Last week we looked at spiritual influence from Philippians. But what if the influence is not spiritual, but detrimental? Paul described that kind of influence in the next verses. He called those kind of people enemies of the cross of Christ. Let’s pray about this and listen to God’s word.
– Pastor Marlin Betts
17 Brethren, join in following my example, and note those who so walk, as you have us for a pattern.
1. Every person has an ___________
2. The Christian’s desire is to __________ _________
3. Besides Christ, Christians need _______ __________ __________ of how to live for Jesus every day.
4. Your Christian life-style should be one that is ______ _____________
Scripture taken from the New King James Version ®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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2 Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. 13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
1. Identify your ______________
2. Identify your ______________
3. Ignore your ___________
4. Ignite your _____________
Scripture taken from the New King James Version ®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; 10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, 11 if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
1. The cost of ____________ _______
2. The profit of ____________ _________
Scripture taken from the New King James Version ®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.