
As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.
Proverbs 23:7a
• We struggle to demonstrate
3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. 5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset (attitude) as Christ Jesus.
Philippians 2:3-5
• If we want to
MY IDENTITY IN CHRIST
• In Christ I no longer have to prove anything.
• Nothing anybody says or does can alter the reality of who I am in Christ.
• My identity is not based on other people’s assessment of me, so don’t give them that power over me.
• My identity is based on God’s assessment of me, and all he can see is the fact that I have been washed clean in the blood of Jesus Christ.
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
Romans 12:2a
6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.
Philippians 2:6,7
• Pleasing God isn’t about self-
8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross! 9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:8-11
All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” 6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.
1 Peter 5:5b,6
• Serving is not
Don’t be concerned for your own good but for the good of others.
1 Corinthians 10:24