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Philippians: Joy. Together.

Joy of the Future

Philippians 3:11-21

It is what it is…

But it’s not what it always will be.

1. “I haven’t arrived.” (Phil. 3:12a)

• Gospel Humility
• Growth Mindset
• Teachability / Coachability

2. “I am secure in Christ.” (3:12)

• Saved by God’s Grace!

3. “I forget what is behind.” (3:13a)

• Not a rejection of history or healing
• Not controlled by failures or achievements

4. “I press forward.” (3:13b-14)

•  Grace AND Grit

5. “I hold onto the basics.” (3:15-16)

• Don’t go in reverse or sideways.

6. “I have role models.” (3:17)

• Do the people around me point me to Christ? 
• Do they point me to the future?

7. “I grieve enemies of the Cross.” (3:18-19)

• Consumed by what we consume

8. “I have eternal hope.” (3:20-21)

• What we see now isn’t the end of the story.
• “It is the vision of the end of the race that ever directs and speeds Paul's hastening feet.” (J.H. Michael)

For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, 

you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

-1 Corinthians 11:26