Talk

No Ego, Amigo

Chad Veach
July, 23, 2023

Chad Veach joins us for THE FIVE with a message on pride versus humility, reminding us that humble people serve, care, and love and that the more time you spend in the Word and with Jesus, the more humility will be evident in your life.

Key Takeaway

It requires great humility for God's kingdom to run through your life.

Humble people...

  1. Serve. If you're too big to serve, you're too small to lead. You can't bring culture into the Kingdom. You bring Kingdom into the culture. Faithfulness is not an attendance issue. It's a heart issue.
  2. Care. Be cursed with caring. Care about issues and care about broken people. Humility is confidence to carry the kingdom of God. Jesus is full of compassion.
  3. Love. We need less Christians with opinions and more believers with love.
"You can't impress God with anything other than your faith."
Chad Veach

Discussion Questions

  1. What does pride keep you from doing? Repenting, apologizing, showing compassion, etc?

  2. Do you try to earn favor with God through your works? How did it make you feel when Chad mentioned that God is only ever impressed by your faithfulness?

  3. "Pride is the only disease that makes everybody else sick besides the person that has it." How did this quote land with you? Have you experienced that as a prideful person yourself? Have you seen it in others?

  4. What are some areas of your life that you have noticed yourself acting out of pride more than humility?

  5. How are you serving others in this season?

  6. What are some ways you can serve others in your community?

  7. Do you find yourself trying not to care as much in order to preserve yourself? How can you lean in and care about the people around you more?

  8. How can you love the people around you better?

Scripture References

34
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
35
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
13You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.
19I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you.
20I have no one else like him, who will show genuine concern for your welfare.
21For everyone looks out for their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
22But you know that Timothy has proved himself, because as a son with his father he has served with me in the work of the gospel.
25A generous person will prosper;

whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.

16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
17so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
9For the eyes of the
Lord
range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war.”
5In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because,

“God opposes the proud

but shows favor to the humble.”

6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.

Chad Veach
Chad Veach
Pastor and founder of Zoe Church.