Bible Readings:
John 4:1-30
Philippians 3:1-16
Sermon Outline:
Philippians 3:7–8 (NKJV)
7But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ.
8Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ
I Counting the cost
Proverbs 30:11–14 (NKJV)
11There is a generation that curses its father, And does not bless its mother.
12There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, Yet is not washed from its filthiness.
13There is a generation—oh, how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.
14There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, And whose fangs are like knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, And the needy from among men.
II Gaining Christ
Proverbs 3:9–10 (NKJV)
9Honor the Lord with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase;
10So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine.
Matthew 10:37–39 (NKJV)
37He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
38And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.
39He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.
John 4:14 (NKJV)
14but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”