Outline Of Philippians 2: 6-11

Text: Philippians 2:6-11

Title: Jesus Reigns

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,[a] 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,[b] 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant,[c] 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. 9 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.

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- Event o that began the reign of

o M is for magnitude of his reign

 What is the size, extent, level of his exaltation now

 How far does Christ’s reign reach

 V9-11, “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.”

• There is no sickness or bondage, or habit, or failure, or sin issue that will no ultimately be conquered by Jesus

• That means that as you set ut to grow in holiness and commitment to Christ, you have the exalted one with you with a guarantee of success

 Jesus now has the name above every name

• Everything raised up against him will be defeated

• So put the letter ‘M’ on top of your weakness and failures and disappointments and remember that Magnitude of Chris’s exaltation o Everything is under him

- Present o He is reigning now

 Sometimes we get the idea that Jesus will only be exalted at the end of the world when he comes again

 But this text says Jesus is exalted now, and now every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, and now every knee should bow

• That fact the Jesus is exalted and has a name above every name

• Romans 14:11, “It is written: "As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God."

• This is because the son is using his exalted position to save people from ever tribe and tongue and nation o Why is this going to happen, why will every knee bow and tongue confess o Some willingly now and others unde compulsion and his return

 The end of v11 says “to the glory of God the Father”

• Revelation 21:23, “And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.” o The task is to bring glory to God the Father

- Yield o Our response

 The first thing to do today is bow the knee and confess Jesus Christ is Lord

• This is your first and highest duty

 He was humbled to death and rose again that he might take you as a treasure to the Father

• He get far more glory out of showing mercy to you than destroying you

- Because the tomb was empty there is forgiveness of sin

- Because the tomb was empty your weakness and failures and sins don’t get the last say

- Because the tomb was empty sickness, and disappointment and loss are not the final word in our lives o Jesus is exalted now, in power

 He is ruling