{"id":2888,"date":"2017-04-02T16:21:21","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T20:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=2888"},"modified":"2017-04-24T11:08:58","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T15:08:58","slug":"upward-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=2888","title":{"rendered":"Upward Call"},"content":{"rendered":"

Message by Rev. Richard Jones<\/strong><\/h3>\n

rec0402-112934<\/a><\/p>\n

Upward Call<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Philippians Chapter 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Pedigree of Performance<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Philippians 3:1-6 (ESV)
\n<\/strong>1 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you. <\/span>
\n2 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh.
\n3 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh\u201d\u201d
\n4 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh also. If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more:
\n5 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
\n6 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Loss Verses Gain<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Philippians 3:7-9 (ESV)
\n<\/strong>7 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ.
\n8 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ
\n9 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith\u201d\u201d<\/p>\n

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Reaching Forward<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Philippians 3:10-16 (ESV)
\n<\/strong>10 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
\n11 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.
\n12 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.
\n13 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,
\n14 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
\n15 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you.
\n16 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Only let us hold true to what we have attained. <\/span><\/p>\n

2 Timothy 4:7-8 (ESV)
\n<\/strong>7 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
\n8 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.<\/p>\n

Philippians 3:17-19 (ESV)
\n<\/strong>17 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us.
\n18 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ.
\n19 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things.<\/p>\n

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New Day and a New Model<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Philippians 3:20-21 (ESV)
\n<\/strong>20 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
\n21 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.<\/p>\n

1 Corinthians 15:42-44 (ESV)
\n<\/strong>42 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable.
\n43 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.
\n44 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.<\/p>\n

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