Show I Humble Before God Pride was one of the first sins man ever committed and it will probably be one of his last also IT IS so much a part of the nature of fallen men that it springs up like weeds in ina a garden And nobody has has more of it than he who thinks he has none Even while we are praying praying praying pray pray- ing pride will often puff us up Such pride is sin and God wants no part of it WE READ in I Peter 5 5 6 God the proud and grace unto the humble Humble yourselves I therefore under the mighty hand of God that He may exalt you in due time No man really has anything anything anything any any- thing to boast about Paul wrote of Abraham in Romans 4 3 42 saying if Abraham were justified by works he hath halh whereof to glory or boast but not before God For what saith the scripture Abraham believed God and it was accounted unto him for righteousness AND IN I Corinthians 1 29 we read No flesh should glory in His pr presence sence Verse 31 of the same chapter concludes He uHe that let him glory in the Lord Scripture makes it plain that what was true of Abraham Abraham Abraham Abra Abra- ham is true of us also Eph 9 28 declares by Uby grace are ye saved through faith and that not of yourselves it is the gift of God not of works lest any man should boast Although we may think we have whereof to boast we can never boast of our own goodness to God HUMBLE Before God is the title of Pastor Marvin Cowans Cowan's sermon at Grace Baptist Church on Sunday morning May 18 Everyone is welcome in all services held at Grace Baptist These include Sunday School for all ages at am a.m. Morning Worship at 11 am a.m. and the Evening Service at 7 pm p.m. A NURSERY and cl childrens children's children's childrens chil chil- l- l drens dren's church are provided for the Sunday Morning Service The Midweek l Prayer Pray Pray- er Service is held on Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day night at pm p.m. Grace Baptist Church is located at North Main Street in Bountiful |