This One Thing We Do: Forget What Lies Behind and Reach Forward to What Lies Ahead Philippians 3:12-14

2 Corinthians 6:1-3 And working together with Him, we also urge you not to receive the Grace of God in vain – 2 For He says a the acceptable time I listened to You and on the day of salvation I helped You. Behold, now is the acceptable time, behold now is The Day of Salvation!

Psalm 118:22-23 The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief corner stone 23This is the Lord’s doing; It is marvelous in our eyes. 24 This is the day which the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Joshua 24:15 If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves whom you will serve. . . but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

How Then Shall We Live? We Choose the One Thing:

1st We Choose the One Thing, Which Must be Right Thing: 12-13

David’s One Thing: Psalm 27:4-8
Mary’s One Thing: Luke 10:38-41
Paul’s One Thing: Philippians 3:12-13

2nd We Put No Confidence in the Flesh, and We Let Go of the Things That Take the Place of the One Right Thing: Philippians 3:2-6

Paul’s Great Exchange: What He Let Go of, Counted as Loss and Counted as Dung.

1 Timothy 1:12-17

3rd We Count It All as Loss Because of the Surpassing Value of Knowing Jesus Our Lord. 7-11

• Knowing Jesus is Eternal Life: John 17:1-3

• Knowing Jesus Sets Your Free from a Self, Flesh Directed, Dead Life and Brings You into the Resurrection Power of Jesus.

Philippians 3:10 That I May Know Him and the Power of His Resurrection.

• Knowing Jesus is the Security of Your Salvation:

1 John 2:3 By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. 4 The one who says, “I have come to know Him,” and does not keep His word, is a liar and the truth is not in Him.

4th We Forget what Lies Behind and we Press On to What Lies Ahead!

Isaiah 43:18 Do not call to mind the former things or ponder things of the past. 19 Behold, I will do something new. Now it will spring foth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness., Rivers in the deert.

2 Corinthians 3:17-18