Sermon Notes
Walking With Jesus
PHILIPPIANS – Part 10
June 14, 2026
7 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8 What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith. 10 I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.
Philippians 3:7-11
Knowing Christ vs. My Accomplishments
4I (was)… 5 circumcised on the eighth day of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee; 6 as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for righteousness based on the law, faultless.
Philippians 3:4-6
Walking With Jesus:
6 Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, 7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
Colossians 2:6-7
1. Justification: Trusting in Jesus alone as your righteousness
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
2 Corinthians 5:21
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:1
2. Sanctification: Becoming more like Jesus
I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him
in his death,
Philippians 3:10
3. Glorification: Looking forward to resurrection
20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who, by the
power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like
his glorious body.
Philippians 3:20-21
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to
his purpose. 29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son... 30 And those he
predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.
Romans 8:28-30
Jesus: “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
John 16:33
Small Group Discussion Questions for the Week of June 14, 2026.
Opening
1. Think about things that people treasure.
2. Why do they treasure these things?
3. How do we keep things that we treasure in perspective?
Digging Deeper into the Scriptures
Read Philippians 3:7-11.
1. The word Paul uses for "garbage" in verse 8 is blunt in the original Greek, often translated as trash,
refuse, or excrement. What are some modern-day equivalents of the "gain" we might be tempted to
cling to instead of Jesus?
2. Paul contrasts a righteousness of his own (from the law/good works) with the righteousness that
comes from God through faith. How would you explain the difference between these two types of
righteousness to someone who doesn't know the Bible?
3. Why is it so tempting for even mature Christians to slip back into trying to "earn" God's approval
through their own efforts rather than resting in faith?
Applying the Scriptures
1. Paul says that he wants "to know Christ and the power of his resurrection." What does it mean to
know about Jesus versus truly knowing Him intimately? How do you cultivate that intimate relationship?
2. How does the promise of this future glory free you to live more boldly and selflessly today?