Empowered to Represent and Re-present Christ

EMPOWERED TO REPRESENT AND RE-PRESENT CHRIST Eph 3:13- 14 Introduction ◦ Our current condition and challenges ◦ At this time Paul was in prison writing to the Church. ◦ Paul commended the Philippian brethren for partnering with him in ministry ◦ Revelation (Ch. 3) a. The mystery (3:1-12) b. The petition (3:13-21) - A Prayer for Enablement Principle of Cancellation – Forgetting V.13a ◦ –Representing Christ requires a cancellation ◦ Religious Credentials vv 5,6 ◦ Now counted as lost ◦ Christian achievements and successes ◦◦ He refuses to let past guilt Principle of Concentration – Reaching FORTH vs 13b Principle of Continuation – Pressing forward vs 14 ◦ The results of vs 10 and 11 – is to know Christ. ◦ The writer of Hebrew reminds us in Chpt 12: 1-3 ◦ Lay aside every weight ◦ SIN ◦ RUN WITH PATIENCE THE RACE before US. ◦ LOOK unto JESUS