iRight: How Self-Righteousness Blocks God's Love
Written by Ed Allen
Saturday, 05 March 2005 19:00
iLove: Learning to Love Like Jesus
Sermon Outline
Luke 7:36-50
When we're blocking God's love, we miss amazing opportunities to see God at work.
3 Characteristics of Self-Righteousness
1. All self-righteousness judges by an artificial standard (one of their own making)
The Pharisees judged the woman a sinner but ignored their own sin.
2. The self-righteous just don't get it
It's like bad-breath. Others can smell it but you can't
The beginning of our spiritual life is understanding our great need for God adn that we're a mess.
3. Self-righteousness breeds a false sense of self-confidence
Luke 18:9-14