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Audience: Grand Rapids / Holland– July 29, 2018

Theme: Imitating the Divine Nature of Christ

Imitando la actitud divina de Cristo

Text: Christ’s Divine Design: (NIV)

5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:

6 Who, being in very nature God,

did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;

7 rather, he made himself nothing

by taking the very nature of a servant,

being made in human likeness.

8 And being found in appearance as a man,

he humbled himself

by becoming obedient to death—

even death on a cross!

9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place

and gave him the name that is above every name,

10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,

in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,

to the glory of God the Father.

Filipenses 2:5-11 Nueva Traducción Viviente (NTV)

5 Tengan la misma actitud que tuvo Cristo Jesús.

6 Aunque era Dios,[a]

no consideró que el ser igual a Dios

fuera algo a lo cual aferrarse.

7 En cambio, renunció a sus privilegios divinos;[b]

adoptó la humilde posición de un esclavo[c]

y nació como un ser humano.

Cuando apareció en forma de hombre,[d]

8 se humilló a sí mismo en obediencia a Dios

y murió en una cruz como morían los criminales.

9 Por lo tanto, Dios lo elevó al lugar de máximo honor

y le dio el nombre que está por encima de todos los demás nombres

10 para que, ante el nombre de Jesús, se doble toda rodilla

en el cielo y en la tierra y debajo de la tierra,

11 y toda lengua confiese que Jesucristo es el Señor

para la gloria de Dios Padre.

Opening Line:

We have become a church in decline in most parts of Europe because we have forgotten the true essence of God’s plan for the church in the twenty first century... Finding God’s Divine Design in Others... Jesus said it simply... “Go and Make Disciples of all Nations...”

Imitating Christ’s Divine Design isn’t simply the act of performing the action verb of the command, “Go and Make,” it is leading others into perfection in Christ by imitating Christ’s Divine Design...

(NLT), “And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.”

1 Corintios 11:1 (NTV), “Y ustedes deberían imitarme a mí, así como yo imito a Cristo.”

Mimetes: An Imitator -

“All true imitation is a transformation that does not simply present again something that is already there.

It is a kind of transformed reality in which the transformation points back to what has been transformed in and through it.

It is a transformed reality because it brings before us intensified possibilities never seen before.”

- Gadamer (1986, 64)

Introduction: For example, Timothy discovered Christ’s divine design because he imitated Paul.

Paul was confident that Timothy had the right amount of humility and transformed mindset of Christ by his fruit

, New Living Translation (NLT) Paul Commends Timothy

19 If the Lord Jesus is willing, I hope to send Timothy to you soon for a visit.

Then he can cheer me up by telling me how you are getting along.

20 I have no one else like Timothy, who genuinely cares about your welfare.

21 All the others care only for themselves and not for what matters to Jesus Christ.

22 But you know how Timothy has proved himself.

Like a son with his father, he has served with me in preaching the Good News.

23 I hope to send him to you just as soon as I find out what is going to happen to me here.

24 And I have confidence from the Lord that I myself will come to see you soon.

Filipenses 2:19-24 - Nueva Traducción Viviente (NTV) Pablo encomienda a Timoteo “19 Si el Señor Jesús quiere, espero enviarles pronto a Timoteo para que los visite.

Así él puede animarme al traerme noticias de cómo están.

20 No cuento con nadie como Timoteo, quien se preocupa genuinamente por el bienestar de ustedes.

21 Todos los demás sólo se ocupan de sí mismos y no de lo que es importante para Jesucristo, 22 pero ustedes saben cómo Timoteo ha dado muestras de lo que es.

Como un hijo con su padre, él ha servido a mi lado en la predicación de la Buena Noticia.

23 Espero enviarlo a ustedes en cuanto sepa lo que me sucederá aquí, 24 y el Señor me ha dado la confianza que yo mismo iré pronto a verlos.”

· He was probably around 30 when Paul first came to Lystra/Derby (46 AD)

· He was around 33 when Paul took him with him ( / 49 AD)

· He was around 45 when Paul wrote Philippians (62 AD)

· Timothy shared many characteristics that many of us may have experienced

He was born to a multi-cultural family / religion

He may have been a social outcast from his mother’s side

His father was an unbeliever, while his mom was a believer

He was possibly shy, looked young and inexperienced

But what he did have... Was the Divine heart of Christ...

[Leading up to the text in Chapter 2]

Paul is deliberately placing this text at this point for a couple of reasons.

The chapter begins with the concept of unity through humility, “Do nothing in out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves” (vs.

3).

Pablo está deliberadamente colocar este texto en este punto por un par de razones.

El capítulo comienza con el concepto de la unidad a través de la Humildad “No sean egoistas; no traten de impressionar a nadie.

Sean humildes, es decir, considerando a los demas com mejores que ustedes” (vs. 3)

o Humility: In Scripture, 5012 /tapeinophrosýnē ("lowliness, humility") is an inside-out virtue produced by comparing ourselves to the Lord (rather than to others).

This brings behavior into alignment with this inner revelation to keep one from being self-exalting (self-determining, self-inflated).

For the believer, 5012 /tapeinophrosýnē ("humility") means living in complete dependence on the Lord, i.e. with no reliance on self (the flesh).[1]

o Humilda: es una virtud de adentro hacia afuera producida por compararnos con el Señor (más que con otros).

Esto lleva al comportamiento a alinearse con esta revelación interna para evitar que uno se exalte a sí mismo (auto-determinante, auto-inflado).

Then Paul moves into the Attitude of Christ (vs.

5-11), a Hymn from the early church that captures the essence of Christ’s example of humility, “Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus” (vs.

5).

Es un himno de la iglesia primitiva que capta la esencia del ejemplo de humildad de Cristo “Tengan la misma actitud que tuvo Cristo Jesús” (vs.

5).

Paul then describes his circumstance, in the same way as Christ suffered and died for us, Paul says, “But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you” (vs.

17).

“Sin embargo, me alegrare aun si tengo que perder la vida derramándola como ofrenda liquida a Dios, así como el fiel servicio de ustedes también es una ofrenda de Dios.

Y quiero que todos ustedes participen de esta alegría” (vs.

17).

Paul then adds a new character within the story line.

By depicting Timothy, a person who represents you and I, an average “Joe,” as having the same qualities as Jesus Christ, and the Same essence of Paul as someone being like-mined.

Theme: Imitating the Divine Nature of Christ requires that we…

Imitando la actitud divina de Cristo requiere que nosotros…

· Affirm who we are in Christ; afirmamos quien somos en Cristo

· Surrender our Titles or Position; Entregamos nuestros títulos o posiciones

· Posture ourselves as a Servant; nos postulamos nosotros mismos como un siervo

· Humble ourselves before our neighbor; humillarnos ante nuestro prójimos

· That we Present everyone Perfect in Christ; presentamos todos perfectos en Cristo