CHASING WHAT MATTERS MOST
3 THINGS PLAGUING BELIEVERS IN THE CHURCH
1. THE STRUGGLE TO MOVE ON FROM THE PAST
2. THE STRUGGLE TO FULLY EMBRACE THE CALL OF THE PRESENT
3. THE STRUGGLE OF BELIEVERS THAT LACK FOCUS FOR THE FUTURE
PHILIPPIANS 3:10-11
KNOW – a deeper knowledge, deeper relationship
YOUR NUMBER ONE DESIRE SHOULD BE TO KNOW GOD!!!
THE INTIMACY WITH CHRIST BEING DEEPENED THROUGH TWO PRIMARY EXPERIENCES
1. THE POWER OF JESUS’S RESURRECTION
2. THE FELLOWSHIP OF JESUS’S SUFFERING BEING CONFORMED TO HIS DEATH
PHILIPPIANS 3:11
PHILIPPIANS 3:12
PAUL ACKNOWLEDGE 3 IMPERFECTIONS OF HIS LIFE
1. I HAVE NOT YET OBTAINED
2. I HAVE NOT YET BEEN MADE PERFECT
3. I AM STILL PRESSING
PAUL WAS SATISFIED WITH CHRIST BUT NOT SATISFIED WITH THE STATE OF HIS CHRISTIAN LIFE
PHILIPPIANS 3:13 -14
WHAT'S THE ONE THING? - FORGETTING WHAT LIES BEHIND AND PRESSING TO WHAT IS AHEAD
FORGETTING MEANS – MAKE A DECISION TO NOT BE NEGATIVELY INFLUENCED BY THE PAST THAT YOU CAN NOT CHANGE.
PHILIPPIANS 3:15-21
