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Outrageous JoyJoy in Christ: Philippians 2:5-11October 12, 2014Outrageous Joy: a study of the Epistle to the Church at PhilippiMichael\u2019s Personal Goal: To take myself less seriouslyV 6: \u201cin very nature God. He was God in visible form\u201d8 Philip said, \u201cLord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.\u201d9 Jesus answered: \u201cDon\u2019t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.\u201dJohn 14:8-958 \u201cVery truly I tell you,\u201d Jesus answered, \u201cbefore Abraham was born, I am!\u201d 59At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds. John 8:58-59 App: Who do you say that Jesus is? And if you say that He is God then how should that affect how you live in relation to Him? 9 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority. Colossians 2:9-10V 6-8: The King of the Universe Humbled HimselfHis steps downward. The King of the Universe, fully God:1.Made Himself nothing 2. Took on the position of a servant 3. Became a human4. Humbled Himself becoming obedient to death5. Accepted the most humiliating and painful way to die\u2014death on a cross\u2026let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:1b-2App: Believe-Confess-Repent-Receive. App: Don\u2019t take yourself so seriouslyV 9-11: The exaltation of Christ is absolute7 Look, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him,even those who pierced him; and all peoples on earth will mourn because of Him.So shall it be! Amen. Revelation 1:7App: 1Peter 5:6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God\u2019s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. What is God\u2019s Spirit speaking into your life today? How must you respond?