
The Highest Honor
May 29, 2022
Philippians 2: 1-11 NLTย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
ย Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate?ย 2ย Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose. 3ย Donโt be selfish; donโt try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.ย 4ย Donโt look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. 5ย You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. 6ย Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. 7ย Instead, he gave up his divine privilege; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form, 8 he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminalโs death on a cross. 9ย Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, 10ย that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11ย and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Galatians 5:13
13 For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But donโt use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love.
1 Corinthians 9:19
19ย Even though I am a free man with no master, I have become a slave to all people to bring many to Christ.
Hebrews 12:2
2ย fixing our eyes on Jesus,ย the pioneerย and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.ย ย
John 15:13
13ย Greater love has no one than this: to lay down oneโs life for oneโs friends.ย 14ย You are my friendsย if you do what I command.ย 15ย I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his masterโs business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.โฆย ย
Revelation 4: 9-11
9ย Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives forever and ever,ย 10ย the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say: 11ย โYou are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will, they were created and have their being.โ
Matthew 19:29
29 ย And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wifeย or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.
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