Worship Resource

WORSHIP RESOURCE ~ WEEK 6 Sermon Title ~ IN Jesus’ Attitude Scripture ~ Philippians 2:3-8 (Jesus models humility) Desired Outcome ~ Participants will seek to build relationships following Jesus’ model of humility and service. Reflection Question ~What challenges you about Jesus’ model of humble service? Worship Promo for Week 6 Our attitude can have a powerful impact – either positively or negatively. We strive to have the same attitude of humility and self-less service as Christ. How is adopting the mindset of Christ changing who we include? How is it inspiring us to live differently? How is it changing who we invite? Where do we need an attitude adjustment? Sermon Building Key Points • Psalm 133 describes “how good and pleasant it is when ‘kindred’ live together in unity.” In the Psalmist’s time, kindred meant those who could trace their ancestry to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Through Christ we have a broader view and an understanding that we are all brothers and sisters in Christ. • In Philippians 2 we hear the apostle Paul urging the Philippians to place the welfare of others before their own and to follow Jesus as the ultimate example of that. • If we seek to have the mindset and attitude of Christ we seek to relate to others through humble service and humility. • In A Year With God, Richard Foster says, “Service is less a task or series of tasks than an attitude of obedience to God.” How does our attitude shift when we consider every task as an opportunity to serve God and others? • How does adopting the mindset of Christ change who we include in conversation, around the table at a meal, in worship, in a group? • John Maxwell says, “Change your thinking and you change your beliefs. Change your beliefs and you change your feelings. Change your feelings and you change your behavior. Change your behavior and you change your performance. Change your performance and you change your results. Change your results and you change your life.” • It’s through the power of the Holy Spirit that we are able to make the change to which God calls us. That’s how we have the mindset of Christ. • What opportunities can you identify this week to express humility and humble service in your household, at work, at school, through the church, in the community? Prayer Dear God, help me to follow your example of humble service. Amen. Music Recommendations ~ Contemporary • Lead Me to the Cross by Hillsong • Reckless Love by Cory Asbury • Beautiful One by The Tree • Conversations by Sara Groves • Surrender by Vineyard THE MISSOURI ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3601 Amron Court ~ Columbia MO 65202 • 573.441.1770 • moumethodist.org [ Page 2 ~ WORSHIP RESOURCE ~ WEEK 6 ] Music Recommendations ~ Blended • Christ for the World We Sing UMH 568 • Humble Thyself in the Sight of the Lord TFWS 2131 • We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations UMH 569 • This is my Song UMH 437 • Forth in Thy Name, O Lord UMH 438 Video Resources https://vimeo.com/showcase/6936376 • KINDOM: Bridge Bread (St. Louis) • KINDOM: Spread Hope Now (Sikeston) • KINDOM: Welcome Home at St. Paul’s UMC (Joplin) • KINDOM: Church-School Partnerships (Nelson Memorial UMC & David Barton) • KINDOM: Church-School Partnerships (Elsberry UMC & Elsberry School) • KINDOM: Church-School Partnerships (Centennial UMC & Lincoln College) Small Group Discussion Starters Read Philippians 2:3-8 • What elements of contemporary society make us uncomfortable with humility? • What elements of humanity across all time do so? • Who have you encountered in your life that you consider to be genuinely humble? • Paul uses an ancient hymn in this text to describe the humility of Jesus. Do you think Jesus struggled with embracing that attitude? • What is something you can do this week to empty yourself of self-interest and to offer an act of service to someone else? Leadership Team Discussion Starters: Read Philippians 2:3-8 • What does it look like for an organization to be humble as a status? To become humble as an action? • What organizations in our community exhibit a sense of humility? • Is it possible for a group to be humble when all its members aren’t? What does that look like? • Is there tension between corporate (organizational) humility, confidence in its action, and preserving the energy and resources to continue to be engaged? THE MISSOURI ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3601 Amron Court ~ Columbia MO 65202 • 573.441.1770 • moumethodist.org.

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