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The Christian Walk

Text: Philippians 3:17-21
17 January 2015

1. Our Christian “talk”

a) Our profession of faith in Christ

b) Our knowledge of the Scriptures

2. Our Christian “walk”

a) Paul offered himself as an example/a pattern          Philippians 3:17

b) The Christian walk is to be noted          Philippians 3:17

3. Those who profess faith but do not walk according to their profession of faith

a) A word of warning had already been given earlier           Philippians 3:18

b) Another word is now given, with tears           Philippians 3:18

i) Their walk betrays them

ii) Their contrary walk marks them as “enemies of Christ”           Philippians 3:18

iii) Their end is destruction          Philippians 3:19

iv) Whose god is their belly          Philippians 3:19

v) Whose glory is their shame           Philippians 3:19

A GENTLE REMINDER

1. Our heavenly citizenship          Philippians 3:20

2. We await eagerly the return of Christ          Philippians 3:20

3. We await the ultimate transformation          Philippians 3:21

a) Our lowly body will be transformed

b) It will be conformed to His glorious body

c) Divine power is able to subdue all things


BIBLE MEMORY VERSE

Who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.
Philippians 3:21