Merging with Christ's Disposition - Part 1
I. Being Supplied with Christ's Disposition - Philippians 2:1-5
- A. The thought of supply in Philippians - Phil. 1:6, 19; 2:1, 5, 13;
3:3, 21; 4:2, 6-7,
13, 19, 23
- B. The atmosphere of harmony keeps us dependent upon supply - Phil.
2:1-5
- 1. Dealings with our source and motives - Phil. 2:3
- 2. Dealings with our attitudes and selfishness - Phil. 2:3-4
- C. Supplied by encouragement in Christ produces thinking the same
thing - Phil. 2:1-2
- D. Supplied by the consolation of love produces having the same love
- Phil. 2:1-2
- E. Supplied by fellowship of the Spirit produces being joined in soul
- Phil. 1:27; 2:1-2, 20
- F. Supplied with tenderheartedness and compassions results in thinking
the one thing
- Phil. 3:7-15
II. The Nature of Christ's Disposition
- A. Participation in Christ's disposition - Phil. 2:5
- 1. Not grasping for the higher form - Phil. 2:6-7
- 2. Emptying himself - Phil. 2:7
- 3. Humbling himself - Phil. 2:8
- 4. Obedient unto death - Phil. 2:8
- B. The availability of Christ's disposition in resurrection - Phil.
2:9-11
III. The Experience of Christ's Disposition
- A. Understanding the nature of cooperating with God - Phil. 2:12-13
- 1. Obeying - Phil. 2:12
- 2. Our self realization and attitude - Phil. 2:12
- 3. The inner operation of God within us - Phil. 2:13a
- 4. Understanding our inner inclinations - Phil. 2:13b
- 5. The areas of the inner operation - Phil. 2:14
- B. The goal of cooperating with God - Phil. 2:15-16
- 1. Guileless and blameless in the midst of a crooked generation
- 2. Shinning as lights in the world
- 3. Holding forth the word of life
IV. The Embodiment of Christ's Disposition
- A. Paul - Phil. 2:17-18, 24
- B. Timothy - Phil. 2:19-23
- C. Epaphroditus - Phil. 2:25-30