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Gaining Christ, Losing Everything
Text: Philippians 3:1-11

Scripture Reflection: Acts 9:1-31; Colossians 2:8-15

 


  1. Rejoice and Beware (vv. 1-2)

  2. Circumcision and Two Kinds of Confidence (vv. 3-6)

    1. No confidence in the flesh

      1. The truly circumcised

      2. Paul's play on the word 'flesh'


    2. Paul's past confidence in the flesh

  3. Gains and Losses in Christ (vv. 7-8)

  4. Righteousness through Faith in Christ (vv. 9-11)

    1. "I may gain Christ" (v. 8) - Gaining Christ, Losing Everything

    2. "I may be found in Christ" (v. 9) - Christ's Righteousness not mine

      1. Righteousness which is through faith in Christ…

      2. …Not a righteousness which is from the Law

    3. "I may know Christ" (v. 10) - Descending into Greatness

      1. The power of his resurrection

      2. The fellowship of his sufferings

      3. Conformity to his death

      4. Resurrection from the dead