Once upon a time, two brothers grew up on a farm. One loved framing, the other hated it. The one who hated farming eventually went away to college, earned a law degree, and became a partner in a prominent law firm in the state capital. The other brother stayed on the family farm doing what farmers do.…

ATTENTION You’ve all met that guy before, haven’t you. He swaggers and struts, telling you how great he is, never realizing how nauseating his arrogance really is. He’s got a problem, but he probably doesn’t see it. It’s that terrible “p” word. It’s pride. Now you see a guy like that and you wonder,…

The Pride of Humility, Part 1 Matthew 18:1-5 Andrew R. Rappaport Introduction · In the last few messages we have looked at a picture of God. God's holiness showed us how unlike God we are. It reveals that God is so much greater than we are. Next, we saw God's justice and that He rightly judges and does…

Introduction Foot washing has been erratically performed by the church throughout the ages. Different groups hold to divergent opinions of it. I used to be in the Church of God where it was held in high regard, at least then. It seems even there to have fallen out of favor. The United Methodist Church…

Intro Good morning. If you have your Bibles, go ahead and grab those and turn with me to Philippians chapter 2. How are all of you doing this morning? Good? Today we have landed in an incredible passage in our sermon series through ’m really excited to be teaching this morning because of this. If you…

Are we working together? Or does our pride get in the way? In today's message, the Apostle Paul gives a very moving encouragement to humbly work together for the cause of Christ. "Others" is the key to this portion of Paul's letter. Why did Jesus die on the cross? For others. Why should we do what do? For others. Listen along as Pastor Leger unpacks this very important message from Paul.

Humility brings Grace Don’t earn grace - path to more Hard to be humble Direct link from Grace to humility He mocks those who mock, but gives grace to the humble. But he gives greater grace. Therefore he says: God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. He who Humbles Himself Used 4 time by…

THIS WORLD CROOKED PERVERSE IF CHRISTIANS ARE NOT MINDFUL THEY WILL NOT SURVIVE IN IT; SO THEN, IT IS IMPARATIVE THAT WE LEARN HOW TO SURVIVE IN A WICKED WORLD. I WANT TO SHARE 4 STEPS THAT WILL HELP US. STEP 1 Recognize the Causes of Wickedness The Wicked One Wicked spirits Fallen Human nature STEP…

God uses weak and unqualified people for His Kingdom purposes. The Powerful, Presence of a Personal God empowers us as believers for the purposes God has for us. Your gifts are not for you comfort, they are for Christ. Your gifts are not for your name, they are for the name of Jesus spreading. The Church needs you!

HUMILIATION BEFORE EXALTATION Philippians 2:5-11 Verses 6–11 is an early Christian hymn in honor of Jesus Christ. It is the most important section of the letter to the Philippians and provides a marvelous description of Christ’s self-humbling in his incarnation and death, together with his subsequent…

Reading: Philippians 2:1-18 Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. Philippians 2:5-7 (NIV) I. Embrace…

As a body we are in a crucial spot. Unity is the key to help us get from our temporary location to our permanent home. So today we are going to look at biblical unity & humility. We will look at the END GOAL of UNITY, THE ACTION NECESSARY to create unity (HUMILITY), and the RESULT of it all being future…

In the verses immediately preceding our text, Paul exhorted the Philippians to be like-minded and to be of one mind. The phrases used in the original Greek literally mean to “think the same thing” (τὸ αὐτὸ φρονῆτε) and to “think one thing” (τὸ ἓν φρονοῦντες). His point was that the body of Jesus Christ…

We gather tonight after weeks of scurrying around trying to find Christmas presents and planning and attending special events. There is a sense in which tonight we need to simply be still for a little while. Tonight our desire is to reflect and focus on the true Star of Christmas: Jesus. During the weeks…

HUMBLE THYSELF UNDER GOD'S MIGHTY HAND AND HE WILL LIFT YOU UP

Introduction Last week we considered the first four verses of Philippians 2 , where Paul exhorted the Philippian believers to live lives in which they were intentionally seeking the benefit of others. The reason for him exhorting them in this way was in order that they may foster and maintain unity in…

Prayer Dear Lord. I begin by giving you the honor and the glory for this evening. God, every Christian in this room has been saved only by your grace even while we were all enemies of you. We know that you saved us for great things, yet so often we settle for so much less. This church, this message,…

Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him,…

Text: Philippains 2 Title: Looking at Ourselves, Looking Out for Others Textual Theme, Goal, Need: Theme: Goal: Need: Sermon Theme, Goal, Need: Theme: Christians must have the mind of Christ, thinking of how we must lower ourselves for the good of others. Goal: to encourage Christians have a mind notices…

Intro – A pastor took one of his elders along to a conference where grand testimonies were being given about God’s work. But when someone asked the size of their church the elder was surprised to hear his pastor reply, “Between 8 and 900.” As soon as possible he pulled his pastor, “Pastor, how could…

One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed little Alex staring up at the large plaque that hung in the foyer of the church. The plaque was covered with names, and small American flags were mounted on either side of it. The seven year-old had been staring at the plaque for some time, so the pastor walked…

What is the source of our self- worth? How do we maximize our joy? Join us for the fourth message in our series on the New Testament book of Philippians. // To find out more about Involve Church, please visit involvechurch.com or email info@involvechurch.com

Philippians 2:1-11 Attitude Adjustment This morning we continue our study of Philippians. Two weeks ago we studied Philippians 1:1-10. Here we discovered a man who had every reason not to be happy, but yet he was filled with joy. Over 18 times in this short four chapter book Paul talks about rejoicing…