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Please Turn To: Philippians 3:13,14. Rules For A Happy New Year.
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Please Turn To: Philippians 3:13,14
Philippians 3:13,14– “13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” • We all have room for improvement • Isaiah 55:7; 1 Timothy 1:15; Romans 3:10; Luke 17:10
Philippians 3:13,14– “13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” • Philippians 3:7 “gain to me…loss for Christ” • What is done cannot be undone- Exodus 14:15 • “Completely forgetting”
Philippians 3:13,14– “13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” • To Dwell on Past Failures Only: • Causes us to do them again – 2 Peter 2:20-22 • Causes us not to forgive ourselves – • Hebrews 8:12
Philippians 3:13,14– “13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” • Thinking of the past causes us to reach in the wrong direction- “to stretch forward after” • No Place for “Reaching Behind”
Philippians 3:13,14– “13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” • We Should Stretch Toward: • Faithfulness – 1 Corinthians 4:2 • Spiritual Growth- 2 Peter 3:17,18 • Joy- 1 Peter 1:8 • Hope- Hebrews 6:18,19
Philippians 3:13,14– “13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” • The goal is where the victory is- Romans 8:29 • The prize is eternal life- 1 Timothy 6:12 • We must presstoward the goal – “pursue” • “Mark” – target, moral spiritual
Philippians 3:13,14– “13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” • “Toward” – “down” “bearing down upon” in the direction of the goal • No place for Non-participating Observers- 1 Corinthians 12:14-27
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