Philipphians 3:12-16
Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you. Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind.
We are saved by His grace only, justified by Christ sacrificial love on the cross and adopted as Children of God. How amazing it is to be loved by God! However, what after that? In this week’s message titled “I Am Not Finished” by Ps. Heath Flanagan we will learn about what Paul shares to us about keep running and pressing on towards the goal as long as we still alive. It is because that what God wants us to do, to keep our heart guarded from worldly temptation, to have our mind renewed day by day and not to be comforted to the pattern of this world. There are three rules which mentioned by Paul to finish the race strong, they are: No Stepping Back, No Looking Back and No Sitting Back. No one can win a race with intermittent effort and lack of focus; it is an ongoing effort. Just as a runner must stay focus and keep up the same effort until he reaches the finish, let us all stay in the race spiritually and keep up the same effort until we reach the finish line. Jesus loves you all! #onlineservice #iamnotfinished #runtherace #iamnotspectator #englishservice #sundayservice
