Love > Pride

Love Is Greater Than _____
October 20, 2024

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Key Scriptures

• 1 John 3:14-15
• Matthew 22:37-38
• John 13:34-35
• Proverbs 6:9-19
• Romans 8:5-7
• 1 Peter 5:5-6
• James 4:5-10

Key Points

• Pride will seriously destroy your ability to love.
• You may need to repent of pride if:
  • You are unwilling to reconcile.
  • You are verbally aggressive.
  • You are habitually angry.
  • You are condescending.
  • You are overly judgmental.
  • You have been described as arrogant. 
• Your ability to love others is a great indicator of your spiritual health. 
• God places His Spirit in us and is yearning for us to become like Him. He laid His life down for us; loving those who are at odds with us will require the same sacrificial love. 
• Our relationship with God is in direct correlation with our relationship with others.

Discussion

1. How does pride enter your life? Can you relate to any of the symptoms that are listed?
2. Are you withholding love from someone? Why? 
3. Discuss as a group how we can remove pride from our lives.
4. How can knowing God create humility?