JUNE 6, 2021
HOW TO SUCCEED IN LIFE
Philippians 3:12-21

Verse 17 – Join with others in following my example, and
take note of those who live according to the pattern we gave
you.

4 Keys To Successful Living

I. Evaluation.
Verses 12-13 – Not that I have already obtained all this, or
have already been made perfect, I do not consider myself
yet to have taken hold of it.
Proverbs 28:13 – You will never succeed in life if you try to
hide your sins. Confess them and give them up, then God
will show mercy to you.
Question: Where do I need to change?
II. Elimination.
Verse 13 b – But this one thing I do, forgetting what is
behind.
Isaiah 43:18 – Forget the former things, do not dwell on the
past, see I am doing a new thing (says the Lord.)
WHAT TO FORGET

* Our failures.
* Our successes.
Luke 9:62 – Jesus said, anyone who starts to plow and then
looks back is of no use for the Kingdom of God
Questions: What memory do I need to let go of?

III. Concentration.
Verse 13c – But this one thing I do, straining toward what is
ahead I press on toward the goal.
I Corinthians 9:24 – Do you know that in a race, all the
runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a
way as to win the prize.

WHAT IS THE GOAL?

II Corinthians 5:9 – so we make our goal to please Him.
Question: What am I living for, what’s my focus?
IV. Determination.
Verses 12-13 – I press on, straining, I press on to win the
prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ
Jesus.
Acts 20:24 – But I reckon my own life to be worth nothing
to me, in order that I may complete my mission and finish
the work that the Lord Jesus gave me to do, which is to
declare the good news of the grace of God.
II Timothy 4:7-8- I have fought the good fight, I have
finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in
store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord will
award to me on that day.

3 SUGGESTIONS (Verses 15-16)

* Don’t become complacent.
* Be teachable.
* Be persistent.

YOU CAN SUCCEED IN LIFE