Discovering God

Sermon Reflections from Humility Before Harvest | Alex Hardt | August 23, 2026 This Sunday Pastor Alex had us visit ancient Nineveh again through the eyes and words of Nahum the prophet. We had seen Nineveh several hundred years earlier when Jonah was called to call them to repentance, and they did. This time Nahum sees that they are overcome with their own glory and pride. They are overcome with their own debauchery and hedonistic pursuits and they have blocked out any room for God. They are relying only upon themselves. What can we learn from their mistakes? The Assyrians were prideful, arrogant, and fully self-absorbed. Once we acknowledge our pride we have to pray and ask God to forgive us and ask Him to replace our pride with humility. Scripture tells us that God gives grace or undeserved favor to the humble. James 4:6 “But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” We need to pray for God’s grace to be able to change...