• Romans 12:2-3 - Do not be conformed to this world. Do not think more of yourself than you should.
  • Philippians 2:1-11
  • I must regard others as more important than myself (Philippians 2:3-4
    • We have to be careful of the rampant self-promotion that exists in our culture.
    • Job 38:1-7 - We must remember how small we really are.
    • Proverbs 27:56 - Sometimes we need to hear criticism.
    • Self esteem is not the problem - self-control is.
    • Luke 17:3 - We need to be told what we are lacking.
  • I must work hard as a servant (Philippians 2:5-8
    • II Thessalonians 3:7-10 - We can not go along thinking we are just entitled to things.
    • Philippians 2:12-15
  • I must let God exalt me instead of exalting myself.
    • Luke 14:7-11 - Don’t exalt yourself.
    • Luke 18:9-14 - The tax collector showed humility in prayer.
    • I Corinthians 4:5 - We should wait and let God exalt us.