This summer we have been studying the book of Philippians. This study has lead us to think about what Philippians 2:3-11 would look like in our lives. Sitting in a circle in my basement, a commandment like Philippians 2:3-4 - "Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others" - feels abstract and strange. But when it's 97 degrees, students have been trying to sleep in dorms that don't have A/C, and some soccer nets need to be carried to the park, those verses suddenly come alive.
Not only that, but the verses following that command take on a deeper meaning as well: "Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross."
When we serve others in hard and humbling ways we get a deeper understanding of how Christ has served us! Our service pales in comparison to Christ's. Our humility is tiny compared to Christ's.
I'm excited to see how the growth my students have gone through this week continues to show itself when we return home. I pray that God will continue to give them the faith that works through love which they've had this week.
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| Soccer! |
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| Faith Showing Us How Jesus Cleanses Us |
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| Prayer Before Camp |
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| Learning How to Kick |
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