Hard Words
Let’s not
What does he mean?
Context - hearing it well
Lost things
Follow me
Phil 2
In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross! —Phil 2:5-8
Self-denial
Putting Jesus first - above
If ever a choice - Christ is our answer
To those who want to be #1, it look like
Crowds
Attended events with him for a thousand reasons, but weren’t following him
Do
Do we just want our version of Jesus?
Blake poem
So many versions of Jesus
Misused - spackle, mascot
How do we know?
Lent Closing Prayer:
My Father, I abandon myself to you.
Do with me as you will.
Whatever you may do with me, I thank you.
I am prepared for anything; I accept everything,
provided your will is fulfilled in me and in all creatures;
I ask for nothing more, my God.
I place my soul in your hands.
I give it to you, my God, with all the love of my heart,
because I love you.
In your Son’s name we pray, Amen.
Parse that a little
Abandon
…all creatures
Love
Christ, who loves us,
Only one I can give myself too who won’t take but only give
I’m more not
Let’s pray