“Christ’s Humiliation and Exaltation”- Philippians 2:1-11 -
(Eastside Baptist/Wed PM/Dec. 4, 2013)
Therefore if you have any encouragement from being
united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the
Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy
complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of
one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.
Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to
your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. 5
In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: 6
Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to
be used to his own advantage; 7 rather, he made himself nothing by
taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8
And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient
to death-- even death on a cross! 9 Therefore God exalted him to the
highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and
under the earth, 11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ
is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Phil. 2:1-11,
NIV)
1. Christian unity is rooted in our common experience of grace.
Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, (Phil. 2:1, NIV)
Therefore, God's chosen ones, holy and loved, put on heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, (Col. 3:12, CSB)
2. Christian unity is lived out in real life through humility and deference to others.
then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. (Phil. 2:2, NIV)
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. (Phil. 2:3-4, NIV)
3. Christian unity through humility has been modeled for us by the Lord Jesus Christ.
In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
(Phil. 2:5, NIV)
Main Idea
Through his humility and exaltation, the Lord Jesus has become a model for us to live in humility and deference to others.
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