2020-12-27 Philippians 3:8-13
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8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ
9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—
10 that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
11 that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.
12 Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.
13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,
I. 2020 was a year that the people of God fell away from God.
I. 2020 was a year that the people of God fell away from God.
A. As 2020 brought pain, weakness, and chaos we did not turn to God for life.
A. As 2020 brought pain, weakness, and chaos we did not turn to God for life.
28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
B. The way we abandoned God in 2020 needs to become a thing of the past.
B. The way we abandoned God in 2020 needs to become a thing of the past.
23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
24 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works,
25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
II. 2020 was a year where brokenness abounded.
II. 2020 was a year where brokenness abounded.
A. 2020 was a year of constant conflict. Where we were called to be a people of peace, we took on the identity of people who embraced strife.
A. 2020 was a year of constant conflict. Where we were called to be a people of peace, we took on the identity of people who embraced strife.
29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
B. We need to forget and repent of our warring ways in 2020.
B. We need to forget and repent of our warring ways in 2020.
19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
12 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,
13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.
III. 2020 needs to be forgotten.
III. 2020 needs to be forgotten.
A. 2021 will be no different from the train wreck of 2020 if we do not repent of our vengeful speech, warring attitudes, and abandonment of God.
A. 2021 will be no different from the train wreck of 2020 if we do not repent of our vengeful speech, warring attitudes, and abandonment of God.
11 Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly.