A Self-Check List

TURN: PHIL. 2....

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(T) THE SCRIPTURE SAYS,

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SCRIPTURE READING

Philippians 2:1–4 (ESV)

So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

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INTRODUCTION: “SELF” FOCUSED...

· IN THE WORLD TODAY WE HEAR A LOT OF TERMS REVOLVING AROUND THE SELF.

o SELF-CARE

o SELF-LOVE

o SELF-ESTEEM OR SELF-WORTH

LIST GOES ON....

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SELF —ALWAYS POPULAR...

**MODERN WORLD—CELEBRATION of SELF = MORE CELEBRATED**

PEOPLE CELEBRATED—CLIMBING LADDER of SUCCESS…NO MATTER HOW THEY DID IT.

FREQUENTLY: SELF BECOMES an IDOL GOD

ONE YOU SERVE

OBJECT of DEVOTION

BEING SELF-FOCUSED ISN’T NEW

BIBLE CHARACTERS DEALT W/ IT

SURELY SELFISHNESS = COMMON SINCE “SELF” CAME ABOUT...

...NOW BECOMING MORE POPULAR & CELEBRATED...

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NEED:

· AND SO, WHAT SHOULD THE CHRIST-FOLLOWER’S LIFE LOOK LIKE IN THESE REGARDS?

HOW DOES the CHRISTIAN INTERACT W/ SELF?

ARE SELF-LOVE/SELF-CARE SINFUL?

SHOULD CHRISTIANS LIVE in SOME SORT of ASCETICISM?

HOPING to INTERACT W/ THESE QUESTIONS SOME TODAY—GIVE US a BALANCED APPROACH

(T) BUT BEFORE WE BEGIN, A QUICK RECAP FOR THOSE WHO WEREN’T HERE LAST WEEK:

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RECAP: “THE CHRISTIAN IDENTITY”

Last Wk:

PAUL’S PRIMARY COMMAND in PHILIPPIANS: UMBRELLA for ALL ETHICAL TEACHING...

Philippians 1:27 (ESV)

Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ,

MANNER of LIFE GK.: “LIVE as a CITIZEN”

IN LIGHT of HEAVENLY IDENTITY: WALK WORTHY

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WALKING WORTHY = STANDING FIRM —TRUTH of GOSPEL

STRIVING SIDE BY SIDE

NOT INTIMIDATED BY OPPONENTS

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REMEMBER: CHURCH = ONE TEAM—FIGHTING SIDE BY SIDE for GOSPEL...

**HAVING CHRIST in COMMON = GREATEST UNIFIER & SENSE of COMMUNITY**

(T) AND NOW, PAUL IS GOING TO TRANSITION:

MORE IDEAS of CHRISTIAN ETHIC = UNDER UMBRELLA “WALKING WORTHY”

FURTHER DISCUSS FINDING UNITY in CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY...

HE WRITES, BEGINNING IN CHAPTER TWO, VERSE ONE,

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Philippians 2:1–4 (ESV)

1 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy,

2 complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.

PAUL BEGINS: “SO… IF”

GK LANGUAGE: CONDITIONAL CLAUSES

SOME ASSUMED TRUE

SOME = HYPOTHETICAL

OTHER OPTIONS

PAUL: “IF” = IF.... ((& WE ASSUME THIS to BE TRUE…))

IF the SKY is BLUE… (WHICH IT IS) THEN.... “X”

SOMETIMES TRANSLATIONS WILL RENDER THIS CONSTRUCTION “SINCE”

BUT “IF” — MAKES YOU THINK

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PAUL SHARES 4 THINGS WE HAVE:

§ FIRST, WE HAVE ENCOURAGEMENT IN CHRIST.

§ SECOND, WE HAVE COMFORT FROM LOVE, THAT IS THE LOVE OF CHRIST.

§ THIRD, WE HAVE A PARTICIPATION OR FELLOWSHIP IN THE HOLY SPIRIT.

§ AND LASTLY, WE HAVE AFFECTION AND SYMPATHY WITHIN THE BODY OF BELIEVERS.

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I. FIRST, WE HAVE ENCOURAGEMENT IN CHRIST.

