Sermons on Philippians 3:14:

Don’t Just Run But Run To Win!

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Oct 13, 2019

Don’t Just Run But Run to Win - Philippians chapter 3 vs verses 12-16 – sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: (1). The Plan is Progress...Not Perfection (vs 12a & 13a). (2). The Past Is Over…Forget It! (vs 13b) (3). The Future Holds Our Hope…Reach For It! (vs 3c) (4). The Secret Is a Determined Attitude…Maintain It! (vs 15a) (5). The Need Is Keeping A High Standard…We Do That Together ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-16

Denomination: Brethren

"second-Hand Holiness"

Contributed by Andy Grossman on Oct 18, 2019

a look at the experience of entire sanctification and the state of holiness

“Second Hand Holiness” October 20, 2019 2 Corinthians 6:16-7:1 What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.” Therefore, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-16

Denomination: Holiness

Forgive And Be Free! Series

Contributed by Bright Adeyeye on Oct 25, 2019

Unforgiveness is a poison. It blocks answer to prayers. You have carried this pain and hurts for too long, now it's the time to drop it. It's the dawn of a new season.

FORGIVE AND BE FREE! Genesis 41:51-52. "And to Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On, bore to him. 51 Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: “For God has made me forget all my toil and all my father’s ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:51-52, Genesis 45:3-11, Philippians 3:13-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Rejoice! (Part 3) Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Nov 12, 2019

In Philippians 3, Paul encourages beleivers to expereince joy by relying on grace and reaching for the goal!

Rejoice! Choosing Joy in the Midst of our Mess (3) Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 10/18/2015 Charles Spurgeon, instructing a group of seminary students on sermon delivery, said, “When you speak of heaven, let your face light up with a heavenly gleam. Let your eyes shine with ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:4-14

Denomination: Christian Church

Trail Of Light Series

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Nov 24, 2019

Greetings In The Holy Name Of Jesus Yahshuah, My sisters and brothers, sometimes the folks trying to knock you down, do not see the trail of light you leave behind, ...

Trail Of Light by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (November 24, 2019) “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13-14, Genesis 1:3-4, John 3:16, 1 Peter 4:12-19, Matthew 16:15-20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Friends

The Power Of A "one Thing" Person

Contributed by Michael Stark on Aug 27, 2021

How did Paul become the stalwart we know through his letters? The message is a study of those who stand with us to advance the cause of Christ as others stood with Paul as he laboured for the Master.

“Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

Clouds Of Witnesses - Biblical And Local

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Sep 12, 2021

This is a message given about remembering the cloud of witnesses in Scripture and in our local communities whose lives have brought glory to God. It was given near the launch of the celebrations of the 125th anniversary of the Yonge Street Mission (www.ysm.ca)

CATM Sermon - September 12, 2021 - Isaiah 46:9; Hebrews 12:1-2, Philippians 3:10-14 This is the day the Lord has made; let’s be glad and rejoice in it, and may our hearts be open to hearing from God’s Word as we worship today. 2021 is the 125th anniversary of the Yonge Street Mission. And today ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2, Philippians 3:10-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Forget The Past--Reach For What Lies Ahead Series

Contributed by Michael Mays on Sep 14, 2021

Credentials won't do. Status won't do. Nothing will suffice our deepest spiritual need: to know God and be known by Him. Paul says it's a constant pursuit.

I. Intro: Backstage at the circus, motivational speaker Jim Donovan noticed that the elephants were kept in place by nothing stronger than a thin rope that tied one leg to a stake in the ground. Puzzled, Donovan asked one of the trainers what prevented these powerful animals from just snapping the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-16

The Heavenly Father’s Love Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 5, 2022

Father God’s love is so great for you that no matter what the sin, He sent His son to die for you so that you can be forgiven and made whole.

The Heavenly Father’s love 18 June 2017 “God showed His great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.” (Romans 5:8) God the Father loves us more than we can imagine. Sin can lead us to places we should not go, to do things we should not do, or encourage us to say ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:8, John 3:16, Philippians 3:14, 1 John 2:4-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Mary, David, Paul And Margaret: One Thing Series

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Sep 10, 2022

Mary, David, Paul and Margaret teach us to value One Thing above everything else. Indeed that One Thing is the only thing that's essential.

How important is Jesus in your life? QUITE important? VERY important? One of several things that are essential? Or, the ONE THING that is truly essential? Over the period to Christmas we’re mainly looking at Revelation. But we’re also having some talks about people in the Bible. In each case, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 27:4, Luke 10:41-42, Philippians 3:13-14

Denomination: Baptist

Knowing Jesus Matters - Philippians, Part 7 Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Sep 11, 2022

Think of your most favorite possession, if that were taken away for the sake of the Gospel, would you be OK with it? This is the calling and the encouragement of Paul's letter.

“Knowing Jesus Matters” - Philippians, Part 7 Philippians Sermon Series, Part 7 Philippians 3:5-14 Introduction - Reminder about our level-set from series opener: 1. Christians must reflect the joy of Christ in everything we do 2. This means you and I are to make the Gospel personal, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:5-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Running Your Race

Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Sep 14, 2022

In this life, every single person is running a race. It’s either a race that will lead to an eternity with Jesus or it’s a race that will separate them from Jesus.

Turn with me to Hebrews 12 and look at the last part of verse one: “… let us run with patience the race that is set before us.” Each one of us is running a race. And many of us don’t know it. Whether we are sons of God on our way to an eternity with our Father, or whether we are sons of Adam ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2, John 14:12, John 14:6, John 14:1, John 14:27, Luke 19:10, John 8:41, 1 Timothy 2:1-4, Philippians 3:13-14, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Hebrews 11:35-39  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Great Adventure

Contributed by Jim Keegan on Mar 18, 2022

The Christian life is as good as it gets, with its promise of greater love, joy and peace. Those rewards, and more, are there for everyone who actively follows Christ and lives their faith in the spirit of the great adventure it was always meant to be.

Philippians 3:10-14 In the 1980’s a Californian named Larry Walters, a 33 year old truck driver, rigged 42 weather balloons to an aluminum lawn chair and then had two friends untie the tethers from the bumper of his Jeep. Expecting it to drift gradually up and away, instead he streaked into the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:10-14

5th Sunday In Lent, Year C. Series

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 28, 2022

April 6th, 2025.

Isaiah 43:16-21, Psalm 126, Philippians 3:4-14, John 12:1-8. A). GOD IS DOING A NEW THING. Isaiah 43:16-21. Isaiah reminds us of how the Sovereign LORD had opened the Red Sea, and made a path through the Jordan (Isaiah 43:16-17). Yet the Prophet is only looking back in order to look forward: ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:16-21, Philippians 3:4-14, John 12:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Reflecting On Time

Contributed by Gordon Weatherby on Jul 28, 2021

This is a message used for the end of the School year, but would also be appropriate for New Year's

REFLECTING ON TIME [This message has developed around thoughts in an outline by: J. R. Thomson Greenmount and O’Leary Churches of Christ June 27, 2021 INTRODUCTION: 1) Throughout life there are times and events that cause us to take note of the passing of time. A) We do this on our ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 102:11, Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, 2 Peter 1:5-8, Philippians 3:12-14, Proverbs 4:6-7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