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That's Philippians chapter 2. 
This evening we're going to look at that great hymn of Christ, 
verses 5 through 11. Last week we looked at Peter's 
discussion of humility, and then Paul also discusses humility 
as well, but then he gives the greatest example of it, namely 
in the great condescension of our Lord Jesus Christ. Not only 
in his condescension, but also in his life, death, and resurrection. So Philippians chapter 2, verses 
5 through 11. We're going to read verses 1 
through 11 to set the context for us. Read with me. Philippians 
chapter 2, verses 1 through 11. Therefore, if there is any consolation 
in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the 
Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by being 
like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of 
one mind. Let nothing be done through selfish 
ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others 
better than himself. Let each of you look out not 
only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. 
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus. who 
being in the form of God did not consider it robbery to be 
equal with God, but made himself of no reputation by taking the 
form of a bondservant and by coming in the likeness of men. 
And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself 
by becoming obedient to the point of death, even the death of the 
cross. Therefore God also has highly 
exalted him, and given him the name which is above every name, 
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in 
heaven and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 
and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is 
Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Amen. Let us pray. O Lord, our God, who is man that 
you are mindful of him? Who are we that you consider 
us, and you stoop low to us, O God? We do thank you, O God, 
that you are the true and the living God, and that Christ our 
Lord, Christ our King, did not consider equality with God something 
to be grasped, but made himself of no reputation, that we who 
are of no reputation might be exalted with him, might receive 
a glorious body with him, might be to praise his glorious name 
for saving us and calling us out of darkness for those that 
have believed on Christ Jesus. May this humble us, O God. May 
this cause us to think right concerning you, and may this 
cause us to think right of ourselves and right concerning others. 
Let us love one another with that posture of service. Let us care for one another so 
much so that we do not grasp the things of this world, but 
let them go for your sake and for your glory. But, O God, we 
do pray, ultimately, that Christ our King would be magnified and 
would be glorified, and that we would praise His name this 
day, for this day is your Lord's Day, as we come to celebrate 
the great resurrection of Christ our King. May we give you the 
honor and glory that is due unto you. May we sing the praises 
that are due unto you, O God, for how majestic are your ways 
in all the earth. How we praise you for your works, 
the great works of salvation, O God. and each and every one 
of us who have believed on Christ, you have worked in us. We truly 
confess that Christ does save his people from their sins, for 
by your mercy and by your providence and through your spirit and through 
the preaching, you have worked in us to show us our need for 
Christ, show us our sin, and grant us the gift of faith that 
enables us to believe on Christ our King. For those that do not 
know Christ today, oh God, we pray that you would grant them 
that gift of faith, that you would regenerate their hearts, 
show them their need for Christ, that they might look to this 
one, look to this humble king, look to this servant, and find 
everlasting life, find joy and ending in the hope of the gospel. For those that are believers 
here today, may we be edified by your word, by what you say 
to us in this text. And may you help us and strengthen 
us to have the mind of Christ, even though we fail so often. 
As we seek to have the mind of Christ, may we continually look 
to Christ, our King. And we pray, O God, that ultimately 
you would be glorified in all things. In the name of Christ, 
amen. Well, the Book of Philippians 
is written by the Apostle Paul when he is in prison, and he 
is writing for the purpose of to give thanks to the people, 
to encourage the people, and to give them some exhortations 
in the times and in the midst of potential trials that might 
come. And one of the themes we see throughout the Book of Philippians 
is the theme of unity of mind. which is what Paul discusses 
for us in verses 1 through 4 of chapter 2. And one of the ways 
that we can have unity of mind with one another is humility 
towards one another. And perhaps then Paul goes on 
to explain after he gives this charge, he goes on to show us 
the great example of humility. The great one who showed us the 
great condescension that no other man has ever engaged in. in the 
gospel of free and sovereign grace, in the life, death, and 
resurrection of Jesus Christ. And so we see here in Philippians 
2, verse 5 through 11, that after Paul calls these Philippians 
to consider others better than themselves, he shows them this 
great example of humility found in Christ our King. And that 
is the main thrust, that is the main focus, namely what Christ 
has done to demonstrate, to show this lowliness of mind as he 
considers others better than himself. as he looks not only 
for his own interests, but for the interests of others, mainly 
for the salvation of his people. And so we will look at this key 
theme of Christ under three main considerations this evening. 
