The Vineyard
I am the vine; you are the
branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit,
for apart from me you can do nothing. – John 15:5
Philippians 3:1-11
Pray for God to speak to you through
the reading of His word.
Read the passage.
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Where is your confidence?
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Paul speaks of different things he
could have confidence in, his birth, training, opinions, or works. Instead though, he says all those things are
like rubbish compared to the surpassing worth of knowing Jesus Christ his
Lord. Is your confidence in things,
other people, yourself, or is it in Jesus Christ?
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Are you “in Christ”?
o
Usually when Paul refers to being
“in Christ”, he is speaking of our redemption that is found in Christ. However, being in Christ is a state of being
that applies to more than just our salvation.
Do you exist in Christ, so that all of your decisions, so that your
thought process itself is shaped by who Christ is?
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Resurrection, Dying, Resurrection
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Paul closes this section by speaking
of the resurrection, then suffering and death, and then the resurrection
again. Does the power of Christ’s
resurrection motivate you to suffer for others as he did? Does it give you the faith to die to
yourself?
Pray that we will count all things as loss,
compared to the surpassing worth of knowing Jesus Christ our Lord.
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