Playlist: Pride, Deceit of (topic)
The Problem with Pride
Sermon by Ryan McClurePride, inherently self-centered, focuses on how one views and feels about oneself, inflating thoughts of personal achievements or status. It distorts reality, causing one to think they are above their actual position or better than others. In the account of Helel's fall in Isaiah 14:12-15, pride led him to desire exaltation …
Pride, Humility, and Fasting
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughPride, as a deceitful force, stands as a formidable barrier to seeking God and achieving oneness with Him. It is through the pride of his countenance that the wicked will not seek after God, for God is not in all his thoughts, leading to a mindset of self-sufficiency where one believes there is no need for God. This …
Living by Faith: Human Pride
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughOur human nature is pure vanity with a heart that is desperately deceitful and wicked, motivated by self-centeredness, a deadly combination for producing sin.
Narcissists! Get Real!
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsAs Haman demonstrates, God deposes the proud and will bring them low. We must learn to humble ourselves under God's hand, and He will exalt us.
New Covenant Priesthood (Part Eight)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughPride leads to destruction, tricking us into thinking we deserve better than we have. Paradoxically, pride is a mark of inferiority, causing overcompensation.
New Covenant Priesthood (Part Seven)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughPride is the basis of resisting God, while humility is the key to a relationship with Him. We recognize it in others but we seldom see it in ourselves.
Looks Fair, Feels Foul
Sermon/Bible Study by Richard T. RitenbaughBe wary of things and people that appear attractive and fair on the outside, but are actually foul and destructive underneath. Evaluate the fruit.
The Commandments (Part Eighteen)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughA community can only be established upon a foundation of stability and truth. Our relationships must be based upon God's truth, producing faithfulness.