I have been preaching a series of sermons from the book of Philippians. It seems to me that Paul holds up Jesus Christ as the ultimate example of a servant, and then encourages the Philippians to imitate what they see in Christ. In this particular passage, Paul uses Timothy and Epaphroditus as an example of two men who have worked to develop the mind of Christ.
The Character of a Servant (Philippians 2:19-30
Hall of Fame football coach George Allen used to tell his players that, “Every play is the ball game.” Allen wanted to emphasize to his players that an entire game was the sum of all of the individual plays, and the effort that they gave on any given play influenced the outcome of the contest. Therefore, they needed to develop habits that helped them to fully concentrate on every second of action, because their effort would weave its way into the overall story of the game.
Human character is that way. Simple actions weave themselves into the fabric of who we are, and when repeated often enough they become habits that form the basis of character. Every moment of every day builds itself into a life, and the person we are at the end of life is influenced by the tiny responses that we make every moment.
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