IN THE NAME OF LOVE
If you dig under the surface of almost any weakness in your life and you’ll find pride. It’s the root that produces a host of problems in our relationships, careers, families, and even in our self-identity.
Until we interrupt it, the weeds will continue to sprout.
We invite you to join us for this 4-week exploration of how pride impacts our everyday lives…
and how to get and stay, above ground.
SUNDAYS @ 9 & 10:30AM
APRIL 15 – MAY 6
PODCAST // RIGHT CLICK TO DOWNLOAD
WK 269// 041512 // EXHALING HUMILITY
In the lead-off week of the series, Lead Pastor Curt Walters takes a starting look at how pride plays out in our lives. Specifically looking at what pride looks like in our work places, he starts the discussion that all of need to have… how do we live lives that don’t exude pride and entitlement? We exhale humility and through a few practical steps, practicing humility can be much easier than we typically allow for it to be.
[audio:http://www.wearecrosspoint.com/listen/teaching/269XPT_041512.mp3|titles=WEEK 269 // 041512 // EXHALING HUMILITY| artists=Curt Walters]WK 270// 042212 // THE BATHROOM
Last week Curt began to show us some of the issues that creep up in our lives when our pride gets in the way. This week, from the stage set of a bathroom (toilet at all), he points to our moments of vanity and how when we place ourselves and ultimately what we think about ourselves above GOD’s priorities for our life, we begin to increase the distance we’ve created between ourselves and GOD.
[audio:http://www.wearecrosspoint.com/listen/teaching/270XPT_042212.mp3|titles=WEEK 270 // 042212 // THE BATHROOM artists=Curt Walters]WK 271 // 042912 // THE BLAME GAME
Judgement is a pretty common side effect of a prideful life. It doesn’t take very long before we’re blaming anyone and everyone else for the decisions and choices that we’ve made in our lives. Look at Adam and Eve and the serpent in the Garden on Eden. They all blamed each other and ultimately God. But, everyone has to take responsibility for their own actions and pride doesn’t always let us do that.
[audio:http://www.wearecrosspoint.com/listen/teaching/271XPT_042912.mp3|titles=WEEK 271 // 042912 // THE BLAME GAME artists=Curt Walters]When pride takes root in our lives there are a side effects. Some more subtle than others. Stress, Anxiety, and Loneliness are just a few of the effects that pride can have. In this week’s teaching, Curt interviews Creative Director PJ Towle about his struggles with anxiety and the connections to pride that he’s discovering in his life.
[audio:http://www.wearecrosspoint.com/listen/teaching/272XPT_050612.mp3|titles=WEEK 272 // 050612 // ANXIETY artists=Curt Walters & PJ Towle]