ENCOURAGEMENT & EMBOLDENING CONCERNING GOOD NEWS of CHRIST...

IN CHRIST — WE CAN HAVE ENCOURAGEMENT & GREAT JOY!!

HOW CAN WE THINK of HIM & NOT FIND ENCOURAGEMENT??

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II. COMFORT FROM LOVE (THAT IS HIS LOVE)

BEYOND GENERAL ENCOURAGEMENT WE ALL HAVE IN CHRIST...

WE HAVE the ASSURANCE THAT WE’RE LOVED BY HIM.

LOVE of CHRIST SURPASSES KNOWLEDGE!

WILLINGLY LAID DOWN HIS LIFE

HE LOVES ME.... WOW! WHAT COMFORT!

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III. THIRD, WE HAVE PARTICIPATION OR FELLOWSHIP IN THE HOLY SPIRIT.

WE ALL SHARE in SAME SPIRIT

1 Corinthians 12:13 (ESV)

For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.

Romans 8:9 (ESV)

Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.

IF YOU’RE a BELIEVER in JESUS CHRIST—BEEN SAVED— THE HOLY SPIRIT = SEAL, DOWN PAYMENT of FUTURE INHERITANCE

**THERE is NO SUCH THING as a CHRISTIAN WHO ISN’T FILLED WITH GOD’S SPIRIT**

WE ALL SHARE/HAVE PARTICIPATION/FELLOWSHIP in SAME HOLY SPIRIT.

COLLECTIVELY & INDIVIDUALLY—WE’RE TEMPLES of the HOLY SPIRIT.

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IV. LAST, WE HAVE AFFECTION AND SYMPATHY.

BLESSINGS THAT CHARACTERIZE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY,, LOVE TOWARDS ONE ANOTHER...

(T) AND IT’S IN LIGHT OF THESE THINGS....

THAT PAUL MAKES HIS APPEAL IN VERSE 2:

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VERSE 2:

2 COMPLETE MY JOY BY BEING OF THE SAME MIND, HAVING THE SAME LOVE, BEING IN FULL ACCORD AND OF ONE MIND.

IF THESE THINGS ARE TRUE..... & THEY ARE....COMPLETE MY JOY BY FINDING UNITY of MIND.

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PAUL’S REJOICING:

· HE REJOICES IN THE PROGRESS OF THE GOSPEL.

· HE WILL REJOICE IN THE SURETY OF DELIVERANCE.

COMPLETE/MAKE FULL HIS JOY—

BE OF ONE MIND!

(T) HOW CAN THEY BE of ONE MIND??

Last Week: STRIVING TOGETHER— HAVING the GOSPEL in COMMON

This Week:

4 “CONDITIONAL” TRUE THINGS

IF YOU HAVE ENCOURAGEMENT in CHRIST… & YOU DO!

IF YOU HAVE COMFORT FROM HIS LOVE… & YOU DO!

IF YOU HAVE PARTICIPATION/FELLOWSHIP in HOLY SPIRIT … & YOU DO!

IF YOU HAVE AFFECTION & SYMPATHY… & YOU DO!

THEN.... YOU CAN BE of ONE MIND! YOU HAVE ALL THESE THINGS in COMMON!!

BEING of ONE MIND:

I. AND THEY DO THIS BY MEANS OF HAVING THE SAME LOVE,

BEING UNITED IN SPIRIT OR WITH ONE ACCORD.

GORDON FEE, BIBLICAL COMMENTATOR: “LOVE BEGINS WHEN SOMEONE ELSE’S NEEDS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN MY OWN.”[1]

· LOVE IS INHERENTLY NOT SELF-SEEKING.

HAVING SAME LOVE = ENJOYING SAME LOVE FROM GOD— SHOWING THAT LOVE to OTHERS

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II. AND SECOND...BY MEANS OF THINKING IN ONE WAY/BEING of ONE MIND (IN FULL ACCORD)

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PAUL’S DESIRE = to SEE CHURCH GETTING ALONG—UNIFIED in MIND...

SOME DISAGREEMENTS in PHILIPPI

Philippians 4:2 (ESV)

I entreat Euodia and I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lord.

