Model Christians
Philippians 2:17-30
PHILIPPIANS 1:4b (NIV)
I always pray with joy.
PHILIPPIANS 1:18b (NIV)
and because of this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,
PHILIPPIANS 2:18 (NIV)
So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.
PHILIPPIANS 3:1 (NIV)
Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord!
PHILIPPIANS 4:4 (NIV)
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
MATTHEW 20:28 (ESV)
The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.
JOHN 13:15 (ESV)
I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.
1. Paul: Servants sacrifice with joy
PHILIPPIANS 2:17 (ESV)
Even if I am to be poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.
PHILIPPIANS 2:17 (ESV)
Even if I am to be poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.
PHILIPPIANS 2:17 (ESV)
Even if I am to be poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.
2. Timothy: Servants put Christ first
PHILIPPIANS 2:19 (ESV)
I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be cheered by news of you.
PHILIPPIANS 2:20 (ESV)
For I have no one like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare.
PHILIPPIANS 2:21 (ESV)
They all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
3. Epaphroditus: Servants are willing to risk
PHILIPPIANS 2:26 (ESV)
for he has been longing for you all and has been distressed because you heard that he was ill.
PHILIPPIANS 2:27-28 (ESV)
Indeed he was ill, near to death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. I am the more eager to send him, therefore, that you may rejoice at seeing him again, and that I may be less anxious.
PHILIPPIANS 2:3-4 (NLT)
Don't be selfish; don't try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don't look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.
1st It means being willing to sacrifice for the Lord all the while doing it with joy
2nd It means seeking the things of Christ first
3rd And it means serving Christ in spite of the risks
