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Pray:
Attention:
What privileges do American citizens have:
Vote
Privilege of due process of law under the US Constitution
Protection from Deportation
Children for Children
Identity and protection militarily and at embassies
What American citizens are known for: https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2016/06/28/americas-international-image/
Optimistic
Hardworking
Arrogant
Greedy
Violent
When our church group went to Romania, I asked one of the Romanians what their impression of Americans were.
They said they were loud.
Now I assured them that could not apply to any of our church group, but they didn’t seem to believe me.
We stayed in a six floor hotel that did not have an elevator.
After I heard one of our group shouting up four flights of stairs to another member of the team, I understood what they meant!
Need: Every believer is a citizen of this world.
We are limited by our sinful existence.
Those who are saved and transformed by Christ are now citizens of heaven.
They have a future home.
They have a new Lord.
They have a new law.
They have new responsibilities.
Interrogative: Do you live as a citizen of heaven?
Are you serving your new master?
Have you been transformed by the power of God?
Context: Paul begins the conclusion of the third chapter of Philippians by talking about the standard of living that has characterized his life.
His life is a contrast that should be set against those of the “concision” or the false circumcision.
Paul’s religion is the true continuation of faith from Jehovah.
The only expectation to have faith in is not the flesh.
(vs 3) To emphasize the point, Paul lists his credentials.
Born into an obedient Jewish Home (circumcised the eight day)
An Israelite by blood (stock of Israel)
Could trace his lineage through Benjamin
A Hebrew par excellance (Hebrew of hebrews similar to King of kings and Lord of lords)
A Theological Conservative (Pharisee)
Zealous for the faith (persecutor of the church)
Blameless before the Law
All of these accolades were nothing before Christ.
Salvation was not found in any of these things, but in God’s righteousness obtained through faith (vs 9)
Paul is still striving to be conformed unto Christ (vs 10).
He has not arrived, but it still pressing toward that goal (vs 12).
As in a race, Paul is looking forward to the prize.
He attention is on the call of Christ (vs 14).
He is pressing toward a goal and living his life with a mind for the things to come.
The goal of the Christian life is Paul admonishes the believers to follow this rule/standard (vs 16).
No one has reached the goal while here on this earth, but we should each attain to this mind/attitude.
Exegetical Idea: Paul admonishes the Philippians believers to reject the self-serving, earthly-minded life and to live as citizens of heaven where the savior will transform them to live.
Big Idea: Live as citizens of heaven, not of the earth!
Transition: To live as citizens of heaven, we must examine our role-models. . .
1. Earthly Citizens Exposed (vs 17-19)
A. Follow the Standard of Christlikeness
Philippians 3:17 “Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.”
Before explaining the traits of the enemies of the cross, Paul wants to be explicitly clear about the nature of those who follow the Cross.
Shown in Paul’s Life
The goal of Paul’s imitation was Christ
They were a model/standard
As Paul had just listed out, he had a resume worthy of pride.
All these external things did not provide him with the satisfaction of reaching the goal of Christlikeness (3:12).
He devoted himself to the consistent drive to follow Christ.
This was a race of endurance as he pressed onward (3:14).
Those who want to be mature in their walk must embrace this principle and live by the same standard of life (3:15-16).
Those who are to know the appropriate standard of conduct will discover it by imitating the walk of Paul.[1]
The title of Imitators/Followers: Paul masterfully sets up a comparison between the examples of the Christlike and the examples of the false professors.
The use of the passive voice of “imitators” suggests that the Philippians would be receiving the title of Followers/Imitators.
Like the early believers who were pejoratively called Christians, the Philippians should be called Imitators because of their devotion to godly examples.
Illustration: Story of Adelyne.
I was visiting my sister four years ago.
My niece was two years old at the time.
Because my sister prudently limits the amount of screen time in early childhood, my niece was attracted to looking at my phone.
I opened my camera and began to look into the selfie camera.
I began making faces into the camera to see the reaction on my face.
After only a few faced, she began to imitate me exactly.
I would raise my eyebrows and she would as well.
I would do the same with my mouth and she would follow.
She was imitating me.
She saw that I looked funny doing that and wanted to match me.
We should have the same pattern to Paul’s life.
We need to see how he prayed and pray that way.
We need to see his compassion and follow.
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Those who imitate Paul/Christ
Following Paul is not the only example of godliness.
Christians are to watch or mark other examples as well.
Who are we to mark?
Those who have the “pattern” (NASB) of the Christlikeness shown in Paul are to be set up as examples.
Application: This gives contemporary application to search out those people who are serving the Lord.
The model or pattern of these people’s faith is to be followed.
This example is to be treated the same as the imitation given to Paul and his companions.
Each believer should find those who follow Paul’s example and follow them in addition to just the Biblical examples.
These could be many different people.
Parents
Older Siblings
Church leaders
Examples of Christians of the past
Godly friends
These people should be identified as leaders and followed
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