PAUL — SPIRITUAL LEADER — WANTS to SEE BELIEVERS GETTING ALONG!

**IF THEY CAN FIND UNITY… THIS = REASON to CELEBRATE!! PAUL’S JOY -COMPLETE!**

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ANY PARENTS EVER EXPERIENCED KIDS FIGHTING??

BACKSEAT ARGUING?

“CAN’T YOU JUST GET ALONG???”

BUT WHEN THEY GET ALONG— WARMS YOUR HEART?

>>IMAGINE HOW GOD FEELS LOOKING DOWN @ HIS CHILDREN! <<

PAUL TOO, SPIRITUAL LEADER....WANTS THEM TO GET ALONG!

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PAUL SHOWS: MANY REASONS to GET ALONG!

Last Wk: HAVE CHRIST in COMMON

HAVE a COMMON SOURCE of ENCOURAGEMENT: CHRIST

HAVE COMMON COMFORT: HIS LOVE

HAVE FELLOWSHIP/PARTICIPATION: SAME HOLY SPIRIT

HAVE AFFECTION & SYMPATHY (FOR ONE ANOTHER)

YOU CAN GET ALONG!

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PROGRESS of GOSPEL = GREAT

ASSURANCE of DELIVERANCE = GREAT

JOY COMPLETE???? NOT UNTIL the CHURCH GETS ALONG.

CAN YOU FIND COMMON GROUND—SAME MIND??

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(T) WHAT is the SAME MIND? THINKING SAME WAY?

HE’LL TELL US, LOOK WITH ME AT VERSES 3 AND 4. PAUL WRITES,

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FINAL THOUGHT (V3-4)

3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.

4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

LET’S LOOK AT THESE VERSES INDIVIDUALLY.

VERSE 3:

FIRST, IN VERSE THREE, HE SAYS:

3 DO NOTHING FROM SELFISH AMBITION OR CONCEIT, BUT IN HUMILITY COUNT OTHERS MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN YOURSELVES.

GK LACKS “DO” PAUL SIMPLY SAYS.... “NOTHING FROM SELFISH AMBITION OR CONCEIT”

**DON’T EVEN NEED the VERB!** JUST NOTHING!

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BELIEVER’S GOAL ISN’T to BE CHIEF/FIRST...

WE’RE FOLLOWERS of ONE LORD

JESUS SAID: (MARK CH. 10)

WANT to BE GREAT? —SERVANT

WANT to BE FIRST? —SLAVE of ALL

THE GOAL is NOTHING:

FROM SELFISH AMBITION — A DESIRE to BE GREAT

FROM CONCEIT — A VIEW THAT YOU ARE GREAT

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CHURCH, DO YOU KNOW THAT MOTIVATION MATTERS AN AWFUL LOT TO GOD?

GOD DESIRES WORSHIP — ISAIAH SAID: HONORING GOD W/ LIPS—HEARTS = FAR AWAY

HE WANTS WORSHIP

BUT HE WANTS the HEART TOO...

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Sermon on the Mount:

JESUS GIVES 3 WARNINGS CONCERNING MOTIVATION....

GIVING to NEEDY… IN ORDER to BE SEEN — HAVE REWARD in FULL

PRAYING LONG in PUBLIC.... IN ORDER to BE SEEN — HAVE REWARD in FULL

FASTING *AFFLICTING FACE*... IN ORDER to BE SEEN — HAVE REWARD in FULL

Matthew 6:1 (ESV)

“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

SELFISH AMBITION—DESIRING to BE SEEN— THAT’S ALL YOU GET!

WHATEVER LITTLE PRAISE/NOTICE YOU RECEIVE!!!

IS GIVING GOOD? YES!

IS PRAYING GOOD? YES!

IS FASTING GOOD? YES!

BUT ARE ANY of THESE THINGS DONE W/ SELFISH MOTIVATION GOOD? NO.

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NONE of OUR CHRISTIAN SERVICE MATTERS IF IT’S DONE W/ SELF in MIND...

HARD CHALLENGE...

LIVING WITHOUT SELFISH AMBITION:

o WOULD THAT CHANGE WHAT WE POST ON FACEBOOK?

o WOULD THAT CHANGE HOW WE CONTRIBUTE TO THE CHURCH?

o WOULD THAT CHANGE HOW WE SERVE IN THE CHURCH?

