1. We Can Have Freedom in the Inner Man!

A. Jesus Came to Bring Us Into Freedom – John 8:34-36

• True freedom is freedom on the inside!

B. We Are Given Principles in God’s Word That Bring Inner Freedom

•Forgiveness - (Part 1) (Last Week)

•Humility & Being Teachable - (Part 2)(Today)

•Thanksgiving & Praise - (Part 3) (Next Week)

•Purity of Thought

•Faith & Hope

•Gentleness & Meekness

2. Christlike Humility

A. God Gives GRACE to the Humble – He is OPPOSED to the Proud

B. Those Who Humble Themselves Will Be EXALTED

C. Humility – The Character of Jesus (Mt. 11:28-30)(Phil. 2:3-10)

•Humility (Grace to Grow & Learn) Childlike Innocence

•A Great Example of Humility (Matthew 15:21-28)

4. Humility and Becoming a SERVANT to Others

•Jesus Humbly Served His Disciples As He Washed Their Feet

•Note the Timing (The Night Before His Crucifixion)(This Reveals That It Was Very Important to Jesus to Teach This To His Disciples)

•Matt. 20:20-28 (He who is greatest among you will be servant of all)

•Pride can become a slave master to us, causing us to be in bondage to the need to exalt ourselves.

•Freedom comes when we understand our value given to us by God, value that we do not have to achieve or earn.

•In the world “pride” is normally spoken of as a good value.

•God is Opposed to the Proud! (God’s dealing with me about pride)

•Humility brings inner freedom because we no longer have to try to prove that we are valuable and worthy of praise or attention.

•Be Teachable - Sources (Holy Spirit)(Bible)(Parents)(Older Men & Women) (Pastors)(Bosses)(Others)(Life Situations)(Trials)(Failures)