Sermon Idea: Where personal selfishness divides, humility draws us to God and maintains unity in the church.

Selfishness Produces Conflict Within and Among God’s People - v.1-5

• Matthew 5:21-22
• Exodus 34:14

God Gives Grace to the Humble Who Return to Him - v.6-10

• Romans 5:20
• 1 Peter 5:6-9
• Romans 7:24-25a

Judgmental Speech Arises from Pride and Imitates God’s Role as Judge - v.11-12

• James 2:8-12
• Romans 14:4

So What?

• Because Christ humbled Himself to bring us near, we must humbly rid our lives of selfishness and sin, for the sake of unity in our diverse body and the Gospel witness of our church to the world.
  • Philippians 2:6-8
  • Revelation 3:1-3