Sermon Title: Don't Get the Big Head!
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This Week’s Theme: Don’t Live Arrogantly before God
Memory Verse: Proverbs 16:18 “18 Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.”
This Week’s Word is Pride: It is viewed as a great evil because it involves pretending to a greatness and glory that belong rightly to God alone.
Essence of the Text in a Sentence: After the LORD dealt with
Sermon Objective: I want those in attendance that are not saved to , and I want those that are saved that
Sermon Text: 2 Chronicles 26:16-21
16 But when he was strong his heart was lifted up, to his destruction, for he transgressed against the Lord his God by entering the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.
17 So Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him were eighty priests of the Lord—valiant men.
18 And they withstood King Uzziah, and said to him, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed! You shall have no honor from the Lord God.”
19 Then Uzziah became furious; and he had a censer in his hand to burn incense. And while he was angry with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead, before the priests in the house of the Lord, beside the incense altar.
20 And Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and there, on his forehead, he was leprous; so they thrust him out of that place. Indeed he also hurried to get out, because the Lord had struck him.
21 King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He dwelt in an isolated house, because he was a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord. Then Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.
INTRODUCTION:
TRANSITION:
Sermon Proposition:
I. FAVOR CAME THROUGH FOLLOWING GOD
I. FAVOR CAME THROUGH FOLLOWING GOD
2 Chronicles 26.4-15; Psalm 37:3, 5; 118:8;
EXPLANATION: LOOK AT THE 2 Chronicles 26:4-5
4 And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. 5 He sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God; and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosper.
He trusted in the
ILLUSTRATION:
YOU CANNOT FOLLOW WITHOUT TRUSTING GOD
YOU CANNOT FOLLOW WITHOUT TRUSTING GOD
5 Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.
TRUSTING GOD IS THE BEST WAY
TRUSTING GOD IS THE BEST WAY
8 It is better to trust in the Lord Than to put confidence in man.
TRUSTING GOD LEADS TO DOING GOOD
TRUSTING GOD LEADS TO DOING GOOD
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
HE TORE DOWN
HE TORE DOWN
6 Now he went out and made war against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities around Ashdod and among the Philistines.
GOD WAS WITH HIM
GOD WAS WITH HIM
7 God helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabians who lived in Gur Baal, and against the Meunites.
HE BUILT UP
HE BUILT UP
9 And Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the corner buttress of the wall; then he fortified them.
10 Also he built towers in the desert. He dug many wells, for he had much livestock, both in the lowlands and in the plains; he also had farmers and vinedressers in the mountains and in Carmel, for he loved the soil.
GOD WAS WITH HIM
GOD WAS WITH HIM
15 And he made devices in Jerusalem, invented by skillful men, to be on the towers and the corners, to shoot arrows and large stones. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was marvelously helped till he became strong.
APPLICATION: YOU ARE I ARE CALLED TO FOLLOW GOD. YET, WE KNOW THAT THIS IS ONLY MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH CHRIST.
When Christ Invaded the scene:
Cleansed the Corrupted (Lepers)
Cured the Crooked
Restored the Ruined
THROUGH JESUS
Romans 6:23 WE HAVE ETERNAL LIFE
Galatians 4:7 WE ARE AN HEIR OF GOD
Romans 1:8 WE THANK GOD
Romans 5:1 WE HAVE PEACE WITH GOD
Romans 5:11 WE JOY IN GOD
Romans 8:37 WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS
Titus 3:5-6 WE HAVE ABUNDANT MERCY
Philippians 4:13 WE ARE ABLE TO DO ALL THINGS
1 Corinthians 15:57 WE HAVE THE VICTORY
ARE YOU FOLLOWING GOD THROUGH CHRIST?
FAVOR CAME THE THE KING THROUGH FOLLOWING GOD AND GRACE COMES TO CHRISTIANS BY FOLLOWING GOD THROUGH CHRIST.
Do you see the connection between trusting in God through Christ and God’s blessings through Christ in your life?
Are there places in your life that you are not trusting Him? (Examples in your marriage, on your job, with your children.) Name them and what the issue is.
Are there times when you are trusting yourself or others rather than relying on God through Christ? (Examples: when agitated or angry, in times of success.) Name them.
Will you repent (turn from) of your sins today?
Actions speak louder than words, name the Christians you will tell your sins to and those who you will look to for accountability
II. FAILURE CAME THROUGH FORSAKING HIM
II. FAILURE CAME THROUGH FORSAKING HIM
2 Chronicles 26:16-23; Proverbs 11:2; 13:10; 16:18; 29:23;
16 But when he was strong his heart was lifted up, to his destruction, for he transgressed against the Lord his God by entering the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.
17 So Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him were eighty priests of the Lord—valiant men.
18 And they withstood King Uzziah, and said to him, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed! You shall have no honor from the Lord God.”
19 Then Uzziah became furious; and he had a censer in his hand to burn incense. And while he was angry with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead, before the priests in the house of the Lord, beside the incense altar.
20 And Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and there, on his forehead, he was leprous; so they thrust him out of that place. Indeed he also hurried to get out, because the Lord had struck him.
21 King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He dwelt in an isolated house, because he was a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord. Then Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.
DESTRUCTION TO HIS LIFE
DESTRUCTION TO HIS LIFE
21 King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He dwelt in an isolated house, because he was a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord. Then Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.
EXPLANATION:
HE WAS REMOVED
LOST HIS PRESTIGE
LOST HIS PRESTIGE
18 And they withstood King Uzziah, and said to him, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed! You shall have no honor from the Lord God.”
HE WAS REMOVED
LOST HIS POWER
LOST HIS POWER
21 King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He dwelt in an isolated house, because he was a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord. Then Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.
HE WAS REMOVED
LOST HIS POSITION
LOST HIS POSITION
21 King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He dwelt in an isolated house, because he was a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord. Then Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.
10 By pride comes nothing but strife, But with the well-advised is wisdom.
18 Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
23 A man’s pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor.
2 When pride comes, then comes shame; But with the humble is wisdom.
ILLUSTRATION:
APPLICATION: Remember to emphasized that Living right, speaking right, acting right, thinking right (These) is only done through Christ.
CONFESS YOUR SIN OF PRIDE
CONFESS YOUR SIN OF PRIDE
REPENT OR TURN FROM YOUR SIN OF PRIDE
REPENT OR TURN FROM YOUR SIN OF PRIDE
WORD OF GOD
WORD OF GOD
SPIRIT OF GOD
SPIRIT OF GOD
PEOPLE OF GOD
PEOPLE OF GOD
In what areas do you show pride?
How has your sin of pride hindered the effectiveness as a Christian?
What steps need to be taken to destroy the pride in your life?