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Message Notes

Message Notes


Isaiah 53:3-6
[3] He was despised and rejected by men,
a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
[4] Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows;yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
[5] But he was pierced for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
[6] All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Philippians 2:3-8
[3] Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. [4] Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. [5] Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, [6] who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, [7] but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. [8] And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

Jesus denied Himself by laying aside divine rights and privileges.

Philippians 2:5-6
[5] Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, [6] who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped…

2 Corinthians 8:9
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.

Jesus emptied Himself by taking on the role of a servant.

Philippians 2:7
… but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.

Mark 10:45
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.

Jesus humbled Himself by obeying the Father’s will.

Philippians 2:8
And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

Philippians 2:10–11
Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, [10] so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, [11] and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Revelation 5:2
And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?”

Revelation 5:8–10
[8] And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. [9] And they sang a new song, saying,
“Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, [10] and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.”


Jesus’ death on the cross pays the penalty for our sin. In Him, we have redemption, the forgiveness of our sins through His blood (Eph 1:7). By His blood, we have been brought near (Eph 2:13).

In Christ, we are reconciled and given the ministry of reconciliation (2 Cor 5:17-20). Be bold to share the good news of the gospel with the people you encounter this week.

In your sin, you were dead, separated from God, helpless and hopeless. Feel the weight of your desperation and the cost of your sin.
“But God…” (Eph 2:4). Feel loved by God who sent His son to die that we might believe in Him and have life (John 3:16).

Long to live to make much of Jesus alone.