Humility

Humility & Service Are you a “Full Service” Christian or a “Self Service” Christian? Humble: gentle, mild, meek, free from arrogance or vanity, deferential, peaceable, obedient, yielding Being humble as a Christian also means to recognize our sinful condition and our need for God’s grace. The Lord’s command that we be humble servants to Him & to our brothers & sisters in Christ. Matt. 18:1-4, Luke 9:46-48, 22:24-27, Rom. 12:3 &10, Gal. 5:13, Eph. 4:2, Phil. 2:3-4, Col. 3:12 How far should we be willing to go in our service to God & our brothers & sisters in Christ? John 15:13 The rewards from God for being humble servants Grace

(Prov. 3:34, James 4:6, 1 Pet. 5:5-6) Grace means favor, mercy, undeserved kindness

Honor/Esteem/ Exaltation

(Prov. 15:33, 22:4, 29:23, Isa. 66:2, Matt. 23:11-12, Luke 14:10, 1 Pet. 5:6) Esteem means to have a high opinion of, value greatly, have a high regard or respect for Exaltation means honor, glory, praise

Life

(Prov. 22:4)

Wealth

(Prov. 22:4)

Wisdom

(Prov. 11:2)

The consequences to the congregation of lack of humility Provocation & Envy (Gal. 5:26) = Disunity (Contrast: Humility preserves unity, Phil. 2:1-4) Our Lord’s example of humility & service Jesus washing the feet of His disciples (John 13:3-17) Jesus taking human form, suffering and dying on the cross (Phil. 2:5-11) If our nature is to be proud & self-seeking, how can we find the will to be humble servants? Phil. 2:13