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Blocks to Answered Prayer Pt 3 Pride | Prayer and Intercession series 6

By Pastor Dennis Williams

The Bible shows how pride presents itself in a variety of ways.

Proverbs 16:18: Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Pride in status
Ex 5:2 Pharaoh; 2 Ki 5:11 Naaman

Hezekiah
2 Ki 20:13; 2 Ch 32:25

Haman
Esther 5:11–12

Moab
Is 16:6; Je 48:29

Is 47:8 Babylon; Eze 16:49–50 Sodom; Eze 28:2 the king of Tyre

Assyria
Eze 31:3; Eze 31:10

Da 5:23 Belshazzar;  Zep 2:15 Nineveh

Teachers of the law and Pharisees
Mt 23:6–7; Lk 11:43

Ac 8:9 Simon the sorcerer; Re 18:7 Babylon the Great

Pride in strength
1 Sa 17:42 Goliath; 2 Ki 14:9–10 Amaziah, king of Judah; 2 Ki 18:33–35 the Assyrian commander

Israel
Is 9:9–10; Hosea 10:13

Nebuchadnezzar
Da 3:15; Da 4:30

Peter
Mt 26:33–35; Jn 13:37

Pride in wisdom
Is 10:13 the king of Assyria; Ac 17:21; Ro 1:22; 1 Co 1:20; 1 Co 3:18

Proud ambition
Is 14:13–14 the king of Babylon; 2 Th 2:3–4 the antichrist

Spiritual pride
2 Ki 10:16; Job 32:1; Job 33:9; Is 65:5; Mt 6:2; Mt 6:3; Mt 6:16

Teachers of the law and Pharisees
Mt 23:5; Mt 23:30; Mk 12:40; Lk 16:14–15; Lk 18:9; Lk 18:11–12; Jn 9:40–41

Some Jews
Jn 8:33; Jn 9:34; Ro 2:17–20

The Church in Laodicea
1 Co 4:7; 1 Co 4:18; Re 3:17


Father in heaven,
Thank you for sending your Son Jesus Christ to die on the cross for the forgiveness of my sin. Lord Jesus, please forgive me for all of my sins. Come into my heart, and be my Lord and Savior. Please, help me live for you and fill me with your Holy Spirit. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.

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  1. Blocks to Answered Prayer Pt 2 Fear | Prayer and Intercession series 5
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  3. Priority of Prayer and Intercession | Prayer and Intercession series 3
  4. Watch Pray Wait | Prayer and Intercession series 2
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