Show Notes
Where do we place our confidence? Are we building our confidence based on our accomplishments? When we compare ourselves to others by race, title, background, education, or success, we are placing confidence in ourselves instead of Christ.
In Part 3 of "Philippians," Duane Sheriff teaches what it means to be found in Christ. In Philippians 3, the Apostle Paul presents an impressive list of earthly credentials. He points to his heritage, religious standing, zeal, and blameless obedience to the law. Yet Paul counts it all as loss compared to the surpassing worth of knowing Jesus.
Paul's example challenges us to examine where we find our identity, righteousness, security, worth, and significance. Paul modeled three disciplines for growth: forgetting what lies behind, reaching toward what is ahead, and pressing toward the goal. Forgetting does not mean pretending the past never happened. It means refusing to allow past failures, hurts, or even successes to define the present or sabotage the future.
We should desire to know Christ, experience the power of His resurrection, remain faithful through suffering, and keep pressing toward the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
More from Duane Sheriff Ministries - Messages
If it is God's will to heal, why aren't all healed? God's desire for our lives doesn't mean His will happens automatically. His will does not change because of what we go through, our circumstances, or what we see happening around us.
Do you believe that it's God's will to heal? Our experiences, disappointments, traditions, or someone else's lack of healing cannot determine our answer. God's Word must establish His will.
Faithfulness is the key to increase in life and ministry. Greater opportunities and influence begin with being faithful in the little things God has already entrusted to us.
Are you pursuing greatness on God's terms or on the world's terms? The world teaches us to climb higher, promote ourselves, gain influence, and push past others to succeed. However, Philippians 2 reveals a radically different path.
What does it look like to have genuine, unshakeable joy when life is falling apart around us? Joy is not a prize waiting at the finish line of our struggles or reserved for moments when things go as we hoped. Scripture reveals that supernatural joy can remain even in the middle of suffering, uncertainty, and chaos beyond our control.