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I like to start with something funny each week and as I often say, don't take these things too seriously. Just laugh with me, alright?

A 92 year old man went to the doctor to get a physical. A few days later, the doctor saw the man walking down the street with a beautiful young lady on his arm.

The doctor stopped him and said, you sure are doing good, aren't you? The man replied, I'm just following your orders. You said, get a hot mama and stay cheerful.

The doctor said, I didn't say that. I said, you've got a heart murmur. Be careful.

Alright, hold up your Bible. Say it like you mean it. Ready? This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I have what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do.

Today I will be taught the Word of God. I boldly confess my mind is alert. My heart is receptive. I will never be the same in Jesus' name. God bless you.

I want to talk to you today about the importance of having a teachable spirit. We should always be willing to learn.

We need to stay open to new ideas and new ways of doing things. And we need to especially be open to correction.

The mark of a mature person is that they can receive correction without getting their feelings hurt.

There are so many people today are so insecure they get defensive. They can't be told what to do. If you do have to correct them in any way they get all been out of shape.

And really the root cause of that is pride. Pride is not just being conceited. It's not just thinking that you're better than somebody else.

When you won't take advice that's pride. When you want to do things always your way that's pride. Or when you think that your group is the only one that's right.

And so you look down on others because they're not exactly like you that's the spirit of pride.

And the scripture says that pride comes before destruction but humility always precedes honor.

And humility doesn't mean we have a low opinion of ourselves. We think everybody else is so much better.

No God wants us to have a healthy self image. And true humility takes a lot of courage. You're secure in who you are.

You don't have to have your way all the time. You're not always given your opinion and telling everybody what you would do.

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