Bridgetown Audio Podcast 7 Deadly Sins: Pride
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Jan 26, 2026 
Ken Shigematsu, a pastoral teacher and preacher, explores Daniel 4 to expose how pride unravels leaders and ordinary people. He connects pride to success, entitlement, and injustice using stories from Nebuchadnezzar, the Titanic, and modern examples. Practical practices like gratitude, humility rituals, service, and generosity are offered as ways to recognize grace and restore what pride steals.
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Pride As The Hidden Cause Of Collapse
- Pride can be the invisible cause behind dramatic failures like the Titanic, not just the obvious triggers.
- Ken Shigematsu argues pride makes leaders ignore warnings and overestimate their control, leading to disaster.
Pride Opens The Door To Other Sins
- Pride functions as a gateway sin that enables the other six deadly sins by turning us inward.
- Ken connects pride to envy, anger, greed, lust, sloth, and gluttony through self-centeredness.
Nebuchadnezzar As The Towering Tree
- Nebuchadnezzar's dream shows pride inflating a person into 'the tree' that supports others yet denies God.
- Daniel warns the king that the tree will be cut down until he acknowledges God's sovereignty.
