Kyle Idleman concludes Chapter 3 of The End of Me with four ideas he has found helpful in enabling us to take ownership of our humility. 1. To humble myself, I voluntarily confess sin. Pastor Idleman states God promises to exalt those who, like the tax collector, voluntarily confess their sins. If we confess because […]
“And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death- even death on a cross!”- Philippians 2:8 In the final section of Chapter 3 (The End of Me), Kyle Idleman focuses our attention on four words from the end of the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector: […]
“Pride is best buddies with insecurity.”- Kyle Idleman Kyle Idleman states in Chapter 3 of The End of Me that the key to understanding your inner Pharisee’s power is that your inner Pharisee is all about performance. In contrast, one of the central themes of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount is: God looks at the […]
In Chapter 3 of The End of Me, Kyle Idleman concludes his description of six verbal symptoms of a prideful heart. You may be a Pharisee if . . . 6. you catch yourself saying, “It’s not me; it’s you.” Although this seems like the mirror image of a famous breakup line, the reference here […]
Today Kyle Idleman continues his description of six verbal symptoms of a prideful heart (Chapter 3, The End of Me). You may be a Pharisee if . . . 3. you catch yourself saying, “It’s not fair.” Pastor Idleman emphasizes there is a major question here: how do we objectively define fair? A lot of things […]
In Chapter 3 of The End of Me, Kyle Idleman describes six verbal symptoms of a prideful heart. The first two symptoms are discussed today. You may be a Pharisee if . . . 1. you catch yourself saying, “You aren’t going to talk like that to me!” When pride takes over, we become defensive. […]
“God, I thank you that I am not like other people- robbers, evildoers, adulterers- or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I have.”- Luke 18:11-12 Kyle Idleman continues Chapter 3 of The End of Me with a discussion of The Parable of the Pharisee and […]
“God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth.”- Matthew 5:5 (NLT) Kyle Idleman opens Chapter 3 (“Humbled to Be Exalted”) of The End of Me with this important avalanche survival tip: Spit first. Dig second. Pastor Idleman points out that one of the biggest mistakes people make when buried by tons […]
“There’s nothing life can throw at us that God can’t use to draw us closer to him.”- Kyle Idleman In Chapter 2 of The End of Me, Kyle Idleman observes that it’s human nature to do everything one can to stay away from suffering in the first place. But we take things one step further […]
“Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.”-Colossians 2:6-7 “Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful […]
“You’re blessed when you feel you’ve lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you.”- Matthew 5:4 (The Message) In surprising ways, suffering makes room in our spirit for us to know and experience the blessing of God’s peace and presence.”- Kyle Idleman Kyle […]
Everybody has that sudden, painful longing for yesterday, when they didn’t know how good they had it, just before the world fell in.”- Kyle Idleman Kyle Idleman continues Chapter 2 of The End of Me with an example the Bible offers to help us figure out what Jesus means when He uses the word mourning. […]