I’D BE AFRAID to KNOW—HOW MUCH is SELFISH AMBITION LURKING BENEATH the SURFACE for ALL of US??

WE’RE HERE for GOD’S GLORY! LET the ONE WHO BOASTS—BOAST in the LORD!

· ONE COMMENTATOR HAS SAID, “WHEN A PERSON THINKS ONLY OF HIMSELF, HE CANNOT FOLLOW CHRIST.”[1]

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II. SECONDLY, ON SIMILAR LINES, THE CHRISTIAN DOES NOTHING FROM CONCEIT WHICH IS, “A VAIN OR EXAGGERATED SELF-EVALUATION”[2]

I. CHRISTIANS DO NOTHING to LOOK GOOD in EYES of OTHERS

II. CHRISTIANS DO NOTHING W/ VIEW THAT THEY ARE PROUD/GOOD in THEIR OWN EYES.

DOESN’T MEAN WE NEED to BE SELF-DEPRACATING...

BUT SHOULD HAVE a HUMBLE ASSESSMENT of SELF

BY THE GRACE of GOD…I AM WHAT I AM… “APART FROM GOD’S GRACE I AM NOTHING”

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HUMILITY in CHRISTIAN LIFE = COUNT OTHERS—MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN OURSELVES...

“MORE SIGNIFICANT” MEANS:

o BDAG, “TO SURPASS IN QUALITY OR VALUE, BE BETTER THAN, SURPASS, EXCEL”[3]

OTHERS ARE MORE VALUABLE,, ESSENTIAL THAN US....

(Q) WHAT is MORE SELFISH & PROUD THAN THINKING WE’RE MOST NECESSARY?

“THE CHURCH WOULDN’T SURVIVE WITHOUT ME.” = HORRIBLE ATTITUDE...

THE CHRISTIAN is to SAY: OTHERS = MORE VALUABLE, MORE SIGNIFICANT, MORE NECESSARY THAN ME. I AM SECONDARY

***DIRECT CONTRAST W/ SELFISH AMBITION & CONCEIT.***

NOT SELF-FOCUSED.... BUT .....COUNT OTHERS MORE SIGNIFICANT

WE’RE NEVER the M.V.P. in OUR OWN EYES

I DON’T TRY to BE GREATER in the EYES of OTHERS

I DON’T TRY to BE GREATER in my OWN EYES

I VALUE OTHERS MOST.

(T) AND THEN HE FURTHER QUALIFIES THIS, LOOK WITH ME AT VERSE 4:

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VERSE 4:

4 LET EACH OF YOU LOOK NOT ONLY TO HIS OWN INTERESTS, BUT ALSO TO THE INTERESTS OF OTHERS.

PAUL FURTHER QUALIFIES SAME IDEA....

DON’T LIVE: SELFISH AMBITION (LOOKING GOOD)

DON’T LIVE: CONCEIT (FEELING PROUD)

LIVE: HUMILITY—COUNTING OTHERS MORE SIGNIFICANT...

HOW??

NOT LOOKING ONLY to OWN INTERESTS ONLY—BUT INTERESTS of OTHER

TO SOME EXTENT—WE ALL HAVE to BE CONCERNED W/ OWN NEEDS...

DON’T EAT? YOU DIE.

DON’T DRINK? YOU DIE.

DON’T SLEEP? YOU DIE.

THERE’S TRUTH to FAMOUS ILLUSTRATION: YOU PUT YOUR OXYGEN MASK on FIRST....

**HOWEVER THERE’S AN EXTENT**

BEYOND BASIC NEEDS: CHRISTIANS ARE to BE FOCUSED on OTHERS

DON’T BE SELF-ABSORBED & NEGLECT OTHERS...

CHRISTIAN FAITH = SELFLESS....

AVOID SELFISH AMBITION

AVOID PRIDE

IN HUMILITY: VALUE OTHERS MORE

DON’T FOCUS EXCLUSIVELY on YOUR OWN INTERESTS…REMEMBER OTHERS....

