Humility is a tricky thing. We must be cautious that we don't boast about ourselves.

1. Frog Legs for Breakfast
Luke 18:9-14

2. Introduction
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A frog wanted to travel to Florida for the winter
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Had a brilliant idea – tie a string between two
geese - - - bite the string and ride along
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Man camping below saw the ingenious frog - - -
He asked, “Who came up with that brilliant
idea?”
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The frog wanted to take full credit so he yelled,
“I diiiiiiiiiidddddd!!!!!!!!!!”
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The camper had frog legs for breakfast.

3. APPLICATION
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WE CAN DO GREAT THINGS - - - IF
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THIS CHURCH CAN GROW - - - IF
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MANY CAN LEARN THE GOSPEL - - - IF
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SOULS WILL BE SAVED - - - IF
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WE DON'T CARE WHO GETS THE
CREDIT!

4. PASSAGES TO STUDY
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Galatians 6:3 For if anyone thinks himself to be
something, when he is nothing, he deceives
himself.
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Don't get too smug, self-righteous, self-
centered
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You are only fooling yourself
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See picture at right – Put fist in bucket of
water, remove fist, look at the hole you left

5. PASSAGES TO STUDY
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2 Corinthians 10:17-18 17 But "he who glories,
let him glory in the Lord." 18 For not he who
commends himself is approved, but whom the
Lord commends.
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Make sure God gets the glory, not self
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You can break your arm, patting yourself on the
back.
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Do not praise yourself.
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Let God praise you at the judgment.

6. PASSAGES TO STUDY
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Luke 14:7-9 7 So He told a parable to
those who were invited, when He noted
how they chose the best places, saying to
them: 8 "When you are invited by anyone
to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the
best place, lest one more honorable than
you be invited by him; 9 and he who
invited you and him come and say to you,
'Give place to this man,' and then you
begin with shame to take the lowest place.

7. PASSAGES TO STUDY
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Luke 14:10-11 10 But when you are
invited, go and sit down in the lowest
place, so that when he who invited you
comes he may say to you, 'Friend, go up
higher.' Then you will have glory in the
presence of those who sit at the table with
you. 11 For whoever exalts himself
will be humbled, and he who
humbles himself will be exalted."

8. Luke 18:9
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9 Also He spoke this parable to some who
trusted in themselves that they were righteous,
and despised others:
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SELF-RIGHTEOUS
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Trusted in themselves
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Thought they were righteous
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Despised others
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I don't want to be self-righteous

9. Luke 18:11-12
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11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with
himself, 'God, I thank You that I am not like
other men--extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or
even as this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a
week; I give tithes of all that I possess.
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Pharisee
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Prayed to himself
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I glad I am not a sinner like others are
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I do all the right things
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I don't want to be like the Pharisee

10. Luke 18:13
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13 And the tax collector, standing afar off,
would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven,
but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to
me a sinner!'
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Publican / tax collector
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Not out where all could see him, stood far away
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Not making jestures to tell everyone he is praying
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Simple prayer for forgiveness
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I want to be like the Publican

11. Luke 18:12-14
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Here is the sneaky part
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We know the Pharisee is wrong
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Self-centered, egotistical, selfish
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We know the Publican is the example to follow
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THEN WE THINK –
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I AM GLAD I AM NOT
LIKE THAT PHARISEE

12. CONCLUSION
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LIKE THE FROG – WE WANT THE
RECOGNITION, THE CREDIT,
APPRECIATION FOR OUR WORK,
IDEAS, CONTRIBUTION
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HUMILITY IS TRICKY STUFF – JUST
WHEN WE THINK WE HAVE IT – WE
OPEN OUR MOUTH – AND LOSE IT.

13. CONCLUSION
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THIS CHURCH CAN
DO GREAT THINGS
- - - IF - - -
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WE DON'T CARE WHO
GETS THE CREDIT!