Sunday, November 4, 2018
Bible Lesson: Conversations With Jesus: Guests At A Feast.
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Bible Lesson: Conversations With
Jesus: Guests At A Feast.
Bible Text:
Luke 14:7-14 NLT Jesus
Teaches about Humility
7 When Jesus
noticed that all who had come to the dinner were trying to sit in the
seats of honor near the head of the table, He gave them this advice:
8 “When you
are invited to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the seat of honor.
What if someone who is more distinguished than you has also been
invited?
9 The host will
come and say, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then you will be
embarrassed, and you will have to take whatever seat is left at the
foot of the table!
10 “Instead,
take the lowest place at the foot of the table. Then when your host
sees you, he will come and say, ‘Friend, we have a better place for
you!’ Then you will be honored in front of all the other guests.
11 For those
who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves
will be exalted.”
12 Then He
turned to His host. “When you put on a luncheon or a banquet,” He
said, “don’t invite your friends, brothers, relatives, and rich
neighbors. For they will invite you back, and that will be your only
reward.
13 Instead,
invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.
14 Then at the
resurrection of the righteous, God will reward you for inviting those
who could not repay you.”
Bible Topic:
The blessings of
God, are with the humble.
Humility, and what
The Word says about it.
Humility:
II Chronicles
7:14 KJV
If My people,
which are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and
seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from
heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Psalm 18:27 NLT
You rescue the
humble, but you humiliate the proud.
Psalm 25:8,9 NLT
8 The Lord is
good and does what is right; He shows the proper path to those who go
astray.
9 He leads the
humble in doing right, teaching them His way.
Psalm 51:17 KJV
The sacrifices
of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God,
thou wilt not despise.
Psalm 55:19 NLT
God, who has
ruled forever, will hear me and humble them. Interlude
For my enemies
refuse to change their ways; they do not fear God.
Psalm 138:6 NLT
Though The Lord
is great, He cares for the humble, but He keeps His distance from the
proud.
Psalm 147:6 NLT
The Lord
supports the humble, but He brings the wicked down into the dust.
Psalm 149:4 NLT
For The Lord
delights in His people; He crowns the humble with victory.
Proverbs 3:34
NLT
The Lord mocks
the mockers but is gracious to the humble.
Proverbs 11:2
NLT
Pride leads to
disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
Proverbs 15:33
KJV
The fear of The
Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honor is humility.
Proverbs 16:18
KJV
Pride goeth
before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 18:12
KJV
Before
destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honor is
humility.
Proverbs 22:4
KJV
By humility and
the fear of The Lord are riches, and honor, and Life.
Proverbs 27:2
KJV
Let another man
praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own
lips.
Proverbs 29:23
NLT
Pride ends in
humiliation, while humility brings honor.
Isaiah 57:15 NLT
The High And
Lofty One who lives in eternity, The Holy One, says this: “I live
in the high and holy place with those whose spirits are contrite and
humble. I restore the crushed spirit of the humble and revive the
courage of those with repentant hearts.
Isaiah 66:2 NLT
My hands have
made both heaven and earth; they and everything in them are Mine. I,
The Lord, have spoken!
“I will bless
those who have humble and contrite hearts, who tremble at My Word.
Micah 6:8 KJV
He hath shewed
thee, O man, what is good; and what doth The Lord require of thee,
but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Zechariah 9:9
NLT
Rejoice, O
people of Zion! Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem! Look, your
King is coming to you. He is righteous and victorious, yet He is
humble, riding on a donkey— riding on a donkey’s colt.
Matthew 5:3 KJV
Blessed are the
poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 11:29,30
NLT
29 Take My yoke
upon you. Let Me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart,
and you will find rest for your souls.
30 For My yoke
is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”
Matthew 18:2-4
KJV
2 And Jesus
called a little child unto Him, and set him in the midst of them,
3 And said,
Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little
children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
4 Whosoever
therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is
greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 23:10-12
KJV
10 Neither be
ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
11 But he that
is greatest among you shall be your servant.
12 And
whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall
humble himself shall be exalted.
Mark 9:35 KJV
And He sat
down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire
to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
Luke 1:52 NLT
He has brought
down princes from their thrones and exalted the humble.
Luke 9:48 KJV
And said unto
them, Whosoever shall receive this child in My name receiveth Me: and
whosoever shall receive Me receiveth Him that sent Me: for he that is
least among you all, the same shall be great.
Luke 14:11 KJV
For whosoever
exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall
be exalted.
Luke 18:14 KJV
I tell you,
this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for
every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth
himself shall be exalted.
John 3:30 KJV
He must
increase, but I must decrease.
John 13:14-16
KJV
14 If I then,
your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash
one another's feet.
15 For I have
given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
16 Verily,
verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord;
neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
Acts 20:19 KJV (Paul)
Serving The
Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations,
which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:
Romans 12:16 NLT
Live in harmony
with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of
ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all!
I Corinthians
1:28,29 NLT
28 God chose
things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and
used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important.
29 As a result,
no one can ever boast in the presence of God.
II Corinthians
8:9 KJV
For ye know the
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, yet for
your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might be rich.
Galatians 5:13
NLT
For you have
been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t
use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your
freedom to serve one another in love.
Ephesians 4:2
NLT
Always be
humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for
each other’s faults because of your love.
Philippians
2:3,5-8 NLT
3 Don’t be
selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others
as better than yourselves.
5 You must have
the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.
6 Though He was
God, He did not think of equality with God as something to cling to.
7 Instead, He
gave up His divine privileges; He took the humble position of a slave
and was born as a human being.
When He
appeared in human form,
8 He humbled
Himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross.
Colossians 3:12
KJV
Put on
therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies,
kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long suffering;
James 3:13 NLT
If you are wise
and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life,
doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom.
James 4:6,10 KJV
6 But He giveth
more grace. Wherefore He saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth
grace unto the humble.
10 Humble
yourselves in the sight of The Lord, and He shall lift you up.
I Peter 3:3,4,8
NLT
3 Don’t be
concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive
jewelry, or beautiful clothes.
4 You should
clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the
unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to
God.
8 Finally, all
of you should be of one mind. Sympathize with each other. Love each
other as brothers and sisters. Be tenderhearted, and keep a humble
attitude.
I Peter 5:5,6
KJV
5 Likewise, ye
younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject
one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the
proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
6 Humble
yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt
you in due time:
“Man is never sufficiently touched and affected by the awareness of
his lowly state until he has compared himself with God’s majesty.”
John Calvin
More
Like The Master
More like The Master I would ever be,
More of His meekness, more humility;
More zeal to labor, more courage to be true,
More consecration for work He bids me do.
Chorus:
Take Thou my heart, I would be Thine alone;
Take Thou my heart, and make it all Thine own;
Purge me from sin, O Lord, I now implore,
Wash me and keep me Thine forevermore.
More like The Master is my daily prayer;
More strength to carry crosses I must bear;
More earnest effort to bring His kingdom in;
More of His Spirit, the wanderer to win.
More like The Master I would live and grow;
More of His love to others I would show;
More self-denial, like His in Galilee,
More like The Master I long to ever be.
Author: Charles H. Gabriel
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Prayer:
I Peter 2:21 KJV
For even
hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving
us an example, that ye should follow His steps:
I John 2:6 KJV
He that saith
he abideth in Him ought himself also so to walk, even as He walked.