Living Gospel-Centered

 1 Kings 13-14; 2 Chronicles 12; Philippians 3

“I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead…take note of those who live according to the pattern we gave you…many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.”

Philippians 3:10, 11, 17, 18

Who are we following as we seek to know and live for Christ?

Paul called the Philippians to follow his way of life, even as Paul followed Christ. At the heart of Paul’[s discipleship journey was the cross – the death and resurrection of Jesus. Both in Paul’s day and in our day, there are many who live as enemies of the cross. They might give token acknowledgment to the historicity of the cross, but when you observe their lives, they are unwilling to deny themselves and to consider themselves dead to sin and alive to God. The death and resurrection of Jesus doesn’t seem to have made any difference in how they live their lives.

Are we fixing our lives on Jesus and living Gospel-centered lives?

“Lord Jesus, I want to know you and your cross. Thank you for your Gospel which sets me free, for your glory.”