I'm invite you to turn to two passages of scripture. I ask you to turn to

Acts chapter 16 and Philippians chapter 2. Pastor Robert will be back next week and

it's my honor to continue the series that he is in called Jesus

and today I have entitled the message, the servant, the servant. And I want to take a few moments today. I'm going to talk to you about

Jesus, the servant, and the quality of true servthood that was demonstrated in his life

that literally changed the course of human history.

It's the characteristic, the dynamic of humility.

Now I know you're excited about this as I was when the Lord laid it on my heart.

I remember thinking, when did I first start preparing

a message on humility? I went back to my notes. I actually began preparing this message

in May of 2009. But I realized that, you know there's a danger anyone who approaches the topic of

humility because you're asking yourself the question does this guy really think that he's

an expert on humility? Which by very nature of that would mean I'm not if I actually

thought so. So if I'm not an expert on humility, then why am I standing here talking to you?

Well, it's because I think we all have something

to learn today from the life of Jesus Christ.

And just give you a little background information

just quickly on what's happening in Acts Chapter 16, as well as what we'll find in Philippians Chapter 2.

Because in Act 16, Paul, along with his companion, Silas, are in Philippi.

This is part of the Macedonian call, some of you will recall from

scripture and the first city in Macedonia that they preach the gospel, which is the first

time the gospel was preached in what's now Europe is in Philippi.

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