Key Text: Philippians 3:10-11
I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.
Theme:
A Christian is one who knows Christ. We must not define Christians only by what they know of religion or ethical living or even the Bible. Christians are experts in Jesus. Though a knowledge of Jesus will lead to right doctrine and morality, such knowledge is Christ-centered and flows from our appreciation of him.
Application:
Have we majored in minors and neglected the "weightier matters?" Have we been too busy memorizing religious facts that we have failed to gain intimacy with Jesus? We need Jesus to fire us with a passion to know him above all things.
From Look at the Man, page 5, Copyright 1989, Tim Woodroof and Glen Gray, Lincoln Church of Christ, 820 N. 56th Street, Lincoln, NE 68504 , Used by permission.
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