Do nothing out of selfish ambition Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests, but also to the interests of others- Philippians interests of others- Philippians 2:3-42:3-4

Do everything without Do everything without complaining or arguing- complaining or arguing- Philippians 2:14Philippians 2:14

I hope in the Lord Jesus to send I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I receive may be cheered when I receive news about you- vs. 19 news about you- vs. 19

I have no one else like him, who I have no one else like him, who takes a genuine interest in your takes a genuine interest in your welfare. For everyone looks out welfare. For everyone looks out for his own interests, not those for his own interests, not those of Jesus Christ- vs. 20-21of Jesus Christ- vs. 20-21

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the own interests, but also to the interests of others- vs. 3-4interests of others- vs. 3-4

How is Paul modeling this verse? What How is Paul modeling this verse? What is the source of Timothy’s “genuine is the source of Timothy’s “genuine interest” in the Philippian church?interest” in the Philippian church?

Can I love Jesus but not love his church Can I love Jesus but not love his church or the people he created in his image?or the people he created in his image?

But you know that Timothy has But you know that Timothy has proved himself, because as a son proved himself, because as a son with his father he has served with his father he has served with me in the work of the with me in the work of the gospel- vs. 22gospel- vs. 22

I hope, therefore, to send him as I hope, therefore, to send him as soon as I see how things go with soon as I see how things go with me. And I am confident in the me. And I am confident in the Lord that I myself will come Lord that I myself will come soon- vs. 23-24soon- vs. 23-24

But I think it is necessary to send But I think it is necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker and brother, fellow worker and fellow soldier, who is also your fellow soldier, who is also your messenger, whom you sent to messenger, whom you sent to take care of my needs- vs. 25take care of my needs- vs. 25

For he longs for all of you and is For he longs for all of you and is distressed because you heard he distressed because you heard he was ill. Indeed he was ill, and was ill. Indeed he was ill, and almost died. But God had mercy almost died. But God had mercy on him, and not on him only but on him, and not on him only but also on me, to spare me sorrow also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow- vs. 26-27upon sorrow- vs. 26-27

Do everything without Do everything without complaining or arguing- vs. 14complaining or arguing- vs. 14

What reasons did Epaphroditus What reasons did Epaphroditus have for complaining? For have for complaining? For becoming bitter and becoming bitter and argumentative? Why didn’t he?argumentative? Why didn’t he?

Therefore I am all the more eager Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you to send him, so that when you see him again you may be glad see him again you may be glad and I may have less anxiety- vs. and I may have less anxiety- vs. 2828

Welcome him in the Lord with Welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor men like great joy, and honor men like him, because he almost died for him, because he almost died for the work of Christ, risking his the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for the help you life to make up for the help you could not give me- Vs. 29-30could not give me- Vs. 29-30