Text: Phil 3:7-14 Intro: Becoming a Christian is not an “add on” but a whole new life. “old things must pass away and all things become new. Must be willing to lose in order to gain (v7) Things Gained – Earned Counted For Loss – Counted Past Tense – Already Gone Willingly Have suffered the loss of all…

In the world, death's only profit seems to be the end of suffering. If one reads the Bible, one realizes how false this statement is. For those who are not Christians, it is not the end of suffering. For those who are, it is the entry to eternal life and joy.

A Bible Study of Ecclesiastes 3:1-15

A Time to Gain and a Time to Lose You have heard it said, "It is the decisions that kill me"; and there is an element of truth in that. It all depends on the kind of decisions that are made. If we make the right choices, the inevitable consequences will be demonstrated in a life of righteousness. On…

A Bible Study of Ecclesiastes 2:12-26

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HOOK We are way well into the third week of our anniversary month— We are “ On Our Journey to Being Forty ” We look forward to see you all at the grand celebration of our 40th year church anniversary on Sunday the 27th— It will be an evening Service that starts at 5:25pm, followed by dinner for everyone—…

I. Review A. The Book B. 3 Weeks ago, 2 Weeks ago, Last Week II. Philippians 1:19-26 A. Passage 1. 19: For I know that through your prayers and the help given by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance. Paul is in prison, and he believes that the prayers of…

It is important to do God's work God's way; the cost of carnality is severe, but the reward of faithfulness is sweet. Mistaking the Source of spiritual growth means missing the mark in ministry!

Have you recently committed to something that you know is going to be grueling work but consider that the sacrifice and endurance will be worth it, perhaps worth it now in its benefit to your character and health, and especially worth it because of the result in the end? We call that kind of incentive…

God has high expectations, but also provides the means of attaining them. It is not about earthly profit that Jesus is concerned with. It is risk-taking discipleship.

It is not that the pursuit of wisdom is completely pointless or useless. Wisdom has many advantages and can result in many positive outcomes. But… If your pursuit of wisdom is in order to find life’s ultimate “profit” or “advantage” or “value,” then your pursuit is misguided and will ultimately leave you disappointed.

Ultimately, the pursuit of pleasure is 'hebel,' it cannot provide the ultimate gain or significance that we seek in this life.

Job famously remarked after losing his family and most of his possessions, "the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away." (Job 1:21) While this statement is certainly correct, it doesn't explain why. In this passage we see a similar situation, but with a bit more detail which may provide an answer. An expository sermon from Isaiah 3-4; sermon begins at about 26:20.

Luke 9:18-27 Being a disciple is often described as being a follower of Jesus Christ. But, being a true disciple of Jesus is much more. There is a price to being a disciple of Jesus that many do not see, but there is also hope in being a disciple.

Philippians 3:7-15 Introduction All for Christ – Vv. 7-11 Counting All Loss to Gain Christ (vv. 7-8) What things were gain Old life All things loss Things of this world Sufferings Gaining Christ Surpassing worth of knowing Him He is the Prize Redemption to Christ (vv. 9-11) Justification Imputed righteousness…

INTRODUCTION: 1. If we are going to truly understand “to die is gain” we must... A. Figure out what Paul meant when he wrote “For to me, to live is Christ”. 1 Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. B. Then, we must put this concept into practice. 20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer…

Here we can see the evidence of a deeper devotion in the life of the Apostle Paul

Control - prolonged cruel and unjust treatment Opression - the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner. an act or instance of oppressing or subjecting to cruel or unjust impositions or restraints. the state of being oppressed. the feeling of being heavily burdened, mentally…

Philippians 3:7-11 (NIV)* 7 But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8 What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ…

What do we have that is truly surpassing in worth? Does our salvation depend on us or Christ? If it is not Christ, it will not last.

Introduction There comes a point in everyone’s life where the rubber meets the road and what someone believes inside turns into what someone does on the outside. We know that warfare is an example of this. In the ancient world, especially the Roman world, children were told their entire lives that their…

Confidence in Christ and not in the flesh

What does man Profit?