Holy Bible: Philippians 2:1-11
        ¹If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion,
        ²then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose.
      ³Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.
      ⁴Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. 
      ⁵Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: 
      ⁶Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
      ⁷but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.
      ⁸And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross!
      ⁹Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name,
     ¹⁰that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
     ¹¹and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Verse: Philippians 2:5-7
"Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:  Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness."

       In his book The First Man, James Hansen chronicles Neil Armstrong’s flight to the moon. The author explains how each astronaut was asked to fill out a report upon completion of the flight. The report listed how they traveled from Houston, Texas, to Cape Kennedy, Florida, to the Moon, to the Pacific Ocean, to Hawaii, and returned to Houston, Texas. What a list of destinations!
       There is another itinerary that outshines any trip ever taken. Imagine this itinerary of our Savior, Jesus Christ: Place of origin—the heavenly places; Initial destination—Bethlehem; Mode of travel—the virgin birth; Reason for travel—the redemption of sinners; Return destination—the right hand of the Father.
       Philippians 2:5-11 eloquently describes Christ’s coming to earth to provide our redemption. One Bible commentator considers this passage a hymn of praise to the glory of the Suffering Servant who became exalted for His obedience: “Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, . . . humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death . . . . Therefore God also has highly exalted Him” (vv.5-9).
      Our Lord’s extraordinary itinerary of redemption should fill our hearts with gratitude and praise!

Our gracious redemption was carefully planned,
The gulf between heaven and earth has been spanned,
The portals are open, the passage is free,
Oh, wondrous salvation, it’s even for me! —Johnson

Conclusion: God broke into human history to offer us the gift of eternal life.