Joy in Humility

• Joy in Humility
• Philippians 2:1-11
• “Pride is our greatest enemy”
• John R.W. Stott
• 1-4 Call to unity
• 1 Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, 2 fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
• Blessings in Christ
• Consolation in Christ
• Comfort of love
• Fellowship of the Spirit
• Tender affection and mercy
• Should cause unity
• Likeminded
• Same love
• One accord
• One mind
• Our blessings in Christ should produce tender comfort and love.
• 3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
• Nothing builds a church stronger and surer than humility …
• Nothing destroys a church faster and more certainly than pride.
• Pride works itself out in rivalry and conceit.
• “Proud people only care about what they care about. Humble people think of everyone. Proud people think of themselves.”
• The only way we can see our pride and learn true humility is to continually look to Jesus.
• 5-8 The ultimate example
• 5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bond-servant, and coming in the likeness of men.
• 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
• 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
• 9-11 Exalted
• 9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
• Joy in Humility
• Philippians 2:1-11