We will look, first of all, at the King who came in verses 5 
through 7. Secondly, we will look at the 
King who died in verse 8. And lastly, we will look at the 
King who is exalted in verses 9 through 11. So the King who 
came, the King who died, and the King who is exalted. So let's 
first look now at the King who came, verses 5 through 7. Notice 
what he says. Let this mind be, in verse 5, 
let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus. You see, this very verse ties 
in what we've already read and talked about briefly in verses 
1 through 4. As we see, Paul says, let nothing 
be done through selfish ambition. Let nothing be done to show to 
be done out of our own interest, but for the interest of others. 
So then he goes on to say, let this mind be in you, which was 
also in Christ our King. So when he says we must have 
unity of mind together, we must seek to put on the mind of Christ. And one of the ways what Christ 
does for us is He is the greatest example of humility, of engaging 
in that posture of service. And Paul goes on to explain what 
these actually are, what the great example of Christ, how 
He demonstrates humility. Because then he goes on to say 
in verses 12 through 18, he goes on to show that we must work 
out our salvation with fear and trembling. We must shine as lights 
in this world. You see, the imperative, the 
command in verse 5 and in verses 12 through 18 is very much rooted 
in the gospel. Rooted in the truth of the gospel, 
namely in the work of Christ our King. And so he gives them 
this charge that we must have this mind of Christ, have this 
humility to look like our Savior. And he goes on to explain how 
Christ humbled himself. If you think you're humble, I 
encourage you to look at our Savior. If you think that you 
are not prideful, I encourage you to look at the great lengths 
through which our Savior engaged in humility. Notice what Paul 
says in verse 6, who being in the form of God. Now this word 
form of God certainly does highlight the nature of Christ. He is fully 
God. He is I Am. He is from everlasting 
to everlasting. But the very language of form 
of God is highlighting something else. Namely, the radiance of 
God. The radiance of Christ our King 
as He visibly displays Himself throughout the Old Testament 
before He came into the world. You see, the focus of this text 
is very much on status. Who is Christ before He became 
incarnate and even after He became incarnate? He is God Almighty. He was there at the beginning. 
He was there when the world was created. He was in the beginning 
with God and God created the world through Him. His great axe we see throughout 
the Old Testament. He was there. He is God when 
He brought the Egyptians out of slavery, out of bondage, and 
into the Promised Land. Perhaps the best way to describe 
what Paul is getting at here is what we see in Hebrews 1, 
3. Albeit after Christ is incarnate, He is the radiance of the glory 
of God. He is the exact imprint of His 
nature. And certainly if one is the form 
of God, he must be equal with God. But nonetheless, the idea 
that Paul is highlighting here is the glory of God. The manifestation 
of the glory of God as we see it in the Old Testament. We read 
this in Psalm 45, as Pastor Butler read this already for us. Who 
is this One? You are fairer than the son of 
men. Grace is upon your lips. Therefore, God has blessed you 
forever. Gird your sword upon your thigh, oh mighty one, with 
your glory and your majesty. And in your majesty, ride prosperously 
because of truth, humility, and righteousness. And your right 
hand shall teach you awesome things. Your arrows are sharp 
in the heart of the king's enemies. The peoples shall fall under 
you. Psalm 145 also highlights the majesty of God. I will extol 
you, my God, O King. I will bless your name forever 
and ever. Every day I will bless you and 
will praise your name forever and ever. Great is the Lord, 
and greatly to be praised, and His greatness is unsearchable. 
One generation shall praise your works to another, and shall declare 
your mighty acts. I will meditate on the glorious 
splendor of your majesty, and on your wondrous works. Men shall 
speak of the might of your awesome acts, and I will declare your 
greatness. They shall utter the memory of 
your great goodness, and shall sing of your righteousness. The 
Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and 
great in mercy. The Lord is good to all, and 
His tender mercies are over all His works. And we could continue. 
But what does Moses say in Exodus 34? He says, Lord, show me your 
glory. And as he passes by, the Lord 
proclaims his name. The very same thing we just read 
in Psalm 145. The Lord, the Lord, a God gracious 
and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. 
