But one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead… (Philippians 3:13) It doesn’t say drifting. It doesn’t say wandering. Straining Yes, of course we serve a God of grace, and no, of course you … Continue reading
Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: forgetting what is behind… (Philippians 3:13) Don’t look back. That was one of the biggest rules my coach taught me. About 700 … Continue reading
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me (Philippians 3:12). You, my friend, have a destiny. Ooooooohhh! … Continue reading
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect…(Philippians 3:12) Whew! Thanks, Paul. I tell you, I am so very far from being the man I want to be that it gets downright depressing. I … Continue reading
I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection of the dead (Philippians 3:11). You will … Continue reading
I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death… (Philippians 3:10) Chances are, I will never be called on to physically die for the … Continue reading
I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings… (Philippians 3:10) Jesus went to the cross. We probably won’t have to do that. Jesus became sin, bearing the punishment of … Continue reading
I want to know Christ, and the power of his resurrection… (Philippians 3:10). I wish I had some beautiful, powerful, poetic image for you this morning, but what I keep thinking of is… He-Man, and the Masters of the Universe. … Continue reading
I want to know Christ…(Philippians 3:10) As my friend As my brother As my master As my hero As my leader As my confidant As my creator As my helper As my shelter As my rock As my hope As … Continue reading
…that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ–the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith (Philippians … Continue reading