Serving as Christ Served!

Philippians 2:1-13

Learning to serve God ,and others, as Christ served is an important subject we all should be concerned about.

Paul deals with that problem very specifically in today’s text. He says that we should serve as Christ served. How did He serve?

The main point Paul emphasizes here is humility. Christ is our example. Though He was “In very nature God”(Phil.2:6) He took “the very nature of a servant”(v.7)

The eternal Son of God became, in time, the Son of Man, so that He could die on the cross to save us from our sins. Certainly, then, we ought to be willing to take a humble servant’s place in serving others. We should look out not merely for our own interest, but also for the interest of others. (2:4).

The following could help us:

1. ?? ?????? ?????? ?? ????? ??????, ??? ???? ?????????: We are not to live to please and serve ourselves, but to please God and serve humanity.

2. ?? ???????, ?? ?????? ?????? ??? ??????? ?? ?????: Christ wants to live out his life in us and through us. He became a “servant” to serve all people, and we must follow His example.

3. ?? ??? ?? ?? ?? ?????? ??????? ?????: It is not enough to confess our sins, repent, and ask God’s forgiveness. We must let Christ come into our hearts not only as savior from sin but also as Lord of our lives.This requires that we think as He thinks, in complete obedience to God’s will. For Jesus, obeying God’s will meant going to the cross.

4. ????? ??? ??????? ?? ???? ? ?????? ?????, ??? ?? ?????? ??: Humility is one of the greatest of Christian virtues we are encouraged to have.