Sermon Notes 10/11/2026
Sunday, October 11, 2026
Life as a Race
Philippians 3:12-16
I. ______________________________ (v. 12-13a)
A. Self-satisfaction comes when we ____________________ ourselves to other Christians
1. Comparing brings ______________
2. Comparing brings __________________________
B. Compare our _____________ with Jesus Christ
C. Perfect (v. 12)
II. Devotion (v. 13b)
A. One thing in Scripture:
1. “One thing you _____________” (Mark 10:21)
2. “One thing is________________” (Luke 10:42)
3. “One thing I _____________” (John 9:25)
4. “One thing I have __________________” (Ps. 27:4)
5. The most important “one thing” is to know for sure that _____________ is your Savior. If you don’t know, you will __________________________!
B. Devote yourself to _______________________________
C. _________________________ is the secret to power
III. Direction (v. 13c)
Forget
1. Does not mean _______________________________
2. Does mean __________________________________
____________________________________________
3. Use the past to __________ to live for the _________
IV. Determination (v. 14)
A. Two extremes to be careful of:
1. “_____ must do it all”
2. “___________ must do it all”
B. Realize God must _____________ in us as we run the race (Phil. 2:13; John 15:5)
C. Run for the _____________
1. Hear- _____________________
2. Receive- ______________
3. See- ____________________________