R12 - Week 2

Romans 12:1-2
And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. 2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

If people close to you were asked to evaluate you from 1 to 10, what would their score be? ________

We can’t always trust other people’s evaluation of us.


Humility: freedom from Pride or Arrogance

Romans 12:3
3 Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us.

Proverbs 11:2
Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.


Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.

James 4:6
But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”


Luke 18:9-14
9 Then Jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else: 10 “Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: ‘I thank you, God, that I am not like other people—cheaters, sinners, adulterers. I’m certainly not like that tax collector! 12 I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.’
13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.’ 14 I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

Comparison is a dangerous way to evaluate ourselves.

2 Corinthians 10:12
Oh, don’t worry; we wouldn’t dare say that we are as wonderful as these other men who tell you how important they are! But they are only comparing themselves with each other, using themselves as the standard of measurement. How ignorant!

Psalms 139:23-24
Search me, O God, and know my heart;    test me and know my anxious thoughts.Point out anything in me that offends you,    and lead me along the path of everlasting life.


6 Questions to ask yourself when you are Evaluating Yourself.

1. Am I spending time with God by reading the Word? ____
2. Am I spending time with God by praying? ______
3. Is there any sin that needs to be dealt with? _____
4. Am I doing Life with Others Believers? ______
5. Am I being honest in my dealings with others? ______
6. Am I making other Disciples? _____