03/08/2026
August 2, 2026 | Sunday Worship Service
Speaker: Pastor Jameson J. Sumigot
Text: Philippians 2:5-8 ESV
“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.”
Yesterday’s service was not just meant for us to be reminded of the Word of God as a congregation but to also be reminded of what Jesus has done for us. We praise the Lord for this first Sunday worship service for the month of August, for the lives of His people, and for all that He has done! This month we are on the part 3 of the series “Walking Close to Jesus: Becoming like Christ.” Yesterday, our topic was Thinking like Christ inspired from the scripture mentioned above where we have learned on how we can develop a mind of Christ.
Thinking like Christ means yielding ourselves to the Holy Spirit. We do not just merely think about Jesus but we think like Jesus. Just as Jesus humbled Himself to the point of His death on the cross, so should we think like Him in a way of living our lives humbly. Humility is not denying who we are but using who we are for the glory of God and the good of others. For a believer begins to think like Christ when God’s glory becomes more evident in his/her life.
Christ did not think of Himself highly than others. Instead, He humbled himself and even washed the feet of His disciples. The Lord of glory became the servant of all. May we also forget whatever position that we have in this world and remember our identity in the Lord then we will be able to think like Christ. Let us not ask ourselves what we want, what we deserve, or what’s best for us. Instead, let’s ask ourselves what God wants for us, what God thinks as best for us, and what God deserves from us.
It was not easy when Jesus who modeled obedience to us because He had to suffer from sins that He did not even commit. He was innocent, without blemish, and without sin. Yet, He still did it anyway. It is just the same when we want to obey the Lord. It will not always be easy, a lot of times it brings tears, sufferings, pain, but at the end of the day it will reveal God’s perfect will for us. Let us not ask of what’s convenient for us. But ask what springs from compassion that will surely please the Lord.
The mind of Christ embraces humility before honor. The mind of Christ embraces surrender before self. The mind of Christ embraces obedience before comfort. May we find it not hard to live a life of humbleness, surrender, and obedience to the Lord.
Thank you for worshipping God with us yesterday! May we all continue to invest our time for what’s best for eternity! See you next Sunday at 8am and every Wednesday for our prayer meeting at 5:30pm! God bless! Shalom!
To God be the Highest Glory and Honor! 🙌❤️