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SURELY WE’VE ALL SEEN EXAMPLES OTHERWISE...

WALMART: CONVINCED SOME PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE of the EXISTENCE of OTHER PEOPLE

HORRIBLE/RISKY DRIVERS...

IN a WORLD THAT FREQUENTLY FORGETS the EXISTENCE of OTHER PEOPLE...

LET’S BE GRACIOUS & VALUE OTHERS

THINKING of OTHERS...

VALUING THEM...

(T) AND SO, WE CAN LEARN FROM THIS PASSAGE TODAY, THE IDEA THAT,

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HOMILETICAL IDEA:

· THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY SHOULD BE CHARACTERIZED BY UNITY THAT COMES THROUGH HUMILITY.

CAN YOU SEE HOW THIS HUMILITY SHOULD BRING UNITY??

WE CAN’T FIGHT if I PUT OTHERS’ INTERESTS ABOVE MY OWN

WE CAN’T FIGHT if I THINK THEY’R MORE SIGNIFICANT/NECESSARY THAN ME...

WE HAVE CHRIST in COMMON

WE HAVE ENCOURAGEMENT in CHRIST

COMFORT FROM HIS LOVE

PARTICIPATION in HOLY SPIRIT

AFFECTION & SYMPATHY...

IN LIGHT of ALL THIS—WE WALK HUMBLY

§ NOT SEEKING OUR OWN INTERESTS, BUT THE INTERESTS OF OTHERS.

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GOSPEL: CHRIST DIDN’T COME TO BE SERVED BUT TO SERVE

(T) AND HUMILITY IS ESSENTIAL TO THE CHRISTIAN LIFE IN SO MANY REGARDS.

CONSIDER: CHRISTIAN LIFE = ENTERED INTO W/ HUMILITY...

REALIZING WE’RE HOPELESS SINNERS —UNDESERVING of GRACE...

YOU CAN’T BE PROUD & BE a RECIPIENT of GRACE— GRACE = UNMERITED. YOU DIDN’T DESERVE IT!

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COMING to CHRIST = HUMBLING...

ACKNOWLEDGE:

I AM UNRIGHTEOUS

I’M a SINNER

I NEED SAVING

ACKNOWLEDGING SIN & REPENTING of SIN & PLEADING FOR GRACE = INCREDIBLY HUMBLING!

SOME DON’T COME to CHRIST BECAUSE THEY’RE UNWILLING to ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR NEED… THEY’RE a “GOOD PERSON”

SCRIPTURE SAYS: NONE = GOOD

ALL NEED SAVED

WE ALL STAND RIGHTFULLY CONDEMNED BY SIN....HAVE to HUMBLY CONFESS SINS & PLACE FAITH in CHRIST...

CHRIST WAS the ONLY ONE WHO DIDN’T SIN...

HE SUFFERED in OUR PLACE

SO WE COULD RECEIVE the RIGHTEOUSNESS of HIS PERFECT LIFE.

2 Corinthians 5:21 (ESV)

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

JESUS = ONLY ONE WHO COULD RIGHTFULLY BE PROUD— HE’S DIVINE.

YET HE HUMBLED HIMSELF

& DIED for SINS HE DIDN’T COMMIT...

LIFTED UP,, NOT on THRONE,, BUT ON CROSS...

CROWN,, NOT of GLORY,, BUT of THORNS..

TO SAVE US....

DON’T KNOW the LORD

HAVEN’T REALIZED NEED & CONFESSED YOUR SIN

YOU CAN BE a PART of the FAMILY TODAY....

IF YOU’RE in NEED of GRACE… YOU CAN FIND IT, TODAY.

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APP: PUTTING OTHERS FIRST

IN LIGHT of the TRUTHS of V1-2 WE LIVE OUT the LIFESTYLE of V3-4

WE HAVE PRIVILEGE of ENCOURAGEMENT in CHRIST

HE DIED FOR ME—HOPE of HEAVEN!

WE HAVE COMFORT from HIS LOVE...

SOVEREIGN CREATOR = ALSO GRACIOUS REDEEMER!

WE HAVE PARTICIPATION/FELLOWSHIP in HOLY SPIRIT

INDIVIDUALLY & COLLECTIVELY — TEMPLE!

