Choose The One Thing! Philippians 3:13-14

Paul – Prize, The Upward Call of God: Knowing Christ
Gaining the One Thing!

• Forget What Lies Behind!

Who We Were Before Christ! What We Depended On!

Paul’s Testimony: Acts 26!

• A Life of Sin – And All The Baggage We Carry!

1 Timothy 1:13-17 – God Saved the Chief Sinner!

• A Life Defined By Birth, Into Our Cultural and Secular Settings!

• A Life Dependent On Our Self-Righteousness

• A Life of Earthly Affections – Luke 9:57-62

• Press On To What Lies Ahead! The Prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus – A New Identity!

The Hallmark of the Christian life: A Life That Personally Knows God!

• Knowing Him is Eternal Life: John 17:3

• Knowing Him means knowing the Father! John 14:7

• Knowing the Power of the Resurrection!

• Knowing the Fellowship of His Sufferings, Conformed to His Death!

What Lies Ahead!

When You are Choosing the One Thing You, You are Believing and Seeking Jesus First and What Jesus Promises and What He Does Not Promise!

How Do We Do This In the 21st Century?

• Mary – Christ and His Word – Luke 10:38-42
• David – God and His Presence – Psalm 27:5