Title: Have One Heart / Philippians 2:1-8
(Therefore, what counsel in Christ, what comfort in love, what fellowship of the Holy Spirit
If I have mercy or mercy, be of one mind, of the same love, of one accord,
Be of one mind and do nothing through strife or vanity, but with humility
each considers others to be better than himself, each taking care of his own affairs, and each
Take care of the affairs of others, so that my joy may be filled. Let this heart be in you.
that is, the mind of Christ Jesus, who, being in the original form of God, is equal to God
did not consider it to be robbery, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant,
And being made like the field, and being found in human form, he humbled himself and was blessed even to the point of death.
Servant, that is, death on the cross)
Today's text is a message of counsel from the Apostle Paul to the Philippian church members.
The Philippian church was the heart and soul of the apostle Paul who was heading to Asia during his second missionary journey.
Otherwise, the Holy Spirit stopped it, and in Troas he saw a vision called by the Macedonians.
It was this Philippi church that crossed the Aegean Sea and crossed over to Europe.
is. Therefore, the Philippian church was the first city on the border of Macedonia and
It is the first church to be established.
Philippi was called Philippi after his name by Philip the king of Macedon.
This area was used by the Romans to conquer the world and to protect their officials, especially retired generals.
As an area that gave preference, it was a special area where many military families lived.
So, economically, it became a high society and traders came and went, especially with the development of dyeing.
It was a dump place. A woman who could afford to live in such a place met Paul and the
I accepted the mission and believed in Jesus, and the woman's house is the mother body of the Philippi church
has been In Acts 16, the woman's name is Lydia.
All.
The Philippian church actively supported Paul's evangelism.
It was a church that helped Paul to spend with a lot of donations (Philippians 4:15).
While Paul was imprisoned, he sent Epaphroditus for Paul, who was in prison, to heal him.
It is also the church that made us see. (Philippians 2:25)
But while this situation continued, discord began to arise in the Philippian church.
It was. Some people have a positive view of the imprisonment of the Apostle Paul.
However, there were also believers who viewed it negatively.
In the end, it appeared that they couldn't become one.
In this situation, Paul sent a letter of exhortation to the members of the Philippian church.
“Therefore, if there is any exhortation in Christ, any comfort in love, any fellowship of the Holy Spirit,
If I have compassion or mercy, I shall be of the same mind, of the same love, of one accord,
Be of one mind and do nothing through strife or vanity, but with humility
each considers others to be better than himself, each taking care of his own affairs, and each
Consider the work of others, so that my joy may be full.”
We need to think deeply about the word 'have one heart' here.
This is an earnest exhortation to become one.
"Brothers," he said to the members of the church who were arguing with the thought of his imprisonment
I want you to know that what happened to me has actually made progress in the gospel” (Philippians 1:2).
said.
In other words, he is not concerned about being imprisoned, but God's mysterious will is hidden.
Saying that you are lost, you exhorted you to become one with one another.
Today, through this text, we will learn how to serve with one mind in the life of the church.
You will learn what you can do.
1. How should I conduct interpersonal relationships and service life in the church?
A church is a place where diverse people gather.
A gathering of people from all walks of life
The place is the church.
It is a place where such diverse people gather, so there is no problem.
In particular, they have different opinions and different meanings.
Also, due to the sinful nature of human nature, we are all imperfect people.
Because it is a place where such people gather, there are all the flaws of character. this is exposed
You see, there is always conflict.
It is very important for these people to become one.
This is something special that cannot be seen in social groups around the world.
It is not an institution or organization that makes a church a church.
This is the work of the Holy Spirit from above.
The apostle Paul said, "Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit" (Ephesians 4:3).
The work of the Holy Spirit is to form unity in diversity.
This is the mystery of the church.
The church is not an organization, institution, or law organization, but an organic body.
That is, it is the living body of Christ.
The body has many members, but as belonging to the head,
We belong to Christ.
No matter how many educated people, no matter how uneducated people
Whether we are male or female, we are all members of Christ.
Each member has different functions and roles, but they form one body.
This is the mystery of the living body.
In the same way, in the church, all members of the head, Jesus Christ,
We must continue to form the body of Christ.
2. Therefore, you must do volunteer work in the church.
The word 'one heart' here is very important.
It means 'one heart'.
Iran is not the same idea.
It means that we are not of one mind because we have the same thoughts.
Thoughts are all different, it means to create a unified mind.
'One heart' is not like my thoughts, nor is it like my will.
My heart, my thoughts, and my intentions are all different, but we must have 'one heart'.
How can several people be of one mind?
One person may have many hearts,
What is more, how can multiple people be of one mind?
At first glance, this is suspicious.
Achieving this is a life of faith.
This is the difference between the general society and the church.
The secret to having one mind is not a specific human heart,
It means 'have the heart of Jesus Christ'.
That is, it means to conform to the heart of Jesus Christ.
You have all your thoughts, but it means that you must align your thoughts with the heart of Jesus.
This is to strive to keep the unity in the Holy Spirit.
There are people who don't get it done and fall out.
This is the mysterious work of the Holy Spirit that beats him and makes him obedient.
Therefore, the process of deepening the years of life of faith and maturation of faith in the church
If you look at it, you will see that your thoughts are gradually diminishing.
There are many cases where my thoughts and my arguments have nothing to do with the mind of Christ.
That is why it is said, 'Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus...'
It was.
3. Then, what should we do with one mind?
It is about expanding the kingdom of God and realizing God's righteousness.
The work of the kingdom of God should not be done through contention.
In the realization of God's righteousness, even in vain
no.
When we do church work, worldly vanity will tempt us.
many times.
It's easy to fall over here.
That's lust for honor, that's human pride,
Those are things that concern only tangible results.
The kingdom of God must spread like a mustard seed.
The gospel spreads like leaven in flour,
It's not like blowing a trumpet and hitting a drum.
The public ministry of Jesus proves this.
He is King of kings and Lord of lords,
He was humble and rode in on the colt of a donkey.
His outward appearance is like a stem from dry ground, as the prophet Isaiah said, with fine wool.
Neither quantity nor appearance, there was nothing beautiful in our sight to be admired.
So it was said that he was rejected by people.
But what happened today?
He conquered the world through the cross.
His heart became the only axis that made all the hearts of the world unite.
How amazing is this!
We must be like this Jesus.
We must have one heart with the heart of Christ.
Not my thoughts and my knowledge.
My thoughts are different, my intentions are different, but we must have one heart.
Whose heart is that one heart?
It is the heart of Jesus Christ.
This is impossible without the help of the Holy Spirit.
With the power of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, the saints served the Lord with one heart.
When we had one heart, we came to have the same heart,
We had the same love and came to agree.
This time our church has also achieved great things.
In the meantime, we have prepared with a lot of prayer and started the construction of the entire community service center.
This started five years ago.
It took time because of different ideas, different meanings, and different expertise, but
We came together to accomplish this work.
Why wouldn't my opinion be different?
Why wouldn't my meaning be different?
But we accomplished this with one heart.
Now we have to be more like-minded and have one heart to finish this work.
I will. Have the heart of Jesus Christ and be humble,
Each of us should please the Lord by considering others better than ourselves.
We should all strive to expand the kingdom of God and realize His righteousness with this heart in mind.
I'll do it. ♣