Think of others more than ourselves

Scripture references

Philippians 2:1–11 (ASV)

If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassions, 2make full my joy, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind; 3doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself; 4not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others. 5Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men; 8and being found in fashion as a man, he...

Philippians 2:4 (ASV)

4not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

Stories

C. T. Studd Cricketer & Pioneer by Norman P. Grubb
Though he was the best Cricket player his school ever knew, the one thing that truly distinguished C.T Studd as attested to by his housemaster, was his Christlike behaviour of thinking about others more than himself.
China The Church's Long March by David H. Adeney
Two high school students were impressed by Christians willingness to help their townspeople during a Japanese invasion. They later on became Christians.
Goforth of China by Rosalind Goforth
In a tender display of love and selflessness, Jonathan Goforth gave up his own overcoat to help keep Pastor Su warm and safe from cold while they were traveling by boat.
Stirrett of the Sudan, The Beloved Physican of the Sudan by Douglas C. Percy
Mrs. Banfield testifies of Dr. Stirret's self-abnegation; his willingness, even when not convenient, to think of the interest others over and above his own interests.