Pressing On For The Prize

Philippians 3:12-16 (NASB)

¹²  Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.

¹³  Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead,

¹⁴  I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

¹⁵  Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, have this attitude; and if in anything you have a different attitude, God will reveal that also to you;

¹⁶  however, let us keep living by that same standard to which we have attained.

1.      Pursuing The Prize Requires Humble Awareness

Philippians 3:12 (NASB)

¹²  Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.

2.      Pursuing The Prize Requires Your Maximum Effort

Philippians 3:12 (NASB)

¹²  Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.

3.      Pursuing The Prize Requires A Focused Faithful Concentration

Philippians 3:13 (NASB)

¹³  Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead,

Luke 9:62 (NASB)

⁶²  But Jesus said to him, "No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."

 4.      Pursuing The Prize Requires A Godly Motivation

Philippians 3:14 (NASB)

14  I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

 5.      Pursuing The Prize Requires A Godly Attitude

Philippians 3:15 (NASB)

¹⁵  Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, have this attitude; and if in anything you have a different attitude, God will reveal that also to you;

6.      Pursuing The Prize Requires Consistently Attaining & Maintaining Godly Standards 

Philippians 3:16 (NASB)

¹⁶  however, let us keep living by that same standard to which we have attained.