(Proverbs 29:18) Where there is no vision, the people perish. We all need a goal in
life, a mark to press for.
Paul's five ambitions:
I. To be Found in Christ (vs. 7-9)
- Counted all things loss for Christ.
- Nothing to stand in the way of salvation.
II. To Know Christ (vs. 10)
- To know Him is to love Him.
- How? (Study - Time, Prayer - Talk, Living for Him - Trust)
III. To Know the Power of His Resurrection (vs. 10)
- Gives power to save.
- Gives power to serve.
VI. To Know the Fellowship of His Sufferings (vs. 10)
- He didn't mind sufferings for Christ.
- Do you? (if so, selfish ambitions)
- Nothing to stand in the way of salvation.
V. To Attain Unto the Resurrection (vs. 11)
- He wanted to be in the first resurrection.
- Receive a new body.
- Will be like Christ.
Blessed Hope
A Continuing Ministry of Milford Cecil