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SCRIPTURES FROM SUNDAY: Philippians 2:1-8, John 13:1-5, 12-17
REFLECT/DISCUSS:
Think of a time when you had to choose between two good things. (Ex. Buying new TV vs. Putting $ in savings; Vacationing to see your family vs. Taking trip w/friends) How did you decide which had the greater value to you?
What symbol (>, <, =) would most people put in the middle of this equation: U __ I ? How do you usually answer it? Whose needs do you regularly put ahead of your own?
Based on what we read in Phil 2:1-2 and John 13:13-16, how important do you think it is to God that we follow Jesus’ example of putting others before ourselves?
Does considering others to be more important than ourselves mean that we can’t have any power, authority or a healthy sense of self-worth? How does your answer compare to what we read about Jesus in Philippians 2 and John 13 above?
What might it look like to put the needs of a stranger ahead of your own? A co-worker? A neighbor? A friend? Someone in your faith community? A family member?
If we put others first, how are our needs supposed to get met? (Hint see John 13:14.) Which is more rewarding & why- getting what you want/need or helping others get what they want/need?
In our culture “winners” focus on their own goals and create their own success. Look at the Luke 22 and Mark 9 passages above. Would Jesus offer us a different definition of greatness? If so, how would He describe the “winners”?
According to John 13:17- what brings God’s blessing in our lives? How does this compare to what we normally do with Jesus’ words?
ACT: Who will you put ahead of yourself this week? How will you do it?
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