Press On!

Philippians 3:7-15

Introduction

All for Christ – Vv. 7-11

Counting All Loss to Gain Christ (vv. 7-8)

What things were gain

Old life

All things loss

Things of this world

Sufferings

Gaining Christ

Surpassing worth of knowing Him

He is the Prize

Redemption to Christ (vv. 9-11)

Justification

Imputed righteousness by faith

Sanctification (Emphasize v. 10)

Know Him

Power of His resurrection

Fellowship of His sufferings

Persecution

General sufferings

Conformed to His death

Glorification (resurrection)

Pressing Toward the Goal – Vv. 12-14

Already and Not Yet (v. 12)

Pressing to Lay Hold (Race analogy)

Having been laid hold of by Christ already

Seeking to make it his own

Leaving Behind, Reaching Forward (v. 13)

Letting some things go

Sins

Weights

Things

Desires

Losses/griefs

Reaching to those things which are ahead

Resurrection from the dead

Glorified body (incorruption and immortality)

The Lord’s commendation

Ushering into Heaven

Eternal life

Ceaseless worship in the company of glorified saints

Unfathomable glories of God and the Lamb

CHRIST HIMSELF

The Prize of the Upward Call of God in Christ (v. 14)

Goal

Prize

Upward Call

From Heaven and to Heaven

This is all because of God’s call

Calling is in Christ

The Mature Mind – V. 15

Mature Mindedness

Summary

God will Reveal Your Heart

Challenge to the unbeliever

Challenge to the complacent Christian

Challenge to the mature Christian to keep running

Christ

Referenced 12 times in this passage by name, pronoun, etc.

An active trust in Christ

Run the race, fight the good fight, “Well done…”