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Rock Point Church · all sermons
Pastor Bill Bush · Jul 16, 2025
The popular notion that 'God helps those who help themselves' is a distortion that drives people toward pride, self-reliance, and ultimately frustration. Through the story of Naaman in 2 Kings 5, Pastor Bill shows that God's help flows not to those who hustle hard enough to deserve it, but to those who humble themselves, trust His seemingly strange instructions, and receive His grace. True healing — the kind that leads to a genuine relationship with the Healer — only becomes possible when we choose humility over hustle and complete obedience over partial compliance.
Pastor Bill Bush · Jul 7, 2019
Drawing from Luke 14 and the Old Testament story of Naaman, the sermon argues that pride — defined biblically as trusting yourself more than you trust God — blocks genuine connection with God and with the people around us. Because pride distorts our self-perception and hardens us against the answers God provides, it keeps us stuck in the same destructive patterns. Humility, by contrast, is a cultivated choice that opens us to course correction, genuine relationship, and the healing grace that only God can provide.