Discovering the Mind of Christ

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Discovering the Mind of Christ

• Kingdom of God

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Discovering the Mind of Christ

• June 7th The Glory of God
• - What is life all about?
• June 14th The Redemption of Mankind
• - Whats really important?
• June 21st Priorities
• - What do I need to accomplish with my life?
• June 28th Kingdom of God
• - What kind of legacy will I live?

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Philippians 312-21 (NLT)

• Pressing toward the Goal12I dont mean to say
  that I have already achieved these things or that
  I have already reached perfection! But I keep
  working toward that day when I will finally be
  all that Christ Jesus saved me for and wants me
  to be. 13No, dear brothers and sisters, I am
  still not all I should be,

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(NLT)

• but I am focusing all my energies on this one
  thing Forgetting the past and looking forward to
  what lies ahead, 14I strain to reach the end of
  the race and receive the prize for which God,
  through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven.

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4 ways we can follow Pauls example

• Focus our energy on Christ
• Forget our past

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15-16 (NLT)

• 15I hope all of you who are mature Christians
  will agree on these things. If you disagree on
  some point, I believe God will make it plain to
  you. 16But we must be sure to obey the truth we
  have learned already.

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4 ways we can follow Pauls example

• Focus our energy on Christ
• Forget our past
• Let us live up to what we have already attained

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17-21 (NLT)

• 17Dear brothers and sisters, pattern your lives
  after mine, and learn from those who follow our
  example. 18For I have told you often before, and
  I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there
  are many whose conduct shows they are really
  enemies of the cross of Christ.

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17-21 (NLT)

• 19Their future is eternal destruction. Their god
  is their appetite, they brag about shameful
  things, and all they think about is this life
  here on earth. 20But we are citizens of heaven,
  where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are
  eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior.

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17-21 (NLT)

• 21He will take these weak mortal bodies of ours
  and change them into glorious bodies like his
  own, using the same mighty power that he will use
  to conquer everything, everywhere.

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4 ways we can follow Pauls example

• Focus our energy on Christ
• Forget our past
• Let us live up to what we have already attained
• Store up treasures in Heaven

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• What type of legacy are you living?