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Humility In The Teaching Of Jesus By Andrew Murray "Learn of Me, for I am meek and lowly of heart" (Matthew 11:29). "Whosoever will be chief among you let him be your servant, even as the Son of Man came... to serve" (Matthew 20:27-28). We have seen humility in the life of Christ as He laid open His... Read More

Holy Scripture, brethren, cries out to us, saying, "Everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted" (Luke 14:11). In saying this it shows us that all exaltation is a kind of pride, against which the Prophet proves himself to be on guard when he says, "Lord,... Read More

In the parable in Luke 14 of the great supper an ancient lord prepared for his friends and neighbors, there is a significant picture and object lesson of the program of Christianity in this age. In the first place, it is obvious to every thoughtful mind that the Master is hearing an increasing numbe... Read More

"He that humbleth himself shall be exalted" (Luke 14:11, 18:13). "God giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord, and He shall exalt you" (James 4:10). "Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time" (1 Peter 5:6). I was asked t... Read More

What is a Light-House of Prayer? It’s a cluster of two or more believers who are banded together to pray for, care about, and share the blessings of Christ with their neighbors. Let’s unpack that definition phrase by phrase. It’s a cluster of two or more believers. The cluster may simply be the memb... Read More

How would you feel if you cooked a wonderful meal, invited guests who said they would come, and then, after everything was prepared and ready to be served, no one showed up? Most of us would feel quite rejected and disappointed. Yet, this is what happened in this parable Jesus told his disciples in ... Read More

Becoming the kind of servant who walks in God’s authority requires us to stand face to face with our conscience in the sight of our Father. When we stand before the Lord, we are driven to our knees in humility before his holy presence. The apostle Paul describes the kind of servant upon whom such au... Read More

In one of the great NT prayers, the writer of Hebrews prays for his readers: Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, even Jesus our Lord, equip (equipping so that they might be made ready to fulfill their purpose f... Read More

Decrease (1642) (elattoo) has 3 meanings: (1) to make less, make lower, cause to be lower in status, dignity or position (as He 2:7 and He 2:9 both quoted from the Lxx of Ps 8:6); (2) to become less important or diminish in status as used here in Jn 3:30; (3) in the passive/middle voice elattoo mean... Read More

Confirm (4741) (stērízō from histemi = to stand as in 1 Pe 5:12 "stand firm in" the true grace of God. Histemi also root of "Resist" - anthistemi and of "firm" - stereos, both used by Peter in 1 Pe 5:9) means to make firm or solid, to set fast, to fix firmly in a place, to establish (make firm or st... Read More