Thought to be among the earliest hymns of the Christian church, Phil 2:6-11 poetically and profoundly exposits essential Christology of scripture. Here is declared the preincarnate, eternal sonship of Christ as YHWH, His voluntary condescension in incarnation ultimately demonstrated at calvary, and His triumphal glorification/vindication through resurrection and ascension. Today's sermon considers Christ in the first half of the “Carmen Christi” (hymn to Christ) Phil 2:6-8 and highlights the fact that although Jesus had taken on lowly human flesh in His humiliation, His glory as God was nevertheless evident even in His condescension for those who had eyes to see throughout the gospels. A subsequent message will consider the condescension (presenting Himself accessible) that Christ continues to demonstrate even post exaltation.