The shame of the cross, the name above allPhilippians 2:5-11Length: Standard

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • Follow the movement of the passage — how far down does Jesus go, and how high does the Father exalt him in response?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • The cross was the most shameful death the empire had; what does it mean to you that God's greatest honor came through it?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • Where will you choose the downward path — letting go of status or the last word — in one relationship this week?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who could you tell that the name above every name belongs to the one who embraced shame for them?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).