Palm Sunday
John 12:12 - 19
Colossians 3:15 - 22
1 Corinthians 12
Hebrews 13:17
2 Timothy 4:1 - 5
Sermon
Philippians 3
Sacrifce - Being Like Jesus
The Goal - asperational goal
For the Jews - someone who fully kept the Law was perfect.
vs 6
Paul had been one of those who were considered perfect
vs 10
But he had completely changed his focus, onto Jesus.
Two Points
- A life-long journey.
- Our holiness is different, to the Jewish idea of holiness.
The finishing post. Winning a prize
Running (or riding a bike)
Perseverence and hard work. Our Christian walk is hard and ongoing.
vs 2
vs 17 - 19
Galatians 5:22, 23
Our focus can be on rules on regulations. But our focus should be on God and becoming more like Him. Our loyalty is to Heaven, not to things on Earth.