{"id":1125,"date":"2022-10-09T15:36:34","date_gmt":"2022-10-09T20:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/?p=1125"},"modified":"2022-10-09T15:38:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-09T20:38:55","slug":"letters-to-leaders-selflessness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/letters-to-leaders-selflessness\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters To Leaders &#8211; Selflessness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>&#8216;Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death\u2014 even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. &#8216; Philippians 2:3-11<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Pastor Jeremy Smith, the Lead Pastor of Crosspoint Church in Niceville, FL, continued the sermon series Letters to Leaders on the subject of &#8220;Selflessness.&#8221; Here are the posts from the previous messages in this sermon series:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-stand-firm wp-block-embed-stand-firm\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"vXDAXu7Uee\"><a href=\"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/letters-to-leaders-everyone-is-a-leader\/\">Letters To Leaders &#8211; Everyone Is A Leader<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Letters To Leaders &#8211; Everyone Is A Leader&#8221; &#8212; Stand Firm\" src=\"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/letters-to-leaders-everyone-is-a-leader\/embed\/#?secret=Gf3S2CMz4B#?secret=vXDAXu7Uee\" data-secret=\"vXDAXu7Uee\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-stand-firm wp-block-embed-stand-firm\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"T8FA4vlezb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/letters-to-leader-truth-and-conviction\/\">Letters To Leaders &#8211; Truth, And Conviction<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Letters To Leaders &#8211; Truth, And Conviction&#8221; &#8212; Stand Firm\" src=\"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/letters-to-leader-truth-and-conviction\/embed\/#?secret=IP3QWeaVdK#?secret=T8FA4vlezb\" data-secret=\"T8FA4vlezb\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-stand-firm wp-block-embed-stand-firm\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"nl2ggbJvRO\"><a href=\"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/letters-to-leaders-character\/\">Letters To Leaders &#8211; Character<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Letters To Leaders &#8211; Character&#8221; &#8212; Stand Firm\" src=\"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/letters-to-leaders-character\/embed\/#?secret=yaFhADPL7F#?secret=nl2ggbJvRO\" data-secret=\"nl2ggbJvRO\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The key idea that is center of this sermon series is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Every Christian is a leader.<\/strong> And the goal of every Christian is to &#8220;make disciples.&#8221;<\/li><li><strong>Christlike leadership is influence acted upon with self-sacrificial love.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Critical questions for this week&#8217;s subject are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Would you consider yourself a selfish person?<\/li><li>Would you consider yourself a selfless person?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no better example to think of when meditating on these ideas than Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<strong>In your relationships with one another, have the same &#8220;mindset&#8221; as Christ Jesus<\/strong>&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The word <strong>&#8220;mindset&#8221;<\/strong> is one word that has been coming to me frequently lately. When this happens, I see this as God saying to me, &#8220;John, pay attention and dig deep.&#8221; I only say that because it came up again today in the key text of Jeremy&#8217;s sermon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>&#8216;Those who live according to the flesh have their &#8220;minds set&#8221; on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their &#8220;minds set&#8221; on what the Spirit desires. &#8216; Romans 8:5<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Book of Daniel, Daniel was told, &#8220;Since the first day that you <strong>&#8220;set your mind&#8221;<\/strong> to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God.&#8221; Daniel set his mind to gaining understanding and humbling himself before his God, and his prayers were being answered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How we have our minds set will determine our actions, and our efforts will be either &#8220;selfish&#8221; or &#8220;selfless.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Flesh Mindset (World)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Spirit Mindset (Kingdom)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">To be Served<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">To Serve Others<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">To be in the spotlight<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">To serve anonymously<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Sees scarcity<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Sees God&#8217;s unlimited supply<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Striving to get to the top<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Being humble before God <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Competition<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Harmony<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This list can go on and on. And we operate in these &#8220;mindsets.&#8221; I pray to the Lord that with every passing minute, I spend more time in the mindset of the &#8220;Spirit.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>&#8216;Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples\u2019 feet, drying them with the towel he had around him. When Jesus came to Simon Peter, Peter said to him, \u201cLord, are you going to wash my feet?\u201d Jesus replied, \u201cYou don\u2019t understand now what I am doing, but someday you will.\u201d \u201cNo,\u201d Peter protested, \u201cyou will never ever wash my feet!\u201d Jesus replied, \u201cUnless I wash you, you won\u2019t belong to me.\u201d Simon Peter exclaimed, \u201cThen wash my hands and head as well, Lord, not just my feet!\u201d Jesus replied, \u201cA person who has bathed all over does not need to wash, except for the feet, to be entirely clean. And you disciples are clean, but not all of you.\u201d For Jesus knew who would betray him. That is what he meant when he said, \u201cNot all of you are clean.\u201d After washing their feet, he put on his robe again and sat down and asked, \u201cDo you understand what I was doing? You call me \u2018Teacher\u2019 and \u2018Lord,\u2019 and you are right, because that\u2019s what I am. And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other\u2019s feet. I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you. I tell you the truth, slaves are not greater than their master. Nor is the messenger more important than the one who sends the message. Now that you know these things, God will bless you for doing them. &#8216; John 13:3-17<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>At the last supper, Jesus, the Creator of the universe, lower Himself to wash His disciples&#8217; feet. This task was generally relegated to the lowest position of the household. 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