Thinking Obediently (3 of 4)
Series: Christmas - What Was He Thinking
Steve Jones
Philippians 2:6-13
Series Summary: In this Christmas series, we will use the passage in Philippians 2:6-11 to explore what Jesus was thinking during the incarnation. Those thoughts have implications for our own interpersonal relationships in the form of humility, obedience, sacrifice and glorification.
Sermon Summary: In this sermon we develop the obedience of Christ in the incarnation. The obedience of the incarnation is 1) Lordly, 2) Scrupulous, 3) Working and 4) Empowered.
INTRODUCTION: Entrepreneur and venture capitalist Paul Graham on the importance of being at least a little bit contrarian: ‘‘Let’s start with a test: Do you have any opinions that you would be reluctant to express in front of a group of your peers? If the answer is no, you might want to stop and think about that. If everything you believe is something you’re supposed to believe, could that possibly be a coincidence? Odds are it isn’t. Odds are you just think whatever you’re told.’’
I like that Paul Graham is encouraging us to think about what we’re thinking. And I like that we are ABLE to think about what we’re thinking.
We’re in a Christmas sermon series entitled ‘‘What Was He Thinking?’’ based upon Philippians 2. We’re asking the question, ‘‘What was JESUS thinking?’’ In that passage Paul explores what was in the mind of Christ when he was incarnated as a baby in Bethlehem in what we call Christmas. Last week we explored the fact that Jesus was thinking humbly. That humility is seen in his kenosis - a word that means to ‘‘empty out.’’ Christ emptied himself for us when he became a human being. We also saw that this humility is to characterize us as we humbly empty ourselves for others in service.
Today we consider another insight into the mind of Christ from Philippians 2 - Christ was thinking obediently.
I. LORDLY OBEDIENCE
Phil. 2:8 ‘‘Being found in appearance as a man, he hum ...
Series: Christmas - What Was He Thinking
Steve Jones
Philippians 2:6-13
Series Summary: In this Christmas series, we will use the passage in Philippians 2:6-11 to explore what Jesus was thinking during the incarnation. Those thoughts have implications for our own interpersonal relationships in the form of humility, obedience, sacrifice and glorification.
Sermon Summary: In this sermon we develop the obedience of Christ in the incarnation. The obedience of the incarnation is 1) Lordly, 2) Scrupulous, 3) Working and 4) Empowered.
INTRODUCTION: Entrepreneur and venture capitalist Paul Graham on the importance of being at least a little bit contrarian: ‘‘Let’s start with a test: Do you have any opinions that you would be reluctant to express in front of a group of your peers? If the answer is no, you might want to stop and think about that. If everything you believe is something you’re supposed to believe, could that possibly be a coincidence? Odds are it isn’t. Odds are you just think whatever you’re told.’’
I like that Paul Graham is encouraging us to think about what we’re thinking. And I like that we are ABLE to think about what we’re thinking.
We’re in a Christmas sermon series entitled ‘‘What Was He Thinking?’’ based upon Philippians 2. We’re asking the question, ‘‘What was JESUS thinking?’’ In that passage Paul explores what was in the mind of Christ when he was incarnated as a baby in Bethlehem in what we call Christmas. Last week we explored the fact that Jesus was thinking humbly. That humility is seen in his kenosis - a word that means to ‘‘empty out.’’ Christ emptied himself for us when he became a human being. We also saw that this humility is to characterize us as we humbly empty ourselves for others in service.
Today we consider another insight into the mind of Christ from Philippians 2 - Christ was thinking obediently.
I. LORDLY OBEDIENCE
Phil. 2:8 ‘‘Being found in appearance as a man, he hum ...
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