows us how serious it is not to take Jesus' instructions there seriously. You see how Jesus’ severe language…
In today’s passage, Jesus addresses the root sin of pride. The word “pride” itself never occurs, but in the interactions between Jesus and his disciples, the problem of pride will…
The study of Mark has raised a few topics that warrant further study. Tonight we will look at the Satan's fall.