4: Unity Through Humility — Teaching Plan

Key Thought: The origin of disunity stemmed from the pride and thirst for position and power. Unity through humility is a strength.
January 24, 2026

1. Have a volunteer read Philippians 2:3,4.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. What practical steps does Paul urge to have unity in the church?
3. Personal Application: What kind of death to self would lead us to esteem others better than ourselves? How different would our relationships be if we all lived like that? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states, “What challenges to unity does the church in your area face? Would a willingness to be humble and not do anything through selfishness, ambition, or conceit help the issues? How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Philippians 2:5.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What does it mean to have the mind of Christ?
3. Personal Application: Why is it important to keep our minds focused on pure and virtuous things in our Christian walk? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states, “What are the ways that you have experienced the reality of God’s love?.” How would you respond to your relative?

3. Have a volunteer read Philippians 2:5-8.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What are the implications of these words?
3. Personal Application: How should we respond to what Christ has done for us? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “Why is it wrong to think that our works can add to what Christ has already done for us? What do our good works mean then?” How would you respond to your friend?

4. Have a volunteer read Romans 9:3, Hebrews 2:14-18; Hebrews 4:15.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What characterised Jesus condensation and His taking of human nature?
3. Personal Application: How should focusing on what Jesus did for us at the cross make us more humble and submissive to God? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.

(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared. ”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).

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