And we could continue on and on, but the focus is highlighting 
the pinnacle of glory, the highest being there is in this world, 
the only, the being who is completely wholly other than what we are. 
He is the highest of them all. And that's the focus of the text, 
because he's contrasting between Christ being in the form of God, 
but also in the form of a bondservant. And we'll get to that in a moment. who being in the form of God, 
notice what he says after that. He did not consider it robbery 
to be equal with God. I'll be honest with you, this 
word robbery is a difficult word to understand. Guess how many 
times it's used in the New Testament? Once. Here. Guess how many times 
it's used in the Old Testament? Zero. Guess how many times it's 
used in non-biblical Greek? Five or six. So it's a very difficult 
word to understand, but nonetheless, I think the context helps us 
understand what it means. And to be honest with you, I'm 
not a big fan of the term robbery here. I think a better translation 
based on the context is, did not consider equality with God 
something to be grasped, as the new King James says in the margin, 
or something to be held onto to be equal. You see, Christ 
is equal with God, and He does possess that right, if you will. But the focus is on Christ who 
didn't necessarily forsake that right, but took on the form of 
a servant, took on human nature. This One who is the highest of 
all the beings became the lowest. He went from, perhaps we can 
say, in a very limited way of understanding the humility that 
we see here. It's like a king becoming a peasant. It's like a prince becoming a 
pauper. A CEO becoming a homeless man. And I know it doesn't even 
grip the truth in any sort of way that we can fully understand. 
But that's what Paul is trying to highlight here for us. He's 
the radiance of the glory of God. And yet he did not consider 
equality with God something to be grasped, to be held on to, 
that he could not let it go for the sake of others. Not saying 
that Christ gave up his divinity. We'll talk about that in just 
a moment. But nonetheless, he did not consider it something 
to be grasped. And then he goes on to say, in 
verse seven, but made himself of no reputation. I think the 
King James nails this translation here. You see, this is the translation 
that some say means he emptied himself, and some say that then 
that means that he emptied himself of his divinity, some divine 
attributes, namely his omnipresence and his omniscience. Because 
they're trying to highlight so much his true humanity. What 
do you do when you take away an attribute of God? First of 
all, you certainly say that God can change. But you also then 
mix the two natures of Christ, do you not? If Christ limits 
himself, then is there not a conflation between his humanity and his 
divinity, so much so that we want to highlight his humanity, 
that we diminish his deity, which is what goes on when people think 
that this word means he emptied himself of his divine attributes? 
The focus here is again on that idea of status. He made himself 
of no reputation. He made himself of no reputation. He divested himself of position 
or prestige, perhaps we could say. And I think the following 
words highlight further how he does that. You know, you could 
actually translate he emptied himself, if we did some good 
Greek grammar here in verse 7, he emptied himself or made himself 
of no reputation, by taking the form of a bondservant and by 
coming in the likeness of men." Those words are indicating how 
he made himself of no reputation, namely by taking on human flesh, 
by taking on human nature, perhaps by the word becoming flesh and 
dwelling with man. You see, man is not the pinnacle 
being. God Almighty is. And so when God, the second person 
of the Trinity, the Son of God, condescends to us, comes, becomes 
incarnate, that is great humility, brothers and sisters. That is 
a great demonstration of considering others better than himself. And then he further explains, 
he comes in the form of a bondservant and by coming in the likeness 
of men. You see, we need him to be God, 
and we need him to be man, but we need him... there must not 
be any conflation between the two. We confess, with the definition 
of Chalcedon, that there's one person with two natures. Not 
any conflation between the natures, but not so much as if there's 
two persons with two natures, but one person with two natures. 
And as our forefathers wrote many years ago, he's unchangeable, 
inconfused, if you will, and indivisible and inseparable. 
It's an addition, if you will, not change. And when some say 
that he emptied himself of divine attributes, they say that he 
changed. He did not change. He took on 
human flesh. Because it is man who sinned 
against God, and it is man who is required to fulfill the law 
and perfection, and man who is required to make sacrifice or 
to bear the punishment that man deserves. But he must be God, 
because only God is perfect. So we have this great mystery 
of one person with two natures. And what you can say about the 
nature, you can say about the person. But what you say about 
one nature, you cannot say about the other. Do you catch that? 
