Hunter Christian Church

How good has it been going through the letters written by Paul to the Philippians?  This last Sunday was chapter 3. I love how God’s word teaches us about His character and about ourselves at the same time. The two main points from Sunday were found in verse 8 and verse 12. Verse 8 ALL things are rubbish (dung, poop) outside of the knowledge of Christ Jesus. Paul had many reasons to boast, from who he was, to his standing in the community and even his adherence to religious expectations, but he counted it all loss, as garbage, compared to what it means to have Jesus as Lord and Saviour. I want to ask you what gets in your way? What has higher priority in your life than Jesus? Because that is what is ruling your life instead of Him. I used a basic example of an app that I thought had value in my life, but when confronted with the choice between it and Jesus - after some strong discussion, I yielded to Jesus. For you, it could be work, finance, family, gaming, hobbies, sport, friends - yep, i had a slide for th