Pursue Jesus - Philippians 3:1-15
Pursue Jesus.
Philippians 3:1-15
3 Questions:
1. Why do we pursue Jesus?
2. How do we pursue Jesus?
3. What happens when we pursue Jesus?
1. Why do we purse Jesus?
In addition, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord. To write to you again about this
is no trouble for me and is a safeguard for you.
Watch out for the dogs, watch out for the evil workers, watch out for those who mutilate
the flesh. For we are the circumcision, the ones who worship by the Spirit of God, boast
in Christ Jesus, and do not put confidence in the flesh—
(Philippians 3:1–3)
although I have reasons for confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he has
grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised the eighth day; of the
nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; regarding the law,
a Pharisee; regarding zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness that is
in the law, blameless.
(Philippians 3:4–6)
But everything that was a gain to me, I have considered to be a loss because of Christ.
More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value of
knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of him I have suffered the loss of all things and
consider them as dung, so that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a
righteousness of my own from the law, but one that is through faith in Christ—the
righteousness from God based on faith.
(Philippians 3:7–9)
My goal is to know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his
sufferings, being conformed to his death, assuming that I will somehow reach the
resurrection from among the dead.
(Philippians 3:10–11)
2. How do we follow Jesus?
Not that I have already reached the goal or am already perfect, but I make every effort
to take hold of it because I also have been taken hold of by Christ Jesus. Brothers and
sisters, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting
what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead,
(Philippians 3:12–13)
3. What happens when we purse Jesus?
I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God’s heavenly call in Christ Jesus.
Therefore, let all of us who are mature think this way. And if you think differently about
anything, God will reveal this also to you.
(Philippians 3:14–15)