What you say about the nature, you can say about the person 
of Christ. But you cannot say that because he is omnipresent 
in his divinity, that he is now omnipresent in his humanity. 
You cannot say that. Who is this one, one person, 
two natures, without conflation or separation? He is the God-man. And we see here very much this 
humility of Christ in coming and taking the likeness of us, 
we see his condescension towards us, we see his love towards us. You know, in 2 Corinthians chapter 
8, he says, Paul says, though he was rich, for our sakes he 
became poor. that very much aptly describes 
what Christ went through by considering others better than himself, by 
taking the form of a servant, that we who are lowly, we who 
deserve punishment, might have everlasting life. We see the 
condescension and the unchanging love that God has for his people 
in the incarnation, in the humility of Christ our King. Let us ponder 
that, let us consider that, let us meditate on these great truths 
that this Christ, who is in the form of God, made himself of 
no reputation. So we see this King who came, 
this Christ who became incarnate. Let us look then, secondly, at 
the King who died in verse 8. Now if Christ just became incarnate, 
that would be a great evidence of humility. But he doesn't come 
in the form of a king, in human sense. He comes in the form of 
a bondservant, right? He's born in a manger. And notice 
what Paul says, being found in the appearance as a man, he humbled 
himself. by becoming obedient to the point 
of death, even the death of the cross." Now, this word appearance 
here, there's some who argued throughout history that Christ 
only appeared to be man. That's not what this word means. 
It actually means He was man. So that's kind of just a quick 
overview of that. The recognized state or form 
in which something appears, namely, as a man. And that's exactly 
what He is. He is fully man. I mean, Paul 
highlights that further with verse 8, with verse 7. But he 
said, notice, He humbled Himself. We looked at that word last week, 
didn't we? That inward disposition. That humility is something that 
is inward, not so much outward. But the thing that Paul is highlighting 
perhaps here in a more intensified sense is that, again, that idea 
of losing that status. Losing that prestige. Something 
that he doesn't feel he must grasp. But it's done again, especially 
with slaves. Slaves were supposed to engage 
in humility. Slaves were supposed to be the 
ones who were the lowest of the low. And you see, in the ancient 
world, the primary currency that they trafficked in was the idea 
of honor and shame. And in honor and shame, it was 
determined what was honorable by those of the culture. And 
I'll be honest with you, being a slave was not the highest of 
the high, but it was the lowest of the low. And so he humbled himself. And 
notice further how he humbled himself. Again, I think we need 
to add the word by here, not and. He humbled himself. How 
did he do that? By becoming obedient to the point 
of death, even the death. of the cross. John Gill highlights 
that Christ's obedience is not only in his death, but in his 
entire life. How did he humble himself? By 
becoming man, by being subject to parents, by becoming a carpenter, 
by conversing with the meanest of men, washing disciples' feet, 
compliance with God the Father's will. As Hebrews 5 highlights, 
he was tempted and engaged in full human experience, yet he 
was without sin. In many places we see him hungering 
and thirsting and weeping and tired and sleepy. We've even 
seen several instances where we see his anguish as he goes 
before the Father in Gethsemane. But He obeys the Father. Even 
there, we see His obedience to do what God the Father requires 
of Him. In a lot of ways, we see that 
great covenant of redemption in action, don't we? You see, 
the Father appointed the Son to be the Savior of His people, 
and the Son willingly offered Himself to be that Savior for 
His people. And that's what Christ does by 
being obedient in His life. But not only being obedient in 
His life, but being obedient unto the point of death, which 
shows how far Christ, the measure of which He is willing to be 
obedient, going to the point of death, even so much so that 
He would die the death on the cross. Talk about being humiliated, 
brothers and sisters. Talk about utter shame when it 
comes to the cross. One historian writes that during 
the Romans times that the cross is for dangerous criminals or 
members of the lowest classes. He says crucifixion satisfied 
the primitive lust for revenge and the sadistic cruelty of individual 
rulers and of the masses connected with other forms of torture like 
flogging. And to make matters even worse, 
perhaps sometimes we have seen pictures that we shouldn't see 
of Christ, but nonetheless there is a garment covering him. That's not the case, brothers 
and sisters. Victims were displayed naked 
and usually in prominent places, with most of the men never being 
buried. Utter shame and humiliation. Utter pain and utter torture. 
