“Get Out of Your Way”

Sometimes the most challenging opponent to healthy relationships is ourselves.  Learn how God gives us the ability to get past pride.

Message Notes

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1 Corinthians 13:4b-5a – “Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way..”
Matthew 7:5 – “First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.”
Proverbs 13:10 “Pride leads to conflict; those who take advice are wise.”
Proverbs 28:13 – “People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.”
Proverbs 11:2 – “Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.”
Proverbs 29:23 – “Pride ends in humiliation, while humility brings honor.”
1 John 1:8 – “If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth.”
1 Corinthians 4:7 – “For what gives you the right to make such a judgment? What do you have that God hasn’t given you? And if everything you have is from God, why boast as though it were not a gift?”
John 10:10 – “The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.” Jesus
NLT, Tyndale

What Pride Does to Relationships

Pride causes MISUNDERSTANDINGS. Matthew 7:5
Pride leads to CONFLICT. Proverbs 13:10
Pride stops RECONCILIATION. Proverbs 28:13
Pride ends in DISGRACE. Proverbs 11:2, 29:23

How do I Get out of my own Way?

Accept my LIMITATIONS. 1 John 1:8
Realize God’s GRACE. 1 Corinthians 4:7
Discover life’s PURPOSE from God. John 10:10

 Next Steps

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– Start learning about Jesus
– Listen to advice in a key area of my life
– Clear up a troubled relationship
– Start serving at Mission Trails Church Mission Valley
– Be baptized as a follower of Jesus
– Join or host a small group
– Place my faith in Jesus & become His follower

Referenced previous Message by Rick Warren