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*Being on the Team – Philippians 2:1-13;*
*Matthew 21:23-32*
 
·      Coming to Wales unintentionally
o  starting to discover a culture that was right on my doorstep
§  one of the hardest things to come to terms with: rugby
o  but also the sense of commonality~/community
§  being a team (hard to separate the nation from the rugby!)
·      not just nationalism; family
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·      Working together as a team *(Phil 2:1-4)*
o  on the same side, with the same aim
§  loving one another, living as one body, one household
o  the natural result of being united in Christ
§  all who have received His forgiveness; chosen to follow Him
§  selfishness and vanity have no place in the Church
§  mutual love and placing the other person before yourself
·      the last biscuit!
·      The great example of humility *(vv5-11)*
o  knowing who we are and who we are not
§  easy to take our eye off the ball and look at the players
§  people doing great things
§  living good lives
o  John the Baptist knew who he was...
§  could have ‘achieved’ so much
§  had a strong following
§  perhaps a denomination
o  but his job was to point to Jesus
§  and we have the same job
§  done by looking to others’ interests as well as our own *(v4)*
 
·      John the Baptist featured in Jesus’ challenging parable
o  the Pharisees, who looked like they were doing the right things
§  had had their authority questioned by Jesus in the Temple
§  no-one overruled the High Priest other than the Messiah
·      and here was someone acting like that was him
o  Jesus both answers and doesn’t answer their question
§  in the sidestep is the answer
·      ‘Yes, I am the Messiah’
·      confirmed as John baptised Him
·      Being God’s people; following Jesus; being in the team...
o  is it just outward appearance?
§  do we wear the replica shirt, but never step on the pitch?
o  knowing the right words to say; even saying them
§  but our lives show no sign of being changed
o  being outwardly religious, but inwardly empty
§  “By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
*(John 13:35)*
o  this isn’t becoming a Christian club, not dealing with people outside of it
§  but being part of a household, a family, which first relates well to one another and then to the rest of the world
 
·      So we pile up the images
o  a team
o  a people~/nation
o  a household~/family
·      And we hear Jesus challenge to live a different way of life
o  which puts others needs alongside or above our own
o  to avoid being in the Church for what we get from it
o  but to see the Messiah, the Christ, the Saviour; Jesus
§  and to follow His example for the rest of our days
·      *Phil 2:5-11*
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