Certainly physically, but also mentally as well. He's crucified 
as the lowest of low. He's hung out there that we might 
have everlasting life. He's borne the punishment and 
shame that we should have. For our sake, brothers and sisters, 
and we haven't even got to the wrath of God being poured out 
on him yet. Humanly speaking, This is one of the worst deaths 
ever. This is the worst death ever. 
Not only in the pain that they would feel on his body, but also 
in being humiliated before others as well. And not only is he humiliated 
in front of others, not as a huge sign or a huge evidence of humiliation, 
but we also see the wrath of God is poured out on him for 
our sakes. We deserve eternal punishment. We deserve eternal 
damnation. But God bruised him. God poured 
out his wrath upon him, the wrath that you and I deserve for eternity, 
that we might have everlasting life. A great evidence of humility, 
brothers and sisters. A great evidence of condescension. 
A great evidence of showing that servant attitude towards us, 
that we might have everlasting life. And very much I think Isaiah 
53 is in the background of what Paul is saying here. The one 
we refer to so often and so frequently, Isaiah 53, that servant song. He is that man of sorrows and 
acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces 
from him. He was despised and we did not 
esteem him. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. 
Yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. 
But he was wounded for our transgressions. He was bruised for our iniquities. 
The chastisement of our peace was upon him, and by his stripes 
we are healed. We are like sheep that have gone 
astray. We have turned everyone to his own way, and the Lord 
has laid on him the iniquity of us all. Skipping down to verse 
10. Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise 
him. He has put him to grief. When 
you make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, 
he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall 
prosper in his hand. He shall see the labor of his 
soul and be satisfied. By his knowledge, my righteous 
servant shall justify many. for he shall bear their iniquities. 
Therefore I will divide him a portion with the great, and he shall 
divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul 
unto death, and he was numbered with the transgressors, and he 
bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors." 
Does this humble you, brothers and sisters? Does this bring 
you low? We are thankful for this One who was obedient. We're 
thankful for this King who did come, who became a peasant, that 
we might have everlasting life. So we've seen the King who came. 
We've seen the King who died. Let us look lastly then at the 
King who is exalted, verses 9 through 11. Notice the connection between 
his obedience and his exaltation. Therefore God. Therefore God 
has highly exalted him and given him the name that is above every 
other name. And this, I think, highlights 
back to Isaiah 52 this time, verse 13. You see that word for 
exalted here is another rare word in the New Testament. It's 
only found once here, but it's found also in Isaiah 52, verse 
13. 52, verse 13. Isaiah writes, Behold, my servant 
shall deal prudently, and he shall be exalted and extolled 
and be very high. You see, God has exalted him 
and given him the name that is above every other name, but he 
did that through resurrecting him, raising him from the dead, 
which is what Paul says in Romans chapter 1. He descended, he was 
a descendant of David, concerning his son Jesus Christ our Lord, 
in verse 3 of chapter 1, who was born of the seed of David 
according to the flesh, and declared to be the Son of God with power 
according to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection from the 
dead. And because Christ, this judicial 
verdict that is granted to this one. You see that God gives Him 
the thing that God the Father gives the Son what He promised 
Him. He exalts Him and gives Him a 
name that is above every other name. But not only that, He gives 
them a people as well. That you and I, who are His, 
might have everlasting life. You and I that are His might, 
as we, when we die or when Christ comes, we shall experience fully 
everlasting life. But we do that through praising 
God, our King. Why do we come on Sundays, brothers 
and sisters? We come to praise Him for His 
salvation, praise Him for His work, for the things that He 
has done. He's the name that is above every 
other name, the name that has been granted to Him. You see, 
Christ's name is exalted and it's also exhorted. Because every, 
verse 10, the name of Jesus, every knee should bow of those 
in heaven and those on earth and those under the earth. Highlighting 
the universal scope in which he shall be praised. He is the 
true and living God, and He is the one who deserves His praises. 
