1. Unity through Humility
Philippians 2:1-11

2. Philippians 2:1-11
1Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others…

3. Philippians 2:1-11
…5In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
6Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross!…

4. Philippians 2:1-11
…9Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

5. Context
The Philippian Church

6. Philippians 2:1-11
1Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others…

7. Philippians 2:1-11
1Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others…

8. Why humility?

9. What is humility?

10. What is humility?
HUMILITAS

11. What is humility?
HUMILITAS
“To be put low”
HUMILIATION
involuntary

12. Delphic Maxim

13. Philippians 2:1-11
…5In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
6Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross!…

14. Philippians 2:1-11
…9Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

15. What is humility?
HUMILITAS
“To be put low”
HUMILIATION
involuntary

16. HUMILITAS What is humility? “To be put low” HUMILIATION
involuntary
“To lower oneself”
HUMILITY
voluntary

17. How do we become humble?

18. Philippians 2:1-11
1Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others…

19. How do we become humble?
Letting go of pride

20. Letting go of pride

21. Letting go of pride

22. Letting go of pride

23. Letting go of pride

24. Letting go of pride

25. Letting go of pride

26. Letting go of pride
God

27. Philippians 2:1-11
1Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others…

28. Philippians 2:1-11
1Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others…

29. How do we become humble?
Letting go of pride

30. How do we become humble?
Letting go of pride + thinking of others

31. How do we become humble? Letting go of pride + thinking of others
Christ’s humility

32. Christ’s humility 1. Relatable 2. Persuasive 3. Draw people to himself
4. To make fullness of God’s grace accessible to us

33. To bring others closer to Jesus
Christ’s humility
To bring others closer to Jesus

34. How do we become humble? Letting go of pride + thinking of others
Christ’s humility

35. How do we become humble? Letting go of pride + thinking of others
Christ’s humility
Unity with Christ

36. Philippians 2:1-11
1Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others…

37. Application

38. Application
1. Admit you are proud

39. Application 1. Admit you are proud
“If anyone would like to acquire humility, I can, I think, tell him the first step. The first step is to realise that one is proud. And a biggish step, too. At least, nothing whatever can be done before it. If you think you are not conceited, it means you are very conceited indeed.”
C. S. Lewis

40. Application 1. Admit you are proud 2. Change your viewpoint
Sinful creatures saved by grace

41. Application 1. Admit you are proud 2. Change your viewpoint
3. Emulate humble people

42. Application 1. Admit you are proud 2. Change your viewpoint
3. Emulate humble people
4. Practice humility

43. Application 1. Admit you are proud 2. Change your viewpoint
3. Emulate humble people
4. Practice humility
5. Pray for Christ to work in you