December 7, 2025 · Pastor Jesse Stokes
Pastor Jesse Stokes
Philippians 2:5-11
Humility
Discipleship
Obedience
God's Word
Serving
Fasting
Prayer
Confession
Salvation
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Jesus showed us the way to live: humility comes before honor.
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The Way Up Is Down
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1- Serve God and others — Philippians 2:7
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2- Humble yourself — Philippians 2:8
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3- Obey God — Philippians 2:8
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4- Die to self — Philippians 2:8
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5- Exaltation and reward — Philippians 2:9–11
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"Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus." — Philippians 2:5
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"Who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped." — Philippians 2:6
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"But emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men." — Philippians 2:7
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"And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross." — Philippians 2:8
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"Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name." — Philippians 2:9
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"So that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth." — Philippians 2:10
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"And every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." — Philippians 2:11
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"Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus." — Philippians 2:5
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"Man's maker was made man that He, ruler of the stars, might nurse at His mother's breast; that the Bread might hunger, the Fountain thirst, the Light sleep, the Way be tired on its journey; that Truth might be accused of false witnesses, the Teacher be beaten with whips, the Foundation be suspended on wood; that Strength might grow weak; that the Healer might be wounded; that Life might die." — Saint Augustine of Hippo
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"Even the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve and give his life as a ransom for many." — Matthew 20:28
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"And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, 'If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.'" — Mark 9:35
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"As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace." — 1 Peter 4:10
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"Humility is not thinking less of yourself but thinking of yourself less." — C.S. Lewis
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"Humility is the soil in which everything good in the Christian life grows." — John Piper
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5 Ways to Humble Yourself:
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1. Fasting — Psalm 35:13
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2. Prayer — 1 Peter 5:7
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3. Reading the Word — Deuteronomy 8:3
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4. Confess sins to God and others — Luke 18:9–14
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5. Serving — John 13:1–7
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"So Jesus said to them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise.'" — John 5:19
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Horse Training (spiritual analogy):
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Own will → God’s will
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Proud → humble
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Independent → depend
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Impulsive → disciplined
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"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, or it will not stay near you." — Psalm 32:8–9
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5 Reasons to Obey:
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1. Duty — Exodus 3:14
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2. Our joy — Revelation 1:3
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3. Future blessings — Matthew 6:20
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4. Glory to God — Matthew 5:16
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5. Love — John 14:15
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Spiritual Levels:
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Level 1: Jesus died for my sins — Romans 5:8
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Level 2: I died with Jesus on the cross — Galatians 2:20
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Taking up your cross: embrace and endure all necessary suffering to accomplish God’s will.
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"Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name." — Philippians 2:9
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"Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands." — Revelation 5:11
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“Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!" — Revelation 5:12
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"So that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth." — Philippians 2:10
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"And if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him." — Romans 8:17
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"But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself." — Philippians 3:20–21
