Concordia Lutheran Church
Extending Your Warranty
Because every human relationship is between two sinners, offenses will happen. Adam and Eve sinned against God, but also against each other – especially when Adam blames Eve for feeding him some forbidden fruit. Yet, Adam and Eve stayed together. How do we stay together when we hurt or are hurt by each other? The answer lies in how God stays with us – through forgiveness.
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Concordia Lutheran Church
16801 Huebner Rd, San Antonio, TX 78258, USA
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https://tinyurl.com/s3k9z53Heart Smart: Humility
Philippians 2:1-11
2.13.2022
Series Intro – This weekend there is a BIG emphasis on relationships ... especially romantic relationships.
It is HUMILITY!
Humility is the secret keeps relationships strong healthy and it is the secret that has the power to bring relationships back together.
Philippians 2:1-11
2.13.2022
Series Intro – This weekend there is a BIG emphasis on relationships ... especially romantic relationships.
It is HUMILITY!
Humility is the secret keeps relationships strong healthy and it is the secret that has the power to bring relationships back together.
In other words, do you have any of that?
- Encouragement from the Gospel message of a Savior who has conquered death
- Comfort from knowing that God has chosen to love us in Christ
- Fellowship/Connectedness to God (and each other) through the Holy Spirit
- Tenderness/Compassion from realizing that we are all broken, and yet God loves us
- Encouragement from the Gospel message of a Savior who has conquered death
- Comfort from knowing that God has chosen to love us in Christ
- Fellowship/Connectedness to God (and each other) through the Holy Spirit
- Tenderness/Compassion from realizing that we are all broken, and yet God loves us
And so, Paul shares the secret of the kinds of relationships God’s wants us to have.
In Paul’s time, much like our own, humility was regarded as weakness and undesirable.
What does humility look like in our relationships?
1. Humility allows us to forgive others.
What does humility look like in our relationships?
1. Humility allows us to forgive others.
<Think about the relationship you’d like to improve ... How would forgiveness help?>
1. Humility allows us to forgive others.
2. Humility allows us serve others.
NB: Selfish relationships vs. servant relationships “Where you go, I’ll go. Where you stay, I’ll stay. Your people will be my people ... “
1. Humility allows us to forgive others.
2. Humility allows us serve others.
NB: Selfish relationships vs. servant relationships “Where you go, I’ll go. Where you stay, I’ll stay. Your people will be my people ... “
1. Humility allows us to forgive others.
2. Humility allows us serve others.
3. Humility reflects ultimate strength.
2. Humility allows us serve others.
3. Humility reflects ultimate strength.
Our world struggles with humility because we think of it as weakness. But if we understand Jesus, we can see that Humility isn’t weakness at all. It is choosing to put the needs of others ahead of our own from a position of strength!
Humility is NOT something that happens to you because you are weak. Humility is a choice you make from strength ... a powerful choice that opens new possibilities.
Jesus didn’t save the world through glory, but through humility. He redeemed us through a demonstration of power ... He demonstrated his power by putting us first. We don’t deserve it. We haven’t earned it. There is no reason for God to choose humility ... except God is “heart smart.”
Humility is NOT something that happens to you because you are weak. Humility is a choice you make from strength ... a powerful choice that opens new possibilities.
Jesus didn’t save the world through glory, but through humility. He redeemed us through a demonstration of power ... He demonstrated his power by putting us first. We don’t deserve it. We haven’t earned it. There is no reason for God to choose humility ... except God is “heart smart.”