Humility                       Disciple's Guide to a Humble Life      By Dr. Ralph F. Wilson     

Lesson 2. Examining the Humility of Jesus

2.1 Jesus Points to His Own Humility

1. The Gentle and Humble Jesus (Matthew 11:25-30)

2. The Son Can Do Nothing by Himself (John 5:19, 30)

3. Jesus’ Washes His Disciples’ Feet (John 13:1-17)

4. Jesus’ Call to Serve as a Ransom (Mark 10:45 = Matthew 20:28)

5. Jesus Doesn’t Seek Man’s Praise (John 5:41)

2.2 Humility in the Way Jesus Treats People

1. Jesus Is Moved by Compassion, a Close Cousin of Humility

2. Jesus Seeks to Limit Crowd-Size

3. Jesus Is Tender with Weak, Wounded People (Matthew 12:20; Isaiah 42:3)

4. Jesus Heals the Sick and Oppressed

5. Associating with Tax Collectors and ‘Sinners’ (Luke 5:30-32)

2.3 Tenderness at the Cross

2.4 Challenges to Stimulate Faith

Jesus the Disciple-Maker

The Woman Taken in Adultery (John 8:1-11)

The Man with the Demon-Afflicted Boy (Mark 9:14-29)

The Syrophoenician Woman (Matthew 15:21-28 = Mark 7:24-30)

2.5 Jesus and the Pharisees 49 Nicodemus (John 3:1-8)

The Expert in the Law (Mark 12:28-34)

2.6 Jesus Humbles Himself to Death (Philippians 2:6-8)