13 — Slaying Selfishness●2 Timothy 3:2 — “For men shall be lovers of their own selves...”Statement: “We were created to worship God, love people, and use things. But selfishness reverses it—we ignore God, love things, and use people.”1. Nabal Had Great Possessions1 Samuel 25:2 Emphasize: “the man was very great.”Deuteronomy 8:182. Nabal’s Hard Personality1 Samuel 25:3 Emphasize: “the man was churlish and evil in his doings.”3. Nabal Refused a Reasonable Plea (reference 1 Samuel 25:4–11)Contrast with Jesus:●Visual: Jesus teaching the Sermon on the Mount. “Give to every man that asketh of thee...” — Luke 6:30●1 John 3:17●Acts 20:354. Nabal Endangered His People (reference 1 Samuel 25:12–22)verse 13:●David tells his men, “Gird ye on every man his sword.”James 4:1–2Statement: “When self is on the throne, Christ is on the cross. But when Christ is on the throne, self is on the cross.”5. God Dealt With Nabal’s Pride (ref 1 Samuel 25:36–38)●Verse 36-38●1 Timothy 6:7 — “For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.”●Mark 8:35Five Practices That Defeat Selfishness1. Look Beyond YourselfPhilippians 2:42. Listen to the Needs of OthersPhilippians 2:4 James 1:193. Let Go of Your RightsPhilippians 2:5–6Mark 10:45 4. Love Through Sacrificial ServicePhilippians 2:7–8John 15:13●Underline: “that a man lay down his life for his friends.”5. Live With the Mind of ChristPhilippians 2:5●“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.”Philippians 2:9●“Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him...”2 Corinthians 8:9Statement: “There is no life so empty as a self-centered life, and there is no life so full as a Christ-centered life.”John 3:30●“He must increase, but I must decrease.”1 Corinthians 6:19–20●Emphasize:○“Ye are not your own.”○“For ye are bought with a price.”