And I think we can see an evidence of that in the ministry of the 
Apostle Paul, because Isaiah 45 prophesies the salvation of 
the Gentiles. Paul then speaks about that, 
quotes Isaiah 45 in Romans 14, praising God for the fact that 
the salvation of the Gentiles has come. Every tribe, every 
tongue will praise His name. Because it is a difficult phrase 
to deal with. Those in heaven, those on earth, 
and those under the earth. But I think it does highlight the 
universal nature with which He shall be praised. And isn't that 
true in a lot of ways in which we see today? Many of different 
tribes and tongues and nations praising the name of Christ for 
His cross work, for His incarnation, for His humiliation. and exalting 
Him, for He is God Almighty. As one writer says, this lame 
Lord, for Paul, Lord is a title of majesty, reflecting the regal 
lordship of the risen Christ over the living and the dead. 
God made Jesus Lord at the resurrection as a consequence of which He 
now shares with the Father over all creation and the right to 
universal adoration. as Paul says in Ephesians chapter 
1 verses 20 and 21, which he worked in Christ when he raised 
him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the 
heavenly places far above all principalities and power and 
might and dominion and every name that is named not only in 
this age but also in that which is to come. We come to church 
and we see foretastes of heaven. As we walk along that road to 
the celestial city, we come and experience glimpses of what heaven 
shall be like. We hear God speaking to us through 
the Word. We hear it, we come to sing praises 
to our God for salvation. And it gives us that taste, that 
longing, that as we press on in our trials, and there are 
many trials, that God Almighty, this exalted one, is carrying 
us and bringing us home to the celestial city. And there we 
shall praise Him and honor Him and bow before Him. And even 
as we do bow now, hopefully not as often as we should, but we 
praise Him and give Him honor that is due unto Him. And as 
Paul says at the end in verse 11, to the glory of God the Father. Amen. You know what's interesting? As we go through this text, sometimes 
we forget that it's an exhortation. And he's giving an example, don't 
we? I almost feel like Paul is almost forgetting that as you 
see his enthusiasm come out, perhaps as he's dictating or 
writing this. You see him just getting fired up as he's speaking 
or writing this very thing. We forget that verse 5 is the 
command that then is rooted in the gospel. We forget that we 
see in the gospel of free and sovereign grace this one who 
humbled himself, and that we should have this mind of Christ, 
not for salvation, but because we have been saved. If you think 
you're humble, brothers and sisters, look again. He did not consider 
equality with God something to be grasped, to be held onto. How often do we hold on to our 
status so much so that we cannot let it go for the sake of others? Yet he did this for our sake 
that we might have everlasting life. Behold, brothers and sisters, 
your humble king. Well, in conclusion then, brothers 
and sisters, we have seen this King who came, we've seen this 
King who died, and we see this King who is exalted even now. And we should have a similar 
mind to this one to put on the mind of Christ. And I would say 
today, if you are an unbeliever and you do not know the Lord 
and Savior Jesus Christ, believe on this one. Believe in the life, 
the death, and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. For he truly 
is your only hope. And you shall have everlasting 
life. And you shall experience joy unending. Even though there's 
still trials and suffering in this life, when you die or when 
Christ comes, you shall experience everlasting life. Well, let us 
pray. Lord our God, we thank you that 
Christ is the King. We thank you that Christ is the 
one who reigns supreme now. We do thank you that he governs 
all things, and as your people, we thank you that he saved his 
people from their sins. We pray that you would help us 
and strengthen us and help us to ponder and meditate on the 
truth of the gospel, the truth in which Christ our King, though 
being in the form of God, did not consider equality with God 
something to be grasped, but he made himself of no reputation. 
O Father God, forgive us when we hold on to our reputation. 
Forgive us when we do not humble ourselves. Forgive us for our 
pride, O God, but help us to always look to our Saviour, look 
to our King, for He is the humble one. He is the humble King. May 
this give us comfort and hope and strength. And Father God, 
for those that do not know Christ this day, may they believe on 
Christ. May they look to this humble 
King and find everlasting life in Him. We thank you for these 
things in the name of Christ. Amen.