Humility POHFW

Preparing our Hearts to Worship

 

In an effort to help you prepare for the November 17, 2019, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on What God wants us to Believe, Do, and Become. I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “Humility”. The main Scriptures for the day are the Luke 14:7-11 & 18:9-14.

 

(Pick and choose from the many resources and options, which I have tried to make available for your devotional life.)

 

From the Scriptures

 

Please read through Chapter 30 of Believethis week, this is an edited selection of Scriptures from the NIV that seeks to show how certain beliefs, ways of living and character qualities are elaborated upon throughout all of Scripture.

You may also like to read and reflect upon these other New Testament passages Philippians 2:5-11.

 

From the Creeds and Confessions

 

 Heidelberg Catechism Q117.

What belongs to such prayer as God is pleased with and will hear?

First, that from the heart we call upon the one true God only, who has revealed himself in his Word, for all he has commanded us to ask of him; second, that we right thoroughly know our need and misery, in order to humble ourselves before the face of his majesty; third, that we be firmly assured that, notwithstanding we are unworthy of it, he will, for the sake of Christ our Lord, certainly hear our prayer as he has promised us in his Word.

 

Heidelberg Catechism Q94

What does God require in the first commandment?

That, as much as I love my soul’s salvation, I avoid and flee all idolatry, sorcery, soothsaying, superstition, invocation of saints or other creatures; and that I rightly acknowledge the only true God, trust in him alone, submit to him with all humility and patience, expect all good from him only, and love, fear, and honor him with my whole heart; so that I leave and forsake all creatures rather than do even the least thing against his will.

 

Belgic Confession Article 23

Article 23: Of Justification.

We believe that our salvation consists in the remission of our sins for Jesus Christ’s sake, and that therein our righteousness before God is implied: as David and Paul teach us, declaring this to be the happiness of man, that God imputes righteousness to him without works. And the same apostle says, that we are justified freely by his grace, through the redemption which is in Jesus Christ.

And therefore we always hold fast this foundation, ascribing all the glory to God, humbling ourselves before him, and acknowledging ourselves to be such as we really are, without presuming to trust in any thing in ourselves, or in any merit of ours, relying and resting upon the obedience of Christ crucified alone, which becomes ours, when we believe in him.

This is sufficient to cover our iniquities, and to give us confidence in approaching to God; freeing the conscience of fear, terror and dread, without following the example of our first father, Adam, who, trembling, attempted to cover himself with fig-leaves.

And verily if we should appear before God, relying on ourselves, or on any other creature, though ever so little, we should, alas! be consumed. And therefore every one must pray with David: O Lord, enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

 

From the songs, hymns and spiritual songs of the Church

 

Meekness and Majesty (Graham Kendrick): Lyrics, Video

Humble King (Brenton Brown): Lyrics, Video

Humility (Malkah Norwood): Lyrics, Video

 

For Thoughtful Reflection, Prayer, or further Study

 

Read and reflect upon Lysa TerKeurst’s The Pathway to Humility.

Read and reflect upon In God’s Trenches: a Devotional Exercise on Humility.

Read and reflect upon John Piper’s What is Humility.

 

 

The Sermon will be available online on November 17, 2019 at 12:30 pm.

 

 

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