A Life of Humility (4 of 5)
Series: The Master
Joey Rodgers
Luke 14:7-11
While I'm a city boy, I grew up w/ a country dad - so my early yrs were filled w/ shows like Hee-Haw, Green Acres, and the Beverly Hillbillies. The Andy Griffith show was too big city for us. Needless to say, this city boy had more country sayings/music than any boy could stomach. But one of the acts I did like was Jeff Foxworthy's, ''You know you're a Redneck if...''
Favorites: You know you're a redneck if...,
- You've ever cut the grass and found a car
- You take your fishing pole to Sea World
- Your dad walks you to school b/c you're both in the same grade
- Opening day of hunting season is a sacred holiday
- You want to be buried in your 4-wheel drive pick-up b/c it's never been in a hole it can't get out of
If you understand the NT, you know Jesus and most of His disciples grew up in Galilee - in the country. They were country smart, although the sophisticated city folk of Jerusalem often considered them as unlearned and ignorant. In our text today, Jesus takes the liberty to teach these pious, city folk a few things about true humility - so He serves them up some umble pie.
Have you ever had to eat ''umble'' pie? It doesn't taste very good, yet more times than not - it is good for you. The term umble pie finds its origin in medieval England when the nobility always ate the choice cuts of meat leaving the scraps like the heart, intestines, and liver to the poor people who'd make it into a meat pie. These less desirable cuts were known as the umbles. Of course, a nobleman would never stoop to eat umble pie, so if it were ever served to him, it was to humiliate him; hence the idea of being serve a slice of umble pie.
Since Palm Sunday, we've been a series entitled - The Master - learning from Jesus the essential qualities every person needs to truly be successful in life. So far we've discussed the importance of truth, faith, and generosity. Today, we're going to ...
Series: The Master
Joey Rodgers
Luke 14:7-11
While I'm a city boy, I grew up w/ a country dad - so my early yrs were filled w/ shows like Hee-Haw, Green Acres, and the Beverly Hillbillies. The Andy Griffith show was too big city for us. Needless to say, this city boy had more country sayings/music than any boy could stomach. But one of the acts I did like was Jeff Foxworthy's, ''You know you're a Redneck if...''
Favorites: You know you're a redneck if...,
- You've ever cut the grass and found a car
- You take your fishing pole to Sea World
- Your dad walks you to school b/c you're both in the same grade
- Opening day of hunting season is a sacred holiday
- You want to be buried in your 4-wheel drive pick-up b/c it's never been in a hole it can't get out of
If you understand the NT, you know Jesus and most of His disciples grew up in Galilee - in the country. They were country smart, although the sophisticated city folk of Jerusalem often considered them as unlearned and ignorant. In our text today, Jesus takes the liberty to teach these pious, city folk a few things about true humility - so He serves them up some umble pie.
Have you ever had to eat ''umble'' pie? It doesn't taste very good, yet more times than not - it is good for you. The term umble pie finds its origin in medieval England when the nobility always ate the choice cuts of meat leaving the scraps like the heart, intestines, and liver to the poor people who'd make it into a meat pie. These less desirable cuts were known as the umbles. Of course, a nobleman would never stoop to eat umble pie, so if it were ever served to him, it was to humiliate him; hence the idea of being serve a slice of umble pie.
Since Palm Sunday, we've been a series entitled - The Master - learning from Jesus the essential qualities every person needs to truly be successful in life. So far we've discussed the importance of truth, faith, and generosity. Today, we're going to ...
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