{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fninth-o-baptist-church.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F00990a54-00990a54","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"The Joy of Serving Others: Descending the Upward Staircase (Philippians 2:1–4) - Dr. Bill Cook","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/f18229/f18229f5-3094-4303-9893-aeab9c6648ff/65235383-1eb8-4307-a024-96aff5aaae53/1537124792artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/65235383-1eb8-4307-a024-96aff5aaae53\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"The Joy of Serving Others: Descending the Upward Staircase (Philippians 2:1–4) - Dr. Bill Cook\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"The Joy of Serving Others: Descending the Upward Staircase (Philippians 2:1–4)\r\nDr. Bill Cook\r\n\r\n \tWhat Paul commands: “Make my joy complete: (2:2a)\r\n \tWhat God provides: Our blessings in Christ are the foundation for joyful service and unity (2:1)\r\n\r\n \tEncouragement versus Discouragement\r\n \tComfort versus Distress\r\n \tFellowship versus Loneliness\r\n \tTender Compassion versus Harsh Indifference\r\n\r\n\r\n \tServing others is a key to joyful living (2:2b–4).\r\n\r\n \t“Be like-minded” – headed in the same direction for the same reasons.\r\n \tSelfish ambition and vain conceit are mortal enemies to joyful unity.\r\n \tThe antidote to selfish ambition and vain conceit is humility, consider others better than yourself.\r\n\r\n\r\n"}