Mature Faith

Philippians 3:1-16

Horton Road Church of Christ

March 21, 2010
Spiritual maturity is not gained

by bible knowledge

or personal accomplishments

or by a winner-take-all attitude
Spiritual immaturity is the result of
unlike minds

“I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to

be of the same mind in the Lord.”
(Philippians 4:2)

“In your relationships with one another, have the

same attitude of mind Christ Jesus had.”
(Philippians 2:5)
We are spiritually mature when we

trust Jesus more than ourselves

are more attached to Jesus than to

ourselves

keep pressing ahead in faith instead

of falling back
Trust Jesus more than yourself by
rejoicing in faith, serving God, and
trusting Jesus
 How do we trust Jesus?

“Further, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the

Lord! ... Serve God by his Spirit [and] boast in
Christ Jesus.”
(Philippians 3:1, 3)
 Draw closer to Jesus

“What is more, I consider everything a loss

because of the surpassing worth of knowing
Christ Jesus my Lord.... I consider them garbage,
that I may gain Christ.”
(Philippians 3:8)
 How do we draw closer to Jesus?

“[I want to] be found in him, not having a

righteousness of my own that comes from the
law, but that which is through faith in Christ.... I
want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of
his resurrection and participation in his sufferings,
becoming like him in his death....”
(Philippians 3:9-10)
 Keep pressing ahead instead of
falling back

“Not that I have already obtained all this, or

have already arrived at my goal, but I press on
to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took
hold of me.”
(Philippians 3:12)
 How do we press ahead?

“But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind

and straining toward what is ahead, I press on
toward the goal....”
(Philippians 3:13-14)
 If you are not mature, God will
educate you

“All of us, then, who are mature should take such

a view of things. And if on some point you think
differently, that too God will make clear to you.”
(Philippians 3:15)
Live up to what you have already
attained

“Only let us live up to what we have already

attained.”
(Philippians 3:16)