Getting Along With Cantankerous Christians​

agement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, 2 complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. 3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

I. The Resources for Unity v. 1​

So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, ​

Yes, they had been encouraged by their union with Christ.​

Yes, they had experienced God’s love.​

Yes, they had enjoyed the fellowship of God’s Spirit.​

Yes, they had received an outpouring of mercy from God.​

II. The Requirements for Unity v. 2​

2 complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. ​

A. The Shared Mind.​

B. The Shared Heart.​

C. The Shared Soul. ​

​III. The Results of Unity v. 3-4​

3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. ​

​A. A New Attitude Toward Others​

`First, there will be no more selfish ambition. ​

`Second, there will be no more vain conceit.​

B. A New Attitude Toward Yourself​

First, there will be true humility. ​

Second, there will be a new estimation of others.