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Sunday, October 10, 2021
A Study in Philippians
Series: BACK TO BASICS
Message: The Basics of Serving
Philippians 2:1–11 ESV
Pastor Philip Miller
Scripture Reading Philippians 2:1–11 ESV
Philippians 2 ESV and Audio
Christ’s Example of Humility
2 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. 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. 5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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Sunday, October 10, 2021
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Message: The Basics of Serving
Sunday, October 10, 2021
Scripture: Philippians 2:1-18 ESV
Philippians 2 ESV and Audio
SERMON NOTES
Sunday, October 10, 2021
A Study in Philippians
Series: BACK TO BASICS
Message: The Basics of Serving
Scripture: Philippians 2:1-18 ESV
Pastor Philip Miller
The Priority of True Greatness (vv. 1–4)
• “Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ.” (Philippians 1:27)
• God desires a united family filled with humble love.
Christ’s Example of Humility
2 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. 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.
The Model of True Greatness (vv. 5–11)
• Jesus calls each of us through the cross to glory.
5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
The Secret of True Greatness (vv. 12–13)
• The key to transformation lies in obedient surrender.
Lights in the World
12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
The Beauty of True Greatness (vv. 14–18)
• Becoming truly great like Jesus means going against the flow.
14 Do all things without grumbling or disputing, 15 that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, 16 holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain. 17 Even if I am to be poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all. 18 Likewise you also should be glad and rejoice with me.
Takeaways:
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True greatness means becoming a servant of all.
“Whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:42–45)
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Tuesday, October 12, 2021 Episode 3: Serving like the G.O.A.T.
Episode 3: Serving like the G.O.A.T.
In our recent sermon from Philippians 2:1-18, we learn some insights into becoming a servant like the Greatest Of All Time, Jesus. How do we apply those lessons to our daily lives? Join Pastors Philip and Eric as they unpack this message and discuss the secret to “going against the flow.”
Questions can be submitted by text to 312-682-1888 or by email to livingthemessage@moodychurch.org.
PASTOR TO PEOPLE
Autumn is my favorite season. I love the beautiful leaves, crisp air, apple cider, and bundling up. I’m struck by the paradox of how much beauty there is in dying leaves. There’s profound glory as the botanical world lets everything go and hunkers down for the winter.
In many ways autumn reminds me of the spiritual reality of dying and rising with Christ. Everything that is resurrected must first pass through crucifixion. We die in order that we might truly live.
Jesus said it this way: “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life” (John 12:24–25). Or as Paul put it, “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” (Galatians 2:20).
As we follow Jesus, much must die. We die to our sin, to our selves; to our own way and to false hopes in earthly things. We lay down our lives that we might find them. And so we rise, the life of Christ our life by grace through faith in Him. We have been born again into a living hope: we live for righteousness, in the Spirit, by faith. We live for Christ who loved us and gave Himself up for us.
The paradox is, of course, that in losing ourselves we actually find ourselves. We become who we were meant to be all along. Our true, good, real, beautiful selves.
C. S. Lewis writes in Mere Christianity, “Give up yourself, and you will find your real self. Lose your life and you will save it. … Nothing in you that has not died will ever be raised from the dead. Look for yourself, and you will find in that long run only hatred, loneliness, despair, rage, ruin, and decay. But look for Christ and you will find Him, and with Him everything else.”
There’s glory in autumn. There’s glory in letting go. There’s glory in falling to the ground. It’s the only way to live, after all.
You are loved, more than you know.
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