Humility - Liferoads Church https://liferoads.org Helping people become Fully Alive in Christ Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:44:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://liferoads.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cropped-cross-100x100.jpg Humility - Liferoads Church https://liferoads.org 32 32 Down to Earth – Week 4 https://liferoads.org/sermons/down-to-earth-week-4/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 03:40:00 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=5060 Prayer is an act of humility, a declaration of our dependence on God, that invites Him into our fears and worries. As we bring our requests with thanksgiving for all God has already provided, He meets us with His promised peace (⁠Philippians 4:4-9⁠).

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]]> Prayer is an act of humility, a declaration of our dependence on God, that invites Him into our fears and worries. As we bring our requests with thanksgiving for all God has already provided, He meets us with His promised peace (⁠Philippians 4:4-9⁠).

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]]> Down to Earth – Week 3 https://liferoads.org/sermons/down-to-earth-week-3/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 05:00:23 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=5053 Humility isn’t entirely about introspection and self. Humility brings unity. The apostle Paul wrote to the Philippian church about being unified, being of the mind of Christ (Philippians 2). Then he described Christ in a way that flipped the cultural expression of glory and honor on its head. He wrote out a hymn about the glory of Jesus being His surrender of His power and becoming a slave to die a criminal’s death. This is the achievement of eternity. This […]

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]]> Humility isn’t entirely about introspection and self. Humility brings unity. The apostle Paul wrote to the Philippian church about being unified, being of the mind of Christ (Philippians 2). Then he described Christ in a way that flipped the cultural expression of glory and honor on its head. He wrote out a hymn about the glory of Jesus being His surrender of His power and becoming a slave to die a criminal’s death. This is the achievement of eternity. This event is a unifying event, bringing us all together at the foot of the cross. Throwing out baggage on the ground at Jesus’ unconditional forgiveness.

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]]> Down to Earth – Week 2 https://liferoads.org/sermons/down-to-earth-week-2/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 03:13:20 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=5041 Our culture has this strange pattern of the ‘humble brag,’ where we act as if we are humble—all the while we are boasting. Paul warned of such pride. C.S. Lewis called pride “the great sin.” It is sin curved inward on ourselves. God opposes the proud (⁠James 4:6⁠), Paul presents this plainly in ⁠1 Corinthians⁠. He surrenders any self-judgment. Only God is the judge. Paul stated in ⁠1 Timothy 1:15⁠ that he was the chief sinner. His goal was to […]

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]]> Our culture has this strange pattern of the ‘humble brag,’ where we act as if we are humble—all the while we are boasting. Paul warned of such pride. C.S. Lewis called pride “the great sin.” It is sin curved inward on ourselves. God opposes the proud (⁠James 4:6⁠), Paul presents this plainly in ⁠1 Corinthians⁠. He surrenders any self-judgment. Only God is the judge. Paul stated in ⁠1 Timothy 1:15⁠ that he was the chief sinner. His goal was to fully honor God. Humility is the disappearance of self and the vision that God is all.

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]]> Down to Earth – Week 1 https://liferoads.org/sermons/down-to-earth-week-1/ Mon, 03 Nov 2025 01:47:44 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=5037 What does true humility look like? In ⁠John 13:1–17⁠, we see true humility. Jesus, fully aware of His identity and authority, took a posture of a servant and washed His disciples’ feet. His example challenges our ideas about strength, success, and status. Pride can quietly shape the way we see ourselves and others. Humility begins with security in who we are in Christ! Jesus invites us to lay aside self-importance, serve others freely, and discover the blessing that comes from […]

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]]> What does true humility look like? In ⁠John 13:1–17⁠, we see true humility. Jesus, fully aware of His identity and authority, took a posture of a servant and washed His disciples’ feet. His example challenges our ideas about strength, success, and status. Pride can quietly shape the way we see ourselves and others. Humility begins with security in who we are in Christ! Jesus invites us to lay aside self-importance, serve others freely, and discover the blessing that comes from living a life shaped by His humility.

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]]> Following Jesus – Week 11 https://liferoads.org/sermons/following-jesus-week-11/ Sun, 31 Aug 2025 21:59:00 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=5004 Jesus holds up humility as an essential character of the kingdom of heaven (⁠Matthew 18:1-4⁠). Note the humility of a child: sincere, sensitive, and simple. The humblest child has the ability to influence many souls. Forgiveness is a characteristic of the kingdom as well (⁠Matthew 18:21-35⁠). You can’t even count the importance and value of forgiveness. God’s forgiveness is extreme; forgiveness is divine.

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]]> Jesus holds up humility as an essential character of the kingdom of heaven (⁠Matthew 18:1-4⁠). Note the humility of a child: sincere, sensitive, and simple. The humblest child has the ability to influence many souls. Forgiveness is a characteristic of the kingdom as well (⁠Matthew 18:21-35⁠). You can’t even count the importance and value of forgiveness. God’s forgiveness is extreme; forgiveness is divine.

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]]> Sojourners & Exiles Week 8 https://liferoads.org/sermons/sojourners-exiles-week-8/ Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:45:50 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=4822 Today Nathan Harris finishes our teaching on the epistle of 1 Peter. In ⁠1 Peter 4:17–5:14⁠, we find a difficult challenge to grow through suffering. Glory and suffering are two sides of the same coin. But how do we not just get through it; how do we grow through it? We have to be community-minded; we are not alone in this; God has not abandoned us. He put us in a community. Take care of each other. God is drawing […]

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]]> Today Nathan Harris finishes our teaching on the epistle of 1 Peter. In ⁠1 Peter 4:17–5:14⁠, we find a difficult challenge to grow through suffering. Glory and suffering are two sides of the same coin. But how do we not just get through it; how do we grow through it? We have to be community-minded; we are not alone in this; God has not abandoned us. He put us in a community. Take care of each other. God is drawing us closer (to each other and to Him). To do this, we must live humbly and recognize that we play a part in God’s big story. God does the work; He has the last word, but we are part of the great story of His creation.

So, engage in the community and help each other. Be part of church; serve each other. We are in this all together, and God has appointed us to be the royal priesthood to the world. Let’s worship our creator and Savior as we help each other and grow together.

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]]> Humility from Heaven https://liferoads.org/sermons/humility-from-heaven/ Mon, 03 Jan 2022 03:09:51 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=3801 The hymn Christ-Hymn of Philippians 2 is masterfully honoring the humanity and deity of Christ. Paul paints Jesus at the highest peak of
honor, placing his name above all creation; and shows this from the vantage point of the lowest points of humanity; emptied, humble and obedient.

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Romans 7:25

Romans 12:2

Deuteronomy 21:23

Luke 2:35

Exodus 3:14

Isaiah 45:22-25

2 Corinthians 4:6-7

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]]> To The Ends Of The Earth – Part 5 https://liferoads.org/sermons/to-the-ends-of-the-earth-part-5/ Sun, 06 Jun 2021 18:33:30 +0000 http://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=3629 Acts 4:32-5:17Acts 4:32-37

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Acts 4:32-37

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]]> Philippians – Part 3 https://liferoads.org/sermons/philippians-part-3/ Sun, 21 Feb 2021 23:37:00 +0000 http://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=3546 Philippians 1:27-30Philippians 2:1-11

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Philippians 2:1-11

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