Weekly Lessons and Daily Bible Readings

Stand Firm

Background: PHILIPPIANS 3:12-4:1
Devotional Reading:  MATTHEW 25:14-29

Keep in Mind
“Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.” (Philippians 3:16, KJV)

Aim for Change
By the end of the lesson, we will BECOME familiar with Paul say about living as it relates to eternity with Jesus Christ; APPRECIATE that the journey of Christian living and a quest for something eternal are demanding experiences; and PLEDGE to stand firm in Jesus Christ. 

Focal Verses: Philippians 3:12-16
¹² Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 
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.
¹⁵ All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. 
¹⁶ Only let us live up to what we have already attained.

Daily Bible Readings:
MONDAY -- “Be Watchful” -- Matthew 24:36-44
TUESDAY -- “Be Prepared” -- Matthew 25:1-13
WEDNESDAY -- "Be Trustworthy” -- Matthew 25:14-21
THURSDAY-- “Be Compassionate” -- Matthew 25:31-40
FRIDAY -- “Be Holy” -- 1 Peter 1:13-21
SATURDAY -- “Stand Firm” -- Philippians 3:17-4:1
SUNDAY -- “Hold Fast” -- Philippians 3:12-16