HUMILITYHUMILITY

Philippians 2:3-4 – Don’t be Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. others as better than yourselves. 44Don’t look out only for your own Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in interests, but take an interest in others, too. others, too. NLT

Philippians 2:5-8 - You must You must have the same attitude that have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. Christ Jesus had. 66Though he Though he was God, he did not think of was God, he did not think of equality with God as something equality with God as something to cling to. to cling to.

77Instead, he gave up his divine Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the privileges; he took the humblehumble position of a slave and was born position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he as a human being. When he appeared in human form,appeared in human form,88he he humbledhumbled himself in obedience to himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death God and died a criminal’s death on a cross. on a cross. NLT

AttitudeAttitude - a way of thinking or feeling - a way of thinking or feeling about someone or something.about someone or something.

New Oxford American Dictionary

I. I. The one attitude to have is The one attitude to have is HumilityHumility

II. II. 66Though he Though he was was God, God, he did he did not think of equality with God as not think of equality with God as something to cling to. something to cling to.

Acts 17:24-25 - ““He is the God He is the God who made the world and who made the world and everything in it. Since he is Lord everything in it. Since he is Lord of heaven and earth, he doesn’t of heaven and earth, he doesn’t live in man-made temples, live in man-made temples, 2525and and human hands can’t serve his human hands can’t serve his needs—for he has no needs. ... needs—for he has no needs. ... NLT NLT

Jesus was, is and will always be God.

Was God Was God To be identical with.

The Council of Nicaea (AD 325) countered the Arian idea that Jesus was God’s first noblest created creature & therefore is less than God.

This is the view of Jesus by This is the view of Jesus by Jehovah’s Witnesses. Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Do you cling to things, people or Do you cling to things, people or positions that fuel your pride? positions that fuel your pride?

Matthew 21:2-3

Jesus Knows

Matthew 24:35-36

Jesus Doesn’t Know

III. III. 77Instead, he Instead, he gave up gave up his divine his divine privileges; privileges;

The good works Jesus has given The good works Jesus has given you, will require you to give up you, will require you to give up

some of the privileges you some of the privileges you presently have.presently have.

Are You Willing?Are You Willing?

John 6:38

to do the will to do the will of God of God

not to do not to do my own my own

willwill

John 4:34Jesus’ nourishment

comes from comes from doing the will of doing the will of

GodGod

and from and from finishing his finishing his

workwork

Matthew 26:52-54

thousands thousands of angels of angels to protect to protect

usus

and he would and he would send them send them instantly? instantly?

But if I did, how would the But if I did, how would the Scriptures be fulfilled?Scriptures be fulfilled?

77he took the humble position of a he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human slave and was born as a human being. being.

John 5:30

not my own willnot my own will

John 12:49

whatwhat to say to say &&

howhow to say it. to say it.

IV. IV. When he appeared in human When he appeared in human form, form, 88he humbled himself in he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a obedience to God and died a criminal's death on a cross. criminal's death on a cross.

Luke 22:42 - Father, if you are Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. suffering away from me. NLTNLT

What was the Father's answer? What was the Father's answer?

NO NO

I want your will to be done, I want your will to be done, not mine. not mine.

V. V. Meditation Meditation && Application Application

What did Jesus do?What did Jesus do?

Our ApplicationOur Application

He did not think of equality with He did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. God as something to cling to.

Don’t think you need to promote Don’t think you need to promote your rights with others. your rights with others.

He gave up his divine privileges.He gave up his divine privileges.

Practice giving up some of your Practice giving up some of your privileges at home or at work.privileges at home or at work.

He took the humble position of a He took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human slave and was born as a human

being. being.

How would your thoughts & actions How would your thoughts & actions be different if you viewed your self be different if you viewed your self

as a slave at work or in the as a slave at work or in the community?community?

He died a criminal's death on a He died a criminal's death on a cross. cross.

Luke 9:23 Luke 9:23 - And he said to all, “If - And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and let him deny himself and take take up his cross daily and follow up his cross daily and follow

me. me. NLT NLT

What does the Apostle Paul What does the Apostle Paul command us to do?command us to do?

Have the same Have the same humblehumble attitude attitude that Christ Jesus has. that Christ Jesus has.

What is one thing you can do What is one thing you can do today to truly demonstrate the today to truly demonstrate the same humble attitude as your same humble attitude as your

Illustrious Master?Illustrious Master?