There’s a Design for YouPhilippians 2

“You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s

womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is

marvelous—and how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the

dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in

your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.”(Psalm 139:13-16, NLT)

“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for

disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”(Jeremiah 29:11, NLT)

“Take delight in the Lord, and he will giveyou your heart’s desires.”

(Psalm 37:4, NLT)

“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider

others better than yourselves.”(Philippians 2:3, NIV)

I. Mistakes we make with ambition. Overt .

I. Mistakes we make with ambition. Overt self interest.

“If you are wise and understand God’s ways, live a life of steady goodness so that only good deeds will pour forth. And if you don’t brag about the good you do, then you will be truly wise! But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your hearts,

don’t brag about being wise. That is the worst kind of lie. For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and

motivated by the Devil. For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find

disorder and every kind of evil.”(James 3:13-16, NLT)

“Your attitude should be the same that Christ Jesus had. Though he was God, he did not

demand and cling to his rights as God.”(Philippians 2:5-6, NLT)

interest.

“Your attitude should be the same that Christ Jesus had. Though he was God, he did not

demand and cling to his rights as God.”(Philippians 2:5-6, NLT)

No interest.

“He made himself nothing; he took the humble position of a slave and appeared in

human form.”(Philippians 2:7, NLT)

"Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given complete authority in heaven

and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples

to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” "

(Matthew 28:18-20, NLT)

“And in human form he obediently humbled himself even further by dying a criminal’s

death on a cross.”(Philippians 2:8, NLT)

“God saved you by his special favor when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a

reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are

God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good

things he planned for us long ago.” (Ephesians 2:8-10, NLT)

II. A Life of Kingdom Ambitions.

A to achieve.

“—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,”(Philippians 2:12b, NIV)

II. A Life of Kingdom Ambitions.

A to achieve. A purpose to achieve.

“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him”

(1 Corinthians 2:9, NIV) A to receive.

“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him”

(1 Corinthians 2:9, NIV) A power to receive.

“For God is working in you, giving you the desire to obey him and the power to

do what pleases him.”(Philippians 2:13, NLT)

A to believe.

“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him”

(1 Corinthians 2:9, NIV) A power to receive.

“For God is working in you, giving you the desire to obey him and the power to

do what pleases him.”(Philippians 2:13, NLT)

A promise to believe.

“But even if my life is to be poured out like a drink offering to complete the sacrifice of your faithful service (that is, if I am to die for you), I will rejoice, and I want to share my joy with all of you. And you should be

happy about this and rejoice with me.” (Philippians 2:17-18, NLT)

“We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from start to finish. He was willing to die a shameful

death on the cross because of the joy he knew would be his afterward. Now he is

seated in the place of highest honor beside God’s throne in heaven.”

(Hebrews 12:2, NLT)

There’s a Design for YouPhilippians 2