
No “I” in Team – Philippians 2:3-5
Above all else guard your heart for it is the wellspring of life. —Proverbs 4:23
1) Put the goals and interests of others above my own.
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. —Philippians 2:3-4
3 ways to put the goals and interests of others above our own:
1 . Practice
Philippians 2:3 …but in
Clothe yourselves, all of you, with
toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” —1 Peter 5:5-6
2 . Prioritize
Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. —Philippians 2:4
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to become angry. —James 1:19
3 . Pattern Christ’s
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, —Philippians 2:5 (ESV)
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus, —Philippians 2:5 (NIV)
He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. —Hebrews 1:3
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. —Philippians 2:5-11
Next Steps:
- Grab a Heart Attitudes bookmark.
- Memorize Philippians 2:3-4 (verse of the month).
- Read Chapters 1-3 in The Heart Attitudes book.