HOW WAS NAAMAN CLEANSED? (3 OF 5)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-14
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How Was Naaman Cleansed? (3 of 5)
Series: These Are the Days of Elisha
Jeff Strite
2 Kings 5:1-14
I read the true story about a man who had gone to the hardware store for supplies he needed for a minor plumbing repair job. As he was leaving, the owner said, ''See you in a little while.''
''Why?'' asked the customer. ''Is there something else I need?''
''No. You haven't forgotten anything,'' he replied. ''It's just that every do it yourselfer does a plumbing job they mess things up and require 3 trips to the hardware store.''
''Well,'' said the man, ''I plan to be the exception.''
When he did return an hour later to get a replacement for a part he'd damaged, the owner looked over and held up 2 fingers and said ''See you in a little while.''
''Well,'' the customer later said ''they did not see me in a little while. When the predicted 3rd trip became necessary, I went to a different hardware store.'' (Reader's Digest 1/79 p.63)
Pride is an interesting weakness. It causes us to do (or NOT do) all kinds of things with our lives.
A commentator named William Barkley noted: ''Pride is the ground in which all other sins grow.'' And Barkley got his wisdom on this from Scripture:
Proverbs 11:2 explains that ''When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.''
And Proverbs 16:18 tells us ''Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.''
James 4:6 further claims ''God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.''
In our text today, we're introduced to a proud man.
Now, you wouldn't think he was a proud man when you're 1st introduced to him. I mean, he just seems to be a very successful man. He's important, he's skilled, and he's very well-liked. His name was Naaman.
ILLUS: One man described Naaman this way: He was the commander of a very powerful army. Men took orders from him. Men feared him. Men showed him respect and honor. He had a position that other men only dreamed of having. He was a very powe ...
Series: These Are the Days of Elisha
Jeff Strite
2 Kings 5:1-14
I read the true story about a man who had gone to the hardware store for supplies he needed for a minor plumbing repair job. As he was leaving, the owner said, ''See you in a little while.''
''Why?'' asked the customer. ''Is there something else I need?''
''No. You haven't forgotten anything,'' he replied. ''It's just that every do it yourselfer does a plumbing job they mess things up and require 3 trips to the hardware store.''
''Well,'' said the man, ''I plan to be the exception.''
When he did return an hour later to get a replacement for a part he'd damaged, the owner looked over and held up 2 fingers and said ''See you in a little while.''
''Well,'' the customer later said ''they did not see me in a little while. When the predicted 3rd trip became necessary, I went to a different hardware store.'' (Reader's Digest 1/79 p.63)
Pride is an interesting weakness. It causes us to do (or NOT do) all kinds of things with our lives.
A commentator named William Barkley noted: ''Pride is the ground in which all other sins grow.'' And Barkley got his wisdom on this from Scripture:
Proverbs 11:2 explains that ''When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.''
And Proverbs 16:18 tells us ''Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.''
James 4:6 further claims ''God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.''
In our text today, we're introduced to a proud man.
Now, you wouldn't think he was a proud man when you're 1st introduced to him. I mean, he just seems to be a very successful man. He's important, he's skilled, and he's very well-liked. His name was Naaman.
ILLUS: One man described Naaman this way: He was the commander of a very powerful army. Men took orders from him. Men feared him. Men showed him respect and honor. He had a position that other men only dreamed of having. He was a very powe ...
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