You said in your heart, "I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain. I will ascend above the tops of the
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.


The LORD detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.

"God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."

THREE TYPES OF SINFUL PRIDE

  1. I’M " BETTER " THAN YOU—PRIDE.

    The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men-robbers, evildoers, adulterers-or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.'
    "But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.'
    1. I CAN HANDLE IT " MYSELF "—PRIDE.

      Jesus continued: "There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of the estate.'


      "When he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19 I am n
      1. IT DOESN’T APPLY TO " ME "—PRIDE.

        "Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the ewe lamb that belonged to the poor man and prepared it for the one who
        Then Nathan said to David, "You are the man!

        DRAW CLOSE TO GOD


        • THE PROUDER YOU ARE, THE FURTHER YOU " FALL "FROM GOD.


          • THE CLOSER YOU ARE TO GOD, THE MORE " HUMBLE "AND BROKEN YOU BECOME.


            …I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flyi
            Woe to me!" I cried. "I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty."

            For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."

            LifeGroup Questions
            1. Which type of pride affects you most? (See notes above for three sinful types of pride.)
              1. How is God humbling you?

2 Samuel 12:4, 2 Samuel 12:7, Proverbs 16:5, Proverbs 16:18, Isaiah 6:1-3, Isaiah 6:5, Isaiah 14:13-14, Luke 14:11, Luke 15:11-12, Luke 15:17-19, Luke 18:11-13 and 1 Peter 5:5