Bible Text: Philippians 3:1-14 | Pastor: Pastor Jim Wood | Series: Philippians 2020
We are all called to be champions for Christ. Paul speaks the word of God and if someone does not agree with him about the scriptures, he says that God will show the person the truth. If we want to know the truth, we should ask God and He will reveal the truth to us. God gives direction to those committed to doing whatever God says. Once God shows us something, we need to obey and do anything that He says. God's word is to be our guide. We have all sinned and fallen short of God's glory. The earth is not our mother, God is our Creator and one day we all will stand before Him. Those in Christ Jesus eagerly await His return. God will one day make His children more glorious than we have ever been. God is not against us, instead He is rich in mercy and He chose to save us.
In times of difficulty, instead of just thinking positive thoughts, we should be praising God in the midst of our tribulations. Nothing compares to the greatness of knowing Christ. We are all sinners and we all deserve God's wrath. If we do good works in order to make us acceptable to God, those good works are rubbish. Rather, we should do good works because we love and obey God.
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