What does a follower of Jesus look like?. Humble Philippians 2 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others

What does a follower of

Jesus look like?

What does a follower of Jesus look like?

HumbleHumble Philippians 23 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. 5 In your relationships with one another, have the same attitude of mind Christ Jesus had:

Philippians 26 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a human being, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross! 9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.


HumbleHumble Philippians 25 In your relationships with one another, have the same attitude of mind Christ Jesus had:

Jesus knew who He was but did not seek ...

6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage

Special treatment

Personal gain



Jesus knew who He was but ...

7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.

Served




8 And being found in appearance as a human being, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!

Served Sacrificed


HumbleHumble


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

Served SacrificedTrusted in God to defend him

Philippians 25 In your relationships with one another, have the same attitude of mind Christ Jesus had:

Part 2

What does a follower of

Jesus look like?

Philippians 1:6 ... he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Philippians 1:6 ... he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Confident of completionConfident of completion




Philippians 1:9 your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, 10 so that you may be

able to discern what is best

Philippians 1:9 your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, 10 so that you may be

able to discern what is best

Discerning what is best to glorify God in loveDiscerning what is best to glorify God in love



Philippians 1:12 Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually

served to advance the gospel.

Philippians 1:12 Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually

served to advance the gospel.


Able to trust God’s redemptionAble to trust God’s redemption



Philippians 1:21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

Philippians 1:21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.



Alive for ChristAlive for Christ



Philippians 2:2 make my joy complete by being like–minded, having the same love,

being one in spirit and of one mind.

Philippians 2:2 make my joy complete by being like–minded, having the same love,

being one in spirit and of one mind.



Alive for ChristAlive for Christ

Standing firm in unityStanding firm in unity


HumbleHumble Philippians 23 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. 5 In your relationships with one another, have the same attitude of mind Christ Jesus had:


HumbleHumble

Low Self-esteem

Low Self-esteem

PridePride HumilityHumility

reward reward freedom from guilt freedom

from guilt

Looks for

blessing for others

blessing for others

Looks for Looks for

3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition


HumbleHumble

Low Self-esteem

Low Self-esteem


recognition recognition disappearance disappearance

Hopes for

Christ to be glorified

Christ to be glorified

Hopes for Hopes for

3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition

"The humble man feels no jealousy or envy. He can praise God when others are

preferred and blessed before him. He can bear to hear others praised while he is

forgotten because ... he has received the spirit of Jesus, who pleased not Himself,

and who sought not His own honour.”

Andrew Murray


HumbleHumble

Low Self-esteem

Low Self-esteem


respect respect rejection rejection

Expects

nothing nothing

Expects Expects

3 Do nothing out of vain conceit.

Humility is perfect quietness of heart. … It is to expect nothing, to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel nothing done against me. It is to be at rest when nobody praises me and when I am

blamed or despised. It is to have a blessed home in the Lord where I can go in and shut the door

and kneel to my Father in secret and be at peace as in a deep sea of calmness when all around is

trouble.

Andrew Murray.


HumbleHumble

Low Self-esteem

Low Self-esteem


we are skilled we are skilled

we are unskilledwe are

unskilled

Believes

we are empowered

and equipped

we are empowered

and equipped

Believes Believes


"I believe the first test of a truly great man is his humility.

I do not mean by humility, doubt of his own power, or hesitation in speaking

his opinion. But really great men have a ... feeling that the greatness is not in them but

through them; that they could not do or be anything else than God made them."

John Riskin


HumbleHumble

Low Self-esteem

Low Self-esteem


we are worthy we are worthy

we are unworthy

we are unworthy

Believes

Christ is worthy and has called

us

Christ is worthy and has called

us

Believes Believes


"Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people,

nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means

freedom from thinking about yourself one way or the other at all."

William Temple, "Christ in His Church"


HumbleHumble

Low Self-esteem

Low Self-esteem


we matter most

we matter most

we matter least

we matter least

Believes

others matter others matter

Believes Believes

3 ... in humility value others above yourselves

Humble people don't think less of themselves . . .

they just think about themselves less.

Norman Vincent Peale


HumbleHumble

Low Self-esteem

Low Self-esteem


our needs are the priority

our needs are the priority

we don’t deserve to have needs

we don’t deserve to have needs

Believes

to prioritise the needs of

others

to prioritise the needs of

others

Chooses Believes

4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

He who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he

dies.

Tertullian


HumbleHumble

Low Self-esteem

Low Self-esteem


positionposition worthlessnessworthlessness

Is conscious of

Jesus’ love Jesus’ love

Is conscious of Is conscious of

6 ... did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage


HumbleHumble

Low Self-esteem

Low Self-esteem


manipulationmanipulation exploitationexploitation

Uses

God’s glory God’s glory

Seeks Allows

6 ... did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage


HumbleHumble

Low Self-esteem

Low Self-esteem


to be humbleto be humble we are nothingwe are nothing

Pretends

oneself oneself

Denies Believes

7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant


HumbleHumble

Low Self-esteem

Low Self-esteem


to be servedto be served to pleaseto please

Wants

to serve to serve

Chooses Wants

7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant


HumbleHumble

Low Self-esteem

Low Self-esteem


what suits uswhat suits us the loudest voices

the loudest voices

Obeys

Jesus Jesus

Obeys Obeys

8 he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!


HumbleHumble

Low Self-esteem

Low Self-esteem


selfself Everyone else

Everyone else

Exalts

Jesus Jesus

Exalts Exalts

9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place...

“The donkey went into Jerusalem, and they put garments on the ground before him. He was not proud. He knew it was not done to honour him, but for Jesus,

who was sitting on his back. When people honour me, I know it is not me,

but the Lord, who does the job."

Sadhu Sundar Singh


HumbleHumble

Low Self-esteem

Low Self-esteem


by self by self SelfSelf

Is exalted

by Jesus by Jesus

Is lifted up Punishes

9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place...

“The root of Christianity is that a man knows he is nothing in order to thank God that he is something”

G.K Chesterton


HumbleHumble

How do I become humble?

Focus on Jesus

"The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real height against some higher nature

that will show you what the real smallness of your greatness is.”

Phillip Brooks

"They that know God will be humble, and they that know

themselves cannot be proud."

John Flavel


HumbleHumble


Focus on Jesus

Confess sin

The man who knows his sins is greater than the one who raises a dead man by

his prayer.He who sighs and grieves within himself for an

hour is greater than the one who teaches the entire

universe.He who follows Christ alone and contrite

Is greater than the one who enjoys the favour of crowds in Church

Isaac the Syrian


HumbleHumble


Focus on Jesus

Confess sin

Focus on others

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