Humility (1 of 5)
Series: Virtue
Jason Dees
Matthew 6:9-13
We begin a sermon series today called Virtue. And I know that Virtue is kind of an archaic word, you certainly don’t hear it very often. But the idea of Virtue of a moral grounding, of a moral good. To pursue a virtuous life is to pursue a good life a life that is free from Vice, a life that is self-controlled and good. And this theme of avoiding Vice and pursuing Virtue has been a big theme of Western civilization. It has been a big part of our understanding of what is wrong and right in culture, Virtue and Vice have been central themes in the stories we tell. I remember being in my high school English class and reading the “Canterbury Tales” which of course tell a series of tales about certain vices, or what has been called the seven mortal vices or the seven deadly sins. And of course the characters in the “Canterbury Tales,” the Pardoner, the Miller, the Knight they are all telling stories about certain vices like lust or greed or pride, most of which they are also guilty. But you don’t really hear much about Vice or Virtue today until this week and so over the next five weeks we are going to look at five virtues, now they aren’t the traditional seven virtues but they are virtues that are essential for the Christian life. I would go so far as to say, you probably aren’t a Christian unless to some degree these virtues are a part of you. And they are humility, hope, gratitude, forgiveness, and purity.
Now I want to be very clear this is not a sermon series about pursuing virtue as a means
to finding favor with God, but a series about pursuing virtue as a response to finding favor
with God.
Throughout all of history man has tried to find favor with God, man has tried to initiate a relationship with God. This is the essence of religion, and everyone has a “religion” even so called atheists have a religion, a desire to live on, a desire to “please God.” I read a recent essay in New Yor ...
Series: Virtue
Jason Dees
Matthew 6:9-13
We begin a sermon series today called Virtue. And I know that Virtue is kind of an archaic word, you certainly don’t hear it very often. But the idea of Virtue of a moral grounding, of a moral good. To pursue a virtuous life is to pursue a good life a life that is free from Vice, a life that is self-controlled and good. And this theme of avoiding Vice and pursuing Virtue has been a big theme of Western civilization. It has been a big part of our understanding of what is wrong and right in culture, Virtue and Vice have been central themes in the stories we tell. I remember being in my high school English class and reading the “Canterbury Tales” which of course tell a series of tales about certain vices, or what has been called the seven mortal vices or the seven deadly sins. And of course the characters in the “Canterbury Tales,” the Pardoner, the Miller, the Knight they are all telling stories about certain vices like lust or greed or pride, most of which they are also guilty. But you don’t really hear much about Vice or Virtue today until this week and so over the next five weeks we are going to look at five virtues, now they aren’t the traditional seven virtues but they are virtues that are essential for the Christian life. I would go so far as to say, you probably aren’t a Christian unless to some degree these virtues are a part of you. And they are humility, hope, gratitude, forgiveness, and purity.
Now I want to be very clear this is not a sermon series about pursuing virtue as a means
to finding favor with God, but a series about pursuing virtue as a response to finding favor
with God.
Throughout all of history man has tried to find favor with God, man has tried to initiate a relationship with God. This is the essence of religion, and everyone has a “religion” even so called atheists have a religion, a desire to live on, a desire to “please God.” I read a recent essay in New Yor ...
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