Philippians 3

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1. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

   The Resurrection of the Body of Jesus and of Our Bodies cites Phil. 3:20

   …body that is buried. It is the old body quickened and transformed; or, as Paul puts it in Phil. 3:20, 21: "Jesus Christ . . . shall fashion anew the body of our humiliation, that it may be c…

2. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

   The necessity of mortification: the duty of the best believers cites Phil. iii. 12

   …s, Col. iii. 5; 1 Cor. ix. 27 — Indwelling sin always abides; no perfection in this life, Phil. iii. 12; 1 Cor. xiii. 12; 2 Pet. iii. 18; Gal. v. 17, etc. — The activity of abiding sin in belie…

3. Our Daily Walk · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

   February cites Php 3:14

   …on toward the goal unto the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”-- Phi 3:13 Php 3:14 AN IDEAL is a mental conception of character after which we desire to shape our lives. It…

4. A Call to the Unconverted · Richard Baxter

   Sermon I cites Phil. iii. 18

   …shly prosperity. The proof of what I have said you may find in these places of scripture: Phil. iii. 18, 21. Matt. vi. 19, 20, 21. Col. iii. 1, 2, 4, 5. Rom. viii. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18, 23. Psal. …

5. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

   Part I. Concerning the nature of the affections and their importance in religion cites Phil. 3:1

   …3:1, "Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous." Matt. 5:12, "Rejoice, and be exceeding glad." Phil. 3:1, “Finally, brethren, rejoice in the Lord." And chap. 4:4, "Rejoice in the Lord alway; and…

6. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

   The Breaking of the Outer Man cites Philippians 3:3

   …ckground, and rhetorical skill remained useful. Yet he refuses confidence “in the flesh” (Philippians 3:3, ASV). The assets are no longer grounds of identity. This is a crucial distinction. Chris…

7. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

   Praying, Returning Thanks, Worshipping in the Holy Spirit cites Philippians 3:3

   …oly Spirit. III. The Holy Spirit inspires worship on the part of the believer. We read in Philippians 3:3, “For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus…

8. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

   VII. Persons having religious affections of many kinds, accompanying one another, is not sufficient to determine whether they have any gracious affections or no cites Phil. 3:6

   …:35. So of zeal, as in Jehu, 2 Kings 10:16, and in Paul before his conversion, Gal. 1:14, Phil. 3:6, and the unbelieving Jews, Acts 22:3, Rom. 10:2. So graceless persons may have earnest re…

9. Men and Women Who Gave Everything · Ochorus Originals

   Pandita Ramabai — The Scholar Who Gave Everything for India’s Daughters cites Philippians 3:7–8

   …surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things” (Philippians 3:7–8, NIV). She had lost all things. She had gained Christ. She considered the exchange the gr…

10. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    The Witness of our own Spirit cites Phil. 3:7

    … me, those I counted loss, for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord.” (Phil. 3:7, 8.) 15. It could not be that ever he should attain to this but by the “excellent knowled…

11. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    XII. Gracious and holy affections have their exercise and fruit in Christian practice cites Phil. 3:7

    … me: and the life, which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God." Phil. 3:7, 8, "But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea, doubtless, an…

12. Men and Women Who Gave Everything · Ochorus Originals

    Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Missional Life cites Philippians 3:7–8

    …0:8 — “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures for ever.” Philippians 3:7–8 — “But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more…

13. How to Bring Men to Christ · R. A. Torrey

    Dealing with Those Who Are Anxious to Be Saved and Know How, but Who Have Difficulties cites Philippians iii. 7

    … viii. 36 will show them that they had better give up everything than to lose their soul. Philippians iii. 7, 8; Ps. xvi. 11 will show them that what they give up is nothing compared with what they …

14. A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life · William Law

    Showing how all orders and ranks of men and women, of all ages, are obliged to devote themselves unto God cites Phil. iii. 8

    …spirit "count all things but loss, for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus." [Phil. iii. 8] The fine lady must teach her eyes to weep, and be clothed with humility. The polite gent…

15. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    Discourse 9 cites Phil. 3:8–9

    … that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith;” [Phil. 3:8–9] that holiness of heart, that renewal of the soul in all its desires, tempers, and affect…

16. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    An exhortation to love God cites Phil. iii. 8

    …s strive for higher degrees of love. St. Paul counted gold and pearl but dung for Christ (Phil. iii. 8). Yea, he was so inflamed with love to God, that he could have wished himself accursed fr…

17. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    IV. Gracious affections do arise from the mind's being enlightened, richly and spiritually to understand or apprehend divine things cites Phil. 3:8

    …h him that sent me." Psal. 9:10, "They that know thy name, will put their trust in thee." Phil. 3:8, "I count all things but loss, for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lor…

18. The God of All Comfort · Hannah Whitall Smith

    Things That Cannot Be Shaken cites Philippians 3:8

    …[ed] everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord" (Philippians 3:8). When we learn to say the same, the peace and joy that the gospel promises become our pe…

19. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.2 The Second Commandment cites Phil 3: 8

