Text: Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus, (Philippians 2:5)
Intro: Preaching
Law & gospel
Advent
I. Paul’s suffering
Prison
Philippians 2:1
II. Paul’s joy
Humility
III. The great Exemplar
The path of humiliation
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Application 1: Slippery
A takeaway:
Application 2: Signs
Sign #1: Unity
Same, same, united, one
Sign #2: Recognition
“A Pharisee’s trumpet shall be heard to the town’s end; when simplicity walks through the town unseen.” --Thomas Shepard
“Love to be concealed and little esteemed; be content to want praise never being troubled when thou art slighted and undervalued, for thou canst not undervalue thyself and if thou thinkest so meanly as there is reason, no contempt will seem unreasonable; and therefore, it will be very tolerable. --Jeremy Taylor
Sign #3: Self-absorbed
Speech
“You have two ears and one tongue; hear twice and speak once.” --Richard Baxter
Application 3: How to get humility
Philippians 2:10, 11