Essentials For A Church

Philippians Chapter 2:1 – 6

Verse 1: “If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the
Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,”

Here we are given 4 very important qualities of the Christian life and the church.
1. Consolation in Christ
2. Comfort of love
3. Fellowship of the Spirit
4. Bowels and mercies

In order to have the above 4 qualities you must practice the following character traits:
1. Be Likeminded
2. Have the same love
3. Be in one accord
4. Be of one mind

Verse 2: Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one
mind.

Verse 3 and 4 describes what will destroy the 4 qualities of the Christina life.
1. Strife
2. Vain Glory
3. Proud
4. High minded
5. Self Centered
6. Selfishness

Verse 3 & 4: “Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem
other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the
things of others.”

Verse 5: Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

The results will be of having the mind of Christ.