    …re estate and life. [1] Before estate. ‘For whom I have suffered the loss of all things.’ Phil 3: 8. Who that loves a rich jewel would not part with a flower for it? Galeacius, marquis of V…

20. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    4.1 Faith cites Phil 3: 8

    …dge carries the torch before faith. There is a knowledge of Christ’s orient excellencies. Phil 3: 8. He is made up of all love and beauty. True faith is a judicious intelligent grace, it kn…

21. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    4.2 Repentance cites Phil 3: 8

    … mind. ‘I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus.’ Phil 3: 8. Repentance causes a change of judgement. (2) Repentance causes a change in the affection…

22. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    October cites Philippians 3:8

    … count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord.” (Philippians 3:8) Spiritual knowledge of Christ will be a personal knowledge. I cannot know Jesus through …

23. Our Daily Walk · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    September cites Php 3:8

    …that time, “to count all things but loss, in order to win Christ and to be found in Him” (Php 3:8). If you would follow Christ and are prepared for Love's sake to surrender all, you will …

24. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

    The spiritual government of Christ is joined with judgment and wisdom cites Phil. iii. 8

    …to him, by making Christ so in his heart. As all things are dung in comparison of Christ, Phil. iii. 8, so they are to Paul, a sanctified man. As the very worst thing in religion, the reproach…

25. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Distinctive Doctrine of Protestantism: Justification by Faith cites Phil. 3:9

    …tly told that the believer in Jesus Christ is made the righteousness of God in Christ. In Phil. 3:9, R. V. we are told that when one is in Christ he has a righteousness not of his own, but …

26. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    Effectual calling cites Phil. iii. 9

    …ous self; he denies his duties and moral endowments. “Not having mine own righteousness” (Phil. iii. 9). He whose heart God has touched by His Spirit, lays down the idol of self righteousness …

27. The God of All Comfort · Hannah Whitall Smith

    Jehovah cites Philippians 3:9

    …t which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith” (Philippians 3:9). Do we truly understand what this means? And are we ready to embrace it with all our hea…

28. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

    Spiritual Gleaning cites Philippians 3:10

    …“to know Christ and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings” (Philippians 3:10 ESV)? “She ate and was satisfied” (Ruth 2:14 ESV). Some of us have had deep draughts of C…

29. Men Who Tended the Flock · Ochorus Originals

    A.W. Tozer — The Prophet in the Pulpit cites Philippians 3:10–11

    …ing like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead” (Philippians 3:10–11, NIV). The pastor’s first obligation was not to build a program, grow a congregation, or …

30. Men Who Tended the Flock · Ochorus Originals

    Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Pastoral Calling cites Philippians 3:10–11

    …s of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” Chapter 8 — A.W. Tozer Philippians 3:10–11 — “I want to know Christ — yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation i…

31. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Learning to Walk by Faith cites Philippians 3:10

    …d “to know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings” (Philippians 3:10, ASV). Formation therefore joins Scripture, community, obedience, suffering, and time. No…

32. Men and Women Who Gave Everything · Ochorus Originals

    Helen Roseveare — The Doctor Who Called Suffering a Privilege cites Philippians 3:10

    …of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death” (Philippians 3:10, NIV). What had been done to her body in 1964 was, she came to believe, a measure of the …

33. Selected Sermons of George Whitefield · George Whitefield

    The Power of Christ's Resurrection cites Philippians 3:10

    Philippians 3:10 — “That I may know Him, and the power of his resurrection.” The apostle, in the verses be…

34. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    November cites Philippians 3:10

    …, and henceforth sit at the table with him. November 22 “The power of his resurrection.” (Philippians 3:10) The doctrine of a risen Saviour is exceedingly precious. The resurrection is the corner-…

35. Union and Communion · Hudson Taylor

    Appendix cites Phil. iii. 11

    … think themselves to be such, will attain to that resurrection of which St Paul speaks in Phil. iii. 11, or will thus meet the LORD in the air. Unto those who by lives of consecration manifest …

36. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    What it is to mortify a sin, negatively considered cites Phil. iii. 12

    …f it, that it should not be, is not in this life to be expected. This Paul assures us of, Phil. iii. 12, “Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect.” He was a choice sai…

37. Men Who Tended the Flock · Ochorus Originals

    John Newton — The Former Slave Trader Who Shepherded with Grace cites Philippians 3:12

    … at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me” (Philippians 3:12, NIV). This was not an excuse for complacency but a safeguard against the despair that ca…

38. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    Christian Perfection cites Phil. 3:12

    …Christian Perfection “Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect.” Phil. 3:12. 1. There is scarce any expression in Holy Writ which has given more offence than this. T…

39. Our Daily Walk · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    January cites Php 3:12

    …prehend that for which you were apprehended! Lay hold on the outstretched crown of life! (Php 3:12) PRAYER Most gracious God, quicken me by Thy Holy Spirit, that I may run in the way Thou …

40. A Short and Easy Method of Prayer · Jeanne Guyon

    The Way to Divine Union cites Phil. iii. 13

    …are behind, and reach forth unto those things which are before; I press toward the mark” (Phil. iii. 13, 14). Should we not consider a person destitute of reason who, after undertaking a journe…

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