Consider One Another: Others Before Yourself Like Christ

When we consider others above ourselves, we store rewards in heaven as well as seeing the goodness of God in the land of the living. Being humble and selfless is the way of anyone who professes to be a follower of Christ. We are to model what selfless living is by putting the needs of others above our own, and we have the power to do so because we have the holy spirit. There is nothing that should stop you from living the way that God has called you to. [01:15:25] (27 seconds)  #ConsiderOthersFirst

Remember what said there. When the body is operating like it's supposed to, nobody's missed. The next person is caring for the next person is caring for the next person is caring for the next person, and no one's missed. Acts two forty four to 45. And all the believers were together and had all things in common, and they would sell their property and possessions and share them with all to the extent that anyone had need. So they sold possessions because if anybody had a need, they can help meet the need. [01:00:34] (32 seconds)  #CommunityCareInAction

So we have to consider one another. We have to think about the person next to me. What need can I help meet? Our prayer should be, Lord, how can I serve you best by serving your people? What can I do to honor you, Lord God, to show honor to your people? Spiritual gifts, as Tang is preaching on, the spiritual gifts are outward. They're not inward. They're for us to use to serve others. A spiritual gift in itself is built in consideration for another person because I have to use my gift to help other people. [01:15:53] (35 seconds)  #ServeWithSpiritualGifts

even death on the cross. The cross was cruel, horrendous, brutal, denigrating, and torturous. This was the punishment that we deserved, and God loved us so much that he considered us and laid down his life even for the people who would deny him to his face to this day. But he did it anyway. He didn't look at the cross as an inconvenience. He didn't look at the cross as, man, I gotta do this for but they don't even deserve it. He came and died for us. That is the ultimate consideration. [01:14:31] (38 seconds)  #UltimateSacrificeJesus

Followers of Christ, we have all we need to live this way. There is no excuse. There is no excuse. I'm so often here, and y'all y'all y'all hear me say it, I'm not there yet. You because you choose not to be. If I hear that come out of the mouth of a Christian, you choose not to be. You are a follower of Christ. You have every ability to do exactly what he's saying. But in the moment, because it suits you out of selfish ambition, you wanna do what suits you. Make a different choice. [00:59:51] (31 seconds)  #NoExcusesLiveHumbly

Jesus Christ is the ultimate example. He is the ultimate example when considering others and humility. No one has ever given up more than Jesus. We make sacrifices, sure, for our friends, sometimes family, and whatnot. But would you make a sacrifice to save people in this world? Would you give up your son, your daughter, to save the world? The whole world, especially the ones that that we despise. Because he considered all of us before himself, and then he died for us. [01:11:56] (34 seconds)  #JesusModelOfHumility

And it takes it takes so much humility to consider other people, furthermore, to consider them above yourself. That takes a lot of humility. And that's part of the problem, man. Sometimes we we treat humility like it's an on and off switch. You know, when it serves us, we're all for it. If it makes me look good, fills my ego, we may appear to be humble to those around us. The scriptures call it empty glory, vain conceit, self righteousness that Paul speaks of. [01:06:59] (30 seconds)  #HumilityTakesCourage

These are the attributes that exist in the body, and the holy spirit gives us the ability to carry this out. So if you are a believer in Christ, filled with the holy spirit, indwelled with the holy spirit, then you have access to every attribute that God has. But you have to be building a relationship with him in order to access these attributes. So the one that you feed is the one that's going to inform you. So if you're feeding your flesh, it's giving you the information, and that's what you live off of. If you're feeding your spirit, it's giving you the correct information, and that's how you are supposed to live. [00:58:29] (36 seconds)  #SpiritEmpoweredAttributes