Philippians [Part 3] Descending Into Greatness
May 11, 2025
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Descending Into Greatness
Philippians 2: 1-11
Our would is obsessed with status, success, and self-promotion. But God's Kingdom flips our expectations. In Philippians 2, Paul reveals the required to truly follow Jesus.
1) The Call: Humility leads the way to unity in the body of Christ. (vs. 1-2)
- If we are to be unified, we each have to overcome the corrosive tendency toward self-centeredness rather than being mission-minded.
2) The command: Reject selfish ambition and vain conceit... consider others above yourself. (vs. 3-4)
- Self- centeredness fractures unity. Humility restores it.
3) The Example: Jesus practiced and modeled a radical humility never seen before. (vs. 5-8)
- Relational humility begins with a mindset change.
Romans 12:2a, Mark 10:35-37, 41-45
4) The Result: Christ is exalted in and through His humility lived out in His people! (vs. 9-11)
- Christ-like humility prepares us for eternity.
- Jesus's humility was not just a good example for us - it's the very essence of the gospel.