Sunday Worship Service | May 30, 2021 - Press on Toward the Goal to Win | Bsp. Jimmy S. Evangelista

Press ON toward The GOAL to WIN ( Sunday) Philippians 3:13-14 NIV 13] Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,  14] I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. PRESSING ON IS THE ESSENSIAL STEP   1) GUARD YOUR MIND Philippians 3:13-14 NIV 13] Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do:  Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,  (2) GIVE and Get YOUR BEST Eph. 3:20 in the Amplified Version says,  "God is able to do superabundantly, far over and above, all that we dare ask or think. Infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thought, hopes, or dreams." 3) GAIN YOUR PRIZE. Crown: ( 1 Thes 2:19 ) there is the Crown of Life:  1 Thessalonians 2:19 NIV For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it not you? ( James 1:12 ) there is the Crown of Righteousness:  James 1:12 NIV Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. ( 2 Tim 4:8 ) there is the Crown of Glory: 2 Timothy 4:8 NIV Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day---and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.  ( 1 Pet 5:4 ) and there is the Incorruptible Crown:( 1 Cor 9:24-27 ) 1 Peter 5:4 NIV And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away