Pride
Pride Date: October 14, 2012 Scripture: Proverbs 6:16-17a; 1 Peter 5:5b from The Series: Breaking Free: Seven Deadly Sins Introduction If you’re visiting with us this morning then let me get you up to speed by telling you that here at The Potters Home International, this spring we’ve been studying what the Bible has to say about seven of the deadliest sins. So far, we’ve looked to God’s Word for help in both understanding and dealing with the sins of greed, hypocrisy, and murder-and this morning we turn our attention to the sin of PRIDE. Now, I’ve done a great deal of reading about the sin of pride over the past couple weeks-and I must say, the more I’ve read-the more disturbed I’ve become. I mean, my preparation for this morning’s sermon has really unsettled me-because the more I’ve studied about pride-the more I’ve understood the warning that’s found in Paul’s words in Hebrews 12:1 where he talks about the “sin that so easily enta...