How do we measure our

spiritual growth?
5 metrics, or questions to ask
yourself, from Philippians 2:3-8 that
you can use when measuring your
own spiritual growth.
How do we measure our
spiritual growth?
Questions to ask Yourself
#1 – How SELFLESS am I?
Paul said,
Do nothing out of SELFISH AMBITION or vain
conceit. Rather, in humility value others above
yourselves, not looking to your own interests
but each of you to the interests of others.
Philippians 2:3-4
How do we measure our
spiritual growth?
Questions to ask Yourself
#1 – How SELFLESS am I?
Filipos 2:3-8
3 Huwag kayong gumawa ng anumang bagay
dahil sa makasariling hangarin o sa
paghahangad na maitaas ang sarili. Sa halip,
magpakumbaba kayo sa isaʼt isa at ituring na
mas mabuti ang iba kaysa sa inyo.
How do we measure our
spiritual growth?
Questions to ask Yourself
#1 – How SELFLESS am I?
Filipos 2:3-8
4 Huwag lang ang sarili ninyong kapakanan
ang isipin nʼyo kundi ang kapakanan din ng
iba.
How do we measure our
spiritual growth?
Questions to ask Yourself
#1 – How SELFLESS am I?
Selfless
Concerned more with the needs and wishes
of others than with one's own; unselfish.-
How do we measure our
spiritual growth?
Questions to ask Yourself
#1 – How SELFLESS am I?
Selfless
 may malasakit, mapagsilbi, mapagbigay,
mapagpakasakit sa sarili
 maawain, madamayin, mapagbigay,
maalalahanin, makonsiderasyon,
maunawain, mabait
#1 – How SELFLESS am I?
1. How much do I think about others in
comparison to thinking about myself?
2. How much am I willing to take a genuine
interest in the things that matter most to
other people even if they don’t matter to me
at all.
3. How much do I put other people’s needs
before and above my own?
 How do we measure our
spiritual growth?
Questions to ask Yourself
#2 – How much am I willing to
SACRIFICE?
Filipos 2:5-6
In verse 5 Paul encouraged his readers to have the
same attitude Jesus had. In verse 6 he wrote,
Though He was God, he did not think of equality with
God as something to cling to. Instead, HE GAVE UP
His divine privileges.
 Questions to ask Yourself
#2 – How much am I willing to
SACRIFICE?
Have you ever thought about all that Jesus had
to give up in order to save us? It says He
“emptied Himself” or “gave up” His heavenly
and divine privileges.
He gave up a perfect environment in heaven to
come to earth to be a carpenter.
 Questions to ask Yourself
#2 – How much am I willing to
SACRIFICE?
To sacrifice means to give up something that is
valuable to you. It could be your time, money ,
family or anything else very important to you.
Does work always win or are you willing to
sacrifice and be obedient to God? Our
willingness to sacrifice to God and for others is
a great way to measure our spiritual growth.
 How do we measure our
spiritual growth?
Questions to ask Yourself
#3 – How much am I willing to SERVE?
Filipos 2:7
7 Sa halip, kusa niyang binitawan ang pagiging
kapantay ng Diyos,
at namuhay na isang alipin.
 Questions to ask Yourself
#3 – How much am I willing to SERVE?
Concerning Jesus Paul said,
He took the humble position of a SLAVE…
One thing that was clear in observing Jesus’
life is that He was always serving others. He
taught others. He washed their feet. He healed
people. He made disciples and poured His life
into people.
 Questions to ask Yourself
#3 – How much am I willing to SERVE?
Concerning Jesus Paul said,
He took the humble position of a SLAVE…
One thing that was clear in observing Jesus’
life is that He was always serving others. He
taught others. He washed their feet. He healed
people. He made disciples and poured His life
into people. His life was about serving others
and adding value to their life.
 Questions to ask Yourself
#3 – How much am I willing to SERVE?
So, the question we should ask here is, “do I normally
look for people to serve me or am I actively looking
for ways I can serve others?”
Are you willing to do tasks that no one else will
do that seem beneath you or do you see
yourself as being too good to perform such
tasks?
 Questions to ask Yourself
#3 – How much am I willing to SERVE?
If Jesus came to earth to serve people who
eventually crucified Him, will you do the same?
Knowing this people will crucify will still be
willing to serve them?
Bat ko pagsisilbihan yan, bat ko susundin yan,
bat ako magpapasakop dyan eh ipapako naman
nila ako.
 How do we measure our
spiritual growth?
Questions to ask Yourself
#4 – How much am I willing to SUBMIT?
Filipos 2:8
Paul continues,
When he appeared in human form, he humbled
himself in OBEDIENCE to God…
 Questions to ask Yourself
#4 – How much am I willing to SUBMIT?
The idea here is OBEDIENCE. Jesus was
obedient to what His Father was requiring Him
to do. A major way to measure your spiritual
growth is to honestly assess how
obedient/submissive you are to what God wants
from you.
How obedient are you in the areas of sexual
purity, time management, using your gifts, vision,
and giving?
 Questions to ask Yourself
#4 – How much am I willing to SUBMIT?
Next we must ask the question, “how
submissive am I to the people God has placed
over my life (spouse, boss, spiritual leader)?”
A maturing Christian is one who can see
progress not perfection.
 How do we measure our
spiritual growth?
Questions to ask Yourself
#5 – How much am I willing to SUFFER?
Filipos 2:8
Finally, concerning Jesus, Paul wrote,
…and died a criminal’s death on a cross.
Jesus was willing to suffer for because He
knew that God would use His suffering to bring
about a greater good.
 Questions to ask Yourself
#5 – How much am I willing to SUFFER?
The problem today is that we have too many
Christians who believe that the Christian life is
supposed to be easy and free from difficulties.
Our growth is exemplified when we are able to
endure life’s trials in a mature way, which
means without constantly complaining, pouting
or turning away from the faith when things
don’t go our way.
 Questions to ask Yourself
#5 – How much am I willing to SUFFER?
Part of our spiritual growth is our ability to take
our share of suffering, turn to God for strength
and then later use it as a testimony to help
someone else.
This requires that we adopt the mindset that
this Christian life will include suffering but
knowing that God can bring about the greater
good as a result of it.
 Summary
So, how are we doing? I want to encourage you
to ask yourself these 5 questions every so
often and measure your own spiritual growth
from time to time. Are you willing to be
selfless, sacrifice, serve, submit to and suffer
for others? The more we grow in these areas
the more we look like Jesus.