Humility The Foundation of Teachability

Podcast Show Notes
Title: Humility: The Foundation of Teachability
Speaker: Pastor Bailey

In this episode, Pastor Bailey delivers a powerful reminder that true transformation begins with humility. Without it, the heart cannot be instructed, the spirit cannot be guided, and the life cannot be changed. Humility is not weakness—it is strength under God’s control, the very foundation of spiritual growth and lasting transformation.

Through Scripture, Pastor Bailey shows how humility makes us teachable and opens the way for God’s grace to work in our lives:

Humility Opens the Heart to Guidance (Psalm 25:9) — God guides the meek, those who willingly bow before Him. Pride resists, but humility invites divine direction.

Humility Receives the Word with Meekness (James 1:21) — The Word cannot take root in a proud heart. Only meekness allows truth to be planted deeply, where it can grow and save.

Humility Brings Grace and Transformation (1 Peter 5:6; James 4:6) — God resists the proud but pours out grace on the humble. Exaltation and change come after surrender.

The central refrain echoes throughout: “If I am not humble, I am not teachable. If I am not teachable, I will not transform.”

Pastor Bailey also draws on 2 Chronicles 7:14, where God calls His people to humble themselves before prayer, seeking, and turning from sin. Humility is not forced—it is a choice. It is the first step in coming to God and the foundation for every other act of obedience.

The message closes with Jesus’ words in Matthew 18:4, reminding us that the greatest in the kingdom is the one who humbles himself like a child. True greatness does not come through self-promotion but through submission. Humility makes us like the child who is willing to listen, eager to learn, and open to correction.

This sermon calls each of us to examine our hearts: Are we bowing willingly to God or resisting His influence? Are we receiving His Word with meekness or wrestling against it? Do we truly want His guidance—or are we trying to guide ourselves?

Be challenged and encouraged by this message. When we humble ourselves, we become teachable. And when we are teachable, God can transform us into who He has called us to be.