September 11, 2026
Unity through Humility
Philippians 2:1-11 / Mark Michalski
1 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, 2 complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. 3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
In verses one through four of Philippians chapter two Paul exhorts the believers to have the same mind, the same love and being in full accord and again of one mind. He encourages them, to in humility, count others more important than themselves. What is this mind and how do you get it? It seems totally opposite to human thinking. Our desires are tuned to ourselves and not to the things of others. In verse five Paul tells us to have the mind of Christ and then proceeds to unpack that in verses six-eleven. Christ is the supreme example of humility and we must look to Him as our chief example on how we must live.
The big idea of the sermon is this: We as Christians and fellow church members are called to live in unity and serve one another. This only comes through hearts that are humble. Paul calls us to have the mind of Christ. Someone who lived in glory but left to come to earth and take on the form of a servant and being in human form He humbled Himself to death, even death on a cross. We are called to live like this, to be “carpet-minded” to live in the reality that it is a privilege to be called to serve like Christ served, and to live in light of that.
The big idea of the sermon is this: We as Christians and fellow church members are called to live in unity and serve one another. This only comes through hearts that are humble. Paul calls us to have the mind of Christ. Someone who lived in glory but left to come to earth and take on the form of a servant and being in human form He humbled Himself to death, even death on a cross. We are called to live like this, to be “carpet-minded” to live in the reality that it is a privilege to be called to serve like Christ served, and to live in light of that.
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Welcome
Exhortation
Assurance of Pardon
Only A Holy God
Reading – Psalm 32
King Of Love
Christ The True And Better
Offering
Sermon
The Lord Is My Salvation
All Hail The Power Of Jesus Name
Benediction
Memory Verse
2 Corinthians 9:6-7 ...whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. ⁷Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.Service Times
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