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The Power of Identity Shift

Philippians 3

"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you obey my

commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.

John 15:9-11

MY JOY INCREASES WHEN MY IDENTITY SHIFTS

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FROM MYSELF TO CHRIST. V. 1-11

“If anyone else thinks he has reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee; as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for legalistic righteousness, faultless. But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ.” Phil 3:4-7

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FROM MYSELF TO CHRIST. V. 1-11

Ritual “circumcised the eighth day,”(3:5a)

Race “of the nation of Israel,” (3:5b)

Rank “of the tribe of Benjamin,” (3:5c)

Tradition “a Hebrew of Hebrews;” (3:5d)

Religion “as to the Law, a Pharisee;” (3:5e)

Sincerity “as to zeal, a persecutor of the church;” (3:6a)

Legalism “as to the righteousness which is in the Law, found blameless.” (3:6b)

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JESUS PLUS ANYTHINGRUINS EVERYTHING.

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FROM MYSELF TO CHRIST. V. 1-11

“I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death, so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead!” Phil. 3:10,11 NLT

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FROM MYSELF TO CHRIST. V. 1-11

Intimate Knowledge of Christ

Righteousness in Christ

Power of His Resurrection

Fellowship of His Suffering

Glory of the Resurrection

FROM PERFECTION TO PROGRESSION V. 12-16

“Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Phil. 3:12-14 NKJV

“COMMITTING YOURSELF IS A WAY OF FINDING OUT WHO YOU ARE.

A MAN FINDS HIS IDENTITY BY IDENTIFYING.”

FROM THIS WORLD TO HEAVEN. V. 17-21

“For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord J esus Christ, 21 who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.” Phil. 3:20,21 NK J V

FROM THIS WORLD TO HEAVEN. V. 17-21

C.S. Lewis quote:

“If you read history, you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were those who thought most of the next.”(Mere Christianity)

FROM THIS WORLD TO HEAVEN. V. 17-21

“OUR IDENTITY CHANGES WITH HOW WE PERCEIVE REALITY”