Philippians 2:1-11

Teacher: Rusty Kennedy
Series: Philippians

Rusty's Notes

OUTREACH Brochure: “Our convention can change the future of your church.”
“I am a man who deals with pride and in pursuit of humility.”
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Humility vs Pride
        1. John Stott said, “Pride is our greatest enemy” – humility is your greatest friend.
        2. Pride is demonic – first sin, cause satan to be kicked out of heaven vs. humility which is represent throughout Jesus’ life.
        3. Pride is the encouragement to compare ourselves to other people vs comparing to Jesus.
        4. Pride covets the success of other people vs humility causes us to rejoice in their success
        5. Pride is about me… what I deserve, what I want vs. humility that is to say it is all about Jesus.
        6. Pride is about my glory… Do respect me?, Do you want to be like me? vs. patterning your life after another… learning to be like Jesus.
        7. Pride - I am God vs. celebrating the fact that God has lovingly served me.
        8. Pride is arrogance, cockiness, smugness and is repugnant vs. humility leads to confidence.
        9. Point of pride is independence (doing what we want) vs. acknowledging that we are dependent on a Savior to lead and guide us through life.
        10. Augusta, “Pride is the mother of all sin, the root of all sin” vs. humility is the root of all joy.
        11. Pride is something we can achieve in this lifetime vs. humility is something that we pursue through this lifetime. “I am proud to report that I am now humble!”
What would our presidential campaign be like if it were based on humility?
What about athletes? What about rap music?
Today’s truth is counter culture…
CHRISTIAN HUMILITY
PHILIPPIANS 2
1 If, then, there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, 2 make my joy complete by thinking the same way, having the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.
 - Paul knew what some church workers today do not know, that there is a difference between unity and uniformity.
 - True spiritual unity comes from within; it is a matter of the heart.
 - Uniformity is the result of pressure from without.[1]

Basics of the Exchanged Life

1. We are created with a body, soul & spirit
2. Sin nature is problem
3. New nature is in sin nature is out
4. Law was an act of grace
5. Law came so you would sin more
6. New Covenant came in Acts 2, everything prior was law
7. Forgiveness is complete at the point of salvation
8. Behavior is a function of your nature
9. Sanctification is both past tense & present tense.
10. Jesus lives through you
11. You have the mind of Christ
12. Contrary thoughts are from the power of sin
13. Adversity leads to perseverance, perseverance proven character, proven character hope that doesn't fail
14. Hope leads to opportunities to make a defense for the hope you have

3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves. 4 Everyone should look not to his own interests, but rather to the interests of others.

• How does pride break out in the church?
  Leavener specifically?
• Proud people only care about what they care about… humble people care about the needs of others.
• Family first, but not the only exception.

CHRIST’S HUMILITY AND EXALTATION
5 Adopt the same attitude as that of Christ Jesus,
6 who, existing in the form of God,
did not consider equality with God
as something to be exploited.
7 Instead he emptied himself
by assuming the form of a servant,
taking on the likeness of humanity.

• Only Christians have the opportunity to understand real humility because Jesus is the perfect example of humbleness.
• Chili con carne – carne=meat;
• incarnation – God becomes meat
           God became a man
           Creator entered into creation
           Timeless/eternal enters into time
           Omnipresent enters into place
          Seated on a throne but chooses to be born in a cave
           Surrounded by angels in glory but comes to be mocked and abused by sinners
           Living in heaven but comes to live in poverty on the earth
  Doesn’t mean that God ever quit being God to become man.
   - He set aside his divine attributes to be like us to live a full human life.
          - Gave up His wisdom to grow in wisdom
          - Emmanuel = God with us

And when he had come as a man, 8 he humbled himself by becoming obedient
to the point of death--
even to death on a cross.
Jesus’ death on the cross is the most humble act.
It was my sin that put Jesus on the cross.
It was Jesus who humbled Himself to die as my substitute.
The Great Exchange:
2 Corinthians 5:21 - He made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.[2]
9 For this reason God highly exalted him
and gave him the name that is above every name

The most beautiful name of all… Jesus
Jesus came to reconcile all sinners.
The name of Jesus is the one we should exalt.

God has exalted Him
 
10 so that at the name of Jesus
every knee will bow--
in heaven and on earth
and under the earth--
11 and every tongue will confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.[3]

 - Nero was the greatest leader of that time
 - Every public event, the citizens would bend their knee and proclaim that Nero is the greatest leader of all time.
 - Paul is saying that EVERY KNEE WILL BOW…
 - You can try to straighten it out… but every knee will bow.
 - My name does not matter, “Leavener” does not matter… The only name that matters is Jesus.
 - It is not about us or our ministry!
 
1) God hates pride (Proverbs 8:13 - To fear the Lord is to hate evil. I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.[4])
2) God humiliates proud people (Proverbs 16:5 - Everyone with a proud heart is detestable to the Lord;
be assured, he will not go unpunished.[5])

Proverbs 16:18 - Pride comes before destruction,
and an arrogant spirit before a fall.
19 Better to be lowly of spirit with the humble,
than to divide plunder with the proud.[6]

3) God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble
Proverbs 3:34 - He mocks those who mock
but gives grace to the humble.[7]
(James 4:6 & I Peter 5:5)
 
CJ MeHaney
        1) Follow the truth where ever it leads.
        2) Invite and pursue correction and counsel. (Don’t blame shift)
        3) Learn from everyone… including your enemies and critics
        4) Repent quickly & thoroughly (tapout)
        5) Seek and celebrate other work in other Christians
        6) Cultivate a spirit of thankfulness
        7) Listen to Scripture more than yourself
        8) Exalt the name of Jesus in whatever you do
        9) Laugh – proud people cannot laugh and cannot laugh at themselves.
 - We sat around dinner last night with friends and laughed about all the ways I pronounce different words. “What’s the big deal about saying ‘Here’s the dill.’”?
            (You are ridiculous… you are great comedic material, don’t waste it… redeem it)
        10) Sleep like a believer
 
I apologize in my failure…
I boast in what Jesus has done in me
(Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord)

[1] Wiersbe, W. W. (1996). The Bible exposition commentary (Vol. 2, p. 73). Victor Books.
[2] Christian Standard Bible (2 Co 5:21). (2020). Holman Bible Publishers.
[3] Christian Standard Bible (Php 2:1–11). (2020). Holman Bible Publishers.
[4] Christian Standard Bible (Pr 8:13). (2020). Holman Bible Publishers.
[5] Christian Standard Bible (Pr 16:5). (2020). Holman Bible Publishers.
[6] Christian Standard Bible (Pr 16:18–19). (2020). Holman Bible Publishers.
[7] Christian Standard Bible (Pr 3:34). (2020). Holman Bible Publishers.