Philippians 3:1-2

Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you. Watch out for those dogs, those men who do evil, those mutilators of the flesh.

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Philippians 3:3-4

For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—though I myself have reasons for such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more:

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Philippians 3:5-6

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.

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Philippians 3:7-8

But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ

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Philippians 3:9

and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith.

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Philippians 3:10-11

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.

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Anything worth LEARNING is worth REPEATING.

Christian joy is based on who the Lord is, what the Lord has done, what the Lord is doing, and what the Lord is yet to do; not our CIRCUMSTANCES

Rejoice in the Lord which is a SAFEGUARD to you.

Not only can some circumstances be unwanted guests, but so can TOXICpeople.

Watch out means either they are here or soon will be

If you don’t want to get sucked in, watch out for them, watch your own heart, and learn to REJOICE in the Lord.

Sometimes we invite joy stealers in through MISPLACED faith.

Judaizers taught that one needed to keep the law in ADDITION to Christ.

Their faith was not completely in Christ, but in what they did to be RIGHT with God.

Circumcised 8th dayPeople of IsraelTribe of BenjaminHebrew of HebrewsPhariseeZealLegalistic Righteousness

Know ChristGain ChristFound in Christ

Circumcised 8th dayPeople of IsraelTribe of BenjaminHebrew of HebrewsPhariseeZealLegalistic Righteousness

…will tear through your kitchen if you leave the door open with UNREALISTICexpectations.

They laid on others what no one else had been ABLEto do.

‘everything’ in v8 is ANYTHING that might compete for our allegiance to Christ.

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My Next Step Today is to:( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)( ) Choose to rejoice in the Lord ( ) Identify where I am magnifying the negative and losing sight of my blessings( ) Evaluate if I am focused too much on people and not enough on the Lord.( ) Reflect on if I have misplaced faith or unrealistic expectations( ) Other________________________