1. The Mind of Christ Philippians 2

2. What Does It Mean to Be Humble? What comes to mind when you think of “humility”? Quiet, shy, weak? Humility is commanded (Eph. 4:2; Col. 3:12), so what is it? Strength? There is a false humility (Col. 2;18,23), and then there is the mind of Christ

3. Philippians 2 Exhortations to humility (vv. 1-4) –Exhortation to unity (vv. 1-2) –Exhortation to humility (vv. 3-4) Examples of humility (vv. 5-30) –Example of humble obedience (vv. 5-16) –Example of humble service (vv. 17-30)

4. Exhortation to Unity Motives for unity (v.1) Personal concern for unity (v. 2) Exhortation to unity (v. 2)

5. Exhortation to Humility Humble estimation (v. 3) Humble interest (v. 4)

6. Humble Obedience Jesus’ obedience to God to save the world (vv. 5-11) Philippians’ obedience to God to save themselves (vv. 12-16)

7. Humble Service Paul’s example of serving (vv. 17-18) Timothy’s example of serving (vv. 19-24) Epaphroditus’ example of serving (vv. 25-30)

8. Humility: The Mind of Christ The truly humble will obey God (Acts 20:19) The truly humble will serve others, putting them first (Rom. 12:16; 1 Pet. 5:5) The truly humble will one day be exalted (Prov. 15:33; 22:4; Lk. 14:11; 18:14; Jas. 4:10; 1 Pet. 5:6) Have the humble “mind of Christ” today!