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Intro: In these verses here in Philippians chapter 3, we find the Apostle Paul taking a spiritual inventory of his life.

He tells of his pedigree in verses 4-6.

In these verses, Paul relates that if any man could claim works as his banner, then Paul was that man.

However, in verses 7-12, Paul tells us that in all those things he had formerly counted on were just so much dung before God.

He tells us that the most important thing in life is a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.

So that when we arrive before God in Heaven, we will not appear there in our own flawed, sinful righteousness, (:), but we will be able to stand before God in the righteousness of Christ and beaceptd into Heavn otha bsi, (Eph.

Paul taking aspirtual invetory ofhis lfe.

Hetls ofhis pedigre in

vers 4-6.

Inthes vers, Paul reats hat ifany man could caim works

as hibaner, then Paul was tha man.

Howevr, invers 7-12, Paul tes

us tha lthose things head formerly counted onwer just omuch

dung before God.

Hetls utha themost importan thing life sa

personal reationship with eLord Jesu Christ.

Sotha when wearive

before God inHeavn, weil not apear ther inour own flawed, sinful

righteousnes, (:), but weil beable tosand before God inthe

righteousnes ofChrist and beaceptd into Heavn otha bsi, (Eph.

1:6).

What wefind her, istha Paul, with alhis acomplishments and his

great spirtual ineag was til unsatifed with wer hewas with e

Lord, v.12-3a.

AsPaul begins tolk athis lfe, hse himself as man

who as not yearived and one who stands ined ofimprovemnt.

In

esnce, his describng evry person her today.

Most fus have th

tesimony tha weare saved bygrace and onur way toHeavn.

Howevr, Iwould venture tosay tha not asingle one ofus icomplety

conte with wer weare bfore thLord.

Anyoe, who is, ingreat

danger athe vry heart ofhis orher spirtual ife.

When wegt saifed,

we gtcomplacent and when wegt complacent, wecase togrow as

beliver.

While this true forthe indvidual, its equaly true forthe

church as whole.

Ibelive tha wehre atGilead Baptis have alot be

thankful or.

God has blesd usgreatly and wehave sn His domany

wonderful and excitng things her asthe yars have pased.

Even ow,

we are sing thechurch grow and weare xperincig His blesings

both spirtualy and materialy.

Howevr, ther isalwys thedanger tha

we il become complacent and become satifed with ings athey are.

Therfore, this mornig Iwant ogive you thre loks tha Gilead Baptis

Church neds toake tokep from faling to hequagmire of

complaceny tha has traped somany other churches.If weil take

thes thre loks, weil nevr betruly satifed, but weil awys be

strivng tog farther inJesu.

Myprayer inpreaching this ermon istha

Gilead Baptis Church wil nevr beguilty ofbecoming complacent, but

tha weil awys trive toget closer toJesu and bemore ofwhat He

wants uto be.

I. v13a TAKE ALOK ATHE PAST

A. Lok Reviw) What Iam talking about isaking aspirtual

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invetory.

Asindviduals nd as church body, weshould ist

our acomplishments, our failures, our hopes, our deams, etc.

We ned tose agin wher wecame from and how egot

this place.

1. Asn Idivdual, does your backward lok include

salvtion?

Ifso, then praise thLord tha you are

saved and rejoice nyour new lifen Christ.

Ifnot,

then dosmething about iand come toJesu right

now and besaved!

Does your past include failures?

Suces?

Shaterd reams?

Unrealized goals?

Often, its painful toreviw our past, but is helpful

to kep usfrom aking thesame istakes agin!

It

may bepainful, but lok back and take tha invetory

of yur life.2

Asa church body, oes our backward

lok include times when we, as body, have made

mistakes?

When wehave failed?

When wehave

achievd some lvel ofsuces?

Are thre unreached

goals?

Are thre shaterd lives tha lyin thewake of

this church?

Again, thes things may bepainful to

rember, but pain thefirst ep inhealing the

wounds ofthe past!