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December 1st, 2008Do you think you have a accurate assessment of yourself?
Is it possible for you to have inaccurate assessment of yourself?
Has another person ever had an inaccurate assessment of you? When?
What is the true assessment of who you are?
What your boss thinks? What your friend thinks?
Do you think most people have an accurate assessment of themselves?
2 PEOPLE: ONE IN TOUCH. THE OTHER ONE WASN’T
Luke 7:26-60 Recap
What kind of reputation did the women have?
What kind of sin could it have been?
Prostitute, adulteress, town drunk
What could have stopped her from coming to Jesus?
Long walk, strange house, not invited
Super important people, she was no one
Thoughts of Jesus no accepting her
What was this woman’s attitude toward Jesus?
Humble, broken
How did the woman demonstrate humility?
Crying at His feet
Anointing His feet with oil
Overcame fear and doubt
Why did come to the point of being humble?
Had an accurate of view of herself and Jesus. (In touch)
In touch with the Bible….everyone has sinned.
Wages of sin = death.
What was the Pharisee’s attitude?
Critical of the women, Jesus
Negative, cynical, judgmental, prideful
How did the Pharisees demonstrate pride?
Didn’t do anything for Jesus
Self-focused attitude, unloving attitude
Should have been happy about the women repentance
How are we like the Pharisees?
Prideful, self focused
Critical to those being humble and obeying God
Acting like everything is fine
How do we act when we really are in touch with who we are?
Be humble about what kind of sinner I am
Be broken hearted about our sin; forgiving people
Concerned with what God thinks instead of people
So how do we get in touch?
Stop comparing yourself to others or to Jesus
Get some spiritual people in your life to tell you TRUTH
Read the Bible, study God’s word – see how God views you
