https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Z5whl1VUW9okCsRA2exZx?si=BzvFpxN8QzmHAqGNgZ5FPg&utm_source=copy-link Pip: There is a children's book about a small train that refused to quit, and it turns out it has been quietly making the theological case for servant leadership this whole time. Mara: Claudette Glaude-Scott draws on that story in a piece about choosing to help when it costs you something — and that … Continue reading Choose to Do Good Podcast
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Be Humble: Revisited
It’s the month of August; the time of the year when we take a break and revisit some nuggets from the past. Today, we will revisit: Be Humble. https://victorywalk.blog/2020/06/30/be-humble/ Support Victory Walk. Shop Victory Walk Bookstore! Have a blessed day and walk in faith and victory.
Sincere But Sincerely Wrong!
Have you ever looked at someone and their actions and say to yourself that the individual has a good heart. Likewise, the actions of another can you with the opposite reactions. It tells us that what we do and say reveals the contents of our heart. When we examine the actions of Saul of Tarsus, … Continue reading Sincere But Sincerely Wrong!
The Danger of Pride
In today’s world, values are often inverted, and in some circles, pride is seen as a virtue. John C. Maxwell wrote, “There are two kinds of pride, good and bad. Good pride reflects dignity and self-respect. Bad pride is the deadly sin of superiority, marked by conceit and arrogance.” 1 Corinthians 13 tells us that … Continue reading The Danger of Pride
Wisdom from Proverbs
Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. Charles Spurgeon. Proverbs 1:7 … Continue reading Wisdom from Proverbs
The Proud!
Revenge, lust, ambition, pride, and self-will are too often exalted as the gods of man's idolatry; while holiness, peace, contentment, and humility are viewed as unworthy of a serious thought. Charles Spurgeon. Proverbs 16:18 NLT Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall. Proverbs 16:5 NLT The Lord detests the proud; they will surely be punished. Romans 12:16 … Continue reading The Proud!
Living Like a Pharisee
There are people who tell others that they stand for truth and what is right. However, when you take a closer look at their lifestyle, what they say and how they behave don’t line up. Their actions and their beliefs contradict each other. Jesus encountered individuals like that when He walked the earth; they were … Continue reading Living Like a Pharisee
Nebuchadnezzar: When Pride Goes Before a Fall!
If you ask people to explain the meaning of pride, you will get a variety of answers. The Cambridge Dictionary defines pride as a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get because you or people connected with you have done or gotten something good. So, pride is simply pleasure for one’s achievements. However, pride can … Continue reading Nebuchadnezzar: When Pride Goes Before a Fall!
Walk in Humility
“Humility is to make a right estimate of oneself.” Charles H. Spurgeon. Proverbs 11:2 CEV Too much pridecan put you to shame. It's wiser to be humble. 2 Chronicles 7:14 NLT Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, … Continue reading Walk in Humility
A Tale of Two Men: Pride and Humility
Two people can enter an arena, face the same situation with the same skillset, and have different responses. One can feel confident that he can have a successful outcome while the other can feel defeated just looking at the circumstances. Jesus told a parable about two men who entered the temple to pray. One man … Continue reading A Tale of Two Men: Pride and Humility
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