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I. Our ego is the idol we stroke.
Pride or vanity is not just thinking you are more important, it is often seen in false humility
A. We all have a picture of the prideful person being the one who says “look at me I’m better than you.”
Pride doesn’t always come in that form.
We are living in possible the single most prideful (egotistical) time in the history of the world.
That said pride is not always bragging about how good things are, sometimes it comes in the form of describing how messy your life is as a way of trying to get attention.
We crave attention, whether through bragging about our greatness, or seeking sympathy through our our mess.
The problem with both is that we show that God is not enough for us, and we look for other people to fill the vacancy that only God can fulfill.
When you live craving attention from your mess, you are not seeking it from God, nor displaying the peace that God gives.
If we are always complaining or griping, are we shining like stars to a broken world?
We need to admit that we are an egotistical people.
Illus: Can we be truthful… we all have a for someone in our live.
We want to make them so happy, want everyone to notice them, and desire for all their wants and needs to met.
In fact our infatuation with them borders on worship.
You know who it is… it is yourself.
In one way or another we are worshipers of ourselves.
Where scripture calls us to deny ourselves, we have accepted a culture of indulgence.
Where scripture calls us to serve the needs of others, we serve ourselves and find disappointment when others don’t serve us.
Even in church, where we are called to sacrifice, seek God, and serve our brothers, church has become the most consumeristic experience imaginable.
For us to walk rightly with God our egos need to be crucified.
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Abandon the vanity, choose servanthood.
Don’t be a selfie server.
Illus: What is a selfie server, it is a person who goes and serves, and then makes sure everyone knows that they served.
Perhaps it is taking a selfie… Hey look, I’m volunteering (secretly thinking like this and stoke my ego)
Perhaps it is dropping your service into a conversation, “Oh that reminds me of when I was...”
Perhaps it is expecting recognition for what you do.
The question when you serve is whether the eyes of God in your service are enough.
Do you serve to please the Lord, or do you serve to be seen/honored/recognized.
Servanthood is both what you do, and how you do it.
Illus: When you become a Christian, you should serve.
God’s change in your life will be to build in you a desire and heart to serve in the church, and serve others.
That said, as people we have a fallen and broken nature in us.
As God changes us we will fight the temptation to first not serve, but instead get our own, and second the temptation to see service as a means of self promotion.
Just think about this in the context of the church.
Can you imagine how powerful this body would be if every person served in some way shape or form.
What happens is that we give in to our selfish desire, and let a few do the work, while the many see the church business who serves them.
Think about this in the context of your family, you decide to serve, perhaps vacuuming the floor, doing the dishes, then your spouse comes in and says nothing.
You get offended because at the end of things you served for the recognition, and out of a humble heart.
Our goal in service is to magnify Christ through our sacrifice, not magnify ourselves.
III.
It is time to reorder your priorities.
Jesus Christ is our example.
Illus: Whether in the mess or highs of your life, are you serving your ego?
Is it time to crucify your flesh and become a servant?
Is it time to crucify your flesh and become a servant?
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