WE HAVE AFFECTION & SYMPATHY...

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IF THESE THINGS ARE TRUE… AND IF WE HOLD THEM TOGETHER… THEN WE OUGHT to BE ABLE to FIND UNITY as a CHURCH. — HAVING SAME MIND.

THE GOSPEL THAT UNITES US = GREATER THAN ANYTHING THAT DIVIDES US....

HAVING SAME MIND…HOW?

NOT HAVING SELFISH AMBITION—LOOKING GOOD in OTHERS’ EYES

NOT HAVING CONCEIT— SELFISH PRIDE

INSTEAD: COUNT OTHERS MORE SIGNIFICANT,, VALUING THEM MORE HIGHLY—FOCUSING on THEIR INTERESTS...

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IN a CULTURE THAT PUTS SELF FIRST....

CHRISTIANS PUT GOD FIRST…OTHERS SECOND…SELF LAST....

LOVE NEIGHBOR AS LOVE SELF— NOT JUST a SAYING,, BUT a LIFESTYLE

**ASSUMED YOU ALREADY LOVE YOURSELF**

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QUESTION SHOULD NEVER BE:

WHAT’S in it FOR ME?

WHAT’S BEST FOR ME?

WHAT DO I WANT?

INSTEAD: HOW CAN I SHOWCASE HUMILITY & CARE for OTHERS?

**WOULDN’T THAT SOLVE SO MANY PROBLEMS in CHURCHES???**

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COMMON EXAMPLE: HOW MANY CHURCHES HAVE FOUGHT OVER WORSHIP STYLES???

“I WANT WHAT I WANT”

IF WE DON’T DO CONTEMPORARY STUFF— I’M LEAVING.

IF WE DON’T DO OLD STUFF— I’LL HAVE a BAD ATTITUDE & CAUSE PROBLEMS

MANY PROBLEMS CAN BE AVOIDED: TREATING OTHERS AS PEOPLE,,

VALUING THEM MORE HIGHLY,,

LOOKING to THEIR INTERESTS...

HOW MIGHT IT CHANGE IF CHURCHES VIEWED IT LIKE THIS:

YOUNG PEOPLE: VALUE the OLDER GENERATION THAT HAS BEEN FAITHFUL FOR LONGER THAN YOU’VE BEEN ALIVE…WEATHERED the STORMS...

OLDER PEOPLE: VALUE the YOUNGER GENERATION,, THEY’RE the CHURCH of TOMORROW—WITHOUT YOUNG PEOPLE ALL YOU STOOD FOR WILL DIE WITH YOU...

WE ARE in THIS TOGETHER!

SELFLESSNESS & VALUING OTHERS WOULD SURELY SOLVE MANY CHURCH PROBLEMS.

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IN the CHURCH,, IN the HOME,, IN the WORKPLACE…HOW MIGHT LIFE BE DIFFERENT,, IF YOU LIVED OUT THESE VALUES?

NO SELFISH AMBITION

NO VAIN CONCEIT

BUT HUMILITY

NOT LOOKING to OWN INTERESTS

LOOKING to OTHERS’ INTERESTS TOO.

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CHECKLIST in BULLETIN....

GOD FIRST—OTHERS SECOND—MYSELF LAST.

I CAN & SHOULD TAKE CARE of MYSELF. BUT NEVER to the EXCLUSION of OTHERS.

THEY COME FIRST.

THEIR INTERESTS ARE VALUED TOO

& TRULY THEY’RE MORE VALUABLE THAN ME.

THIS ATTITUDE in OUR LIVES & IN OUR CHURCH WILL TRULY BRING GOD GREAT GLORY in a HIGHLY SELFISH WORLD.

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[1]Timothy D. Sprankle and Thomas Moore, Philippians: A Commentary for Biblical Preaching and Teaching, ed. Herbert W. Bateman IV, Kerux Commentaries (Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Ministry, 2019), 110. [2]William Arndt et al., A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature(Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000), 538. [3]William Arndt et al., A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature(Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000), 1033. [4]Horst Robert Balz and Gerhard Schneider, Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1990–) 398.