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Philippians 3 · Grade 4

The Goal and the Prize

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Paul begins: Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord! Then he warns the believers to beware of false teachers. These teachers trusted outward signs, like circumcision, an outward sign in the law of Moses. Paul says that true believers worship God in the Spirit and rejoice in Christ Jesus. If anyone could trust in his background, Paul could. He was an Israelite of the tribe of Benjamin, a Pharisee, and blameless under the law. He had even persecuted the assembly.

Yet Paul writes that he counts all things to be a loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus. He wants to be found in Christ. His righteousness would not come from the law, but from God through faith in Christ. Paul wants to know Christ and the power of his resurrection.

Paul admits he has not reached perfection. He says: one thing I do: forgetting the things which are behind and stretching forward to the things which are before. He keeps running toward the goal. Paul asks the believers to follow his example. He reminds them that our citizenship is in heaven, and we wait for the Lord Jesus Christ to come from there.

Show What You Know

  1. What does Paul tell believers to rejoice in?

  2. Which tribe was Paul from?

  3. What does Paul count as loss?

  4. Where does Paul's righteousness come from?

  5. Where is our citizenship?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

lossknowgoalChristGod
  1. Paul says that true believers worship God in the Spirit and rejoice in Jesus.
  2. Yet Paul writes that he counts all things to be a for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus.
  3. His righteousness would not come from the law, but from through faith in Christ.
  4. Paul wants to Christ and the power of his resurrection.
  5. He keeps running toward the .

Think About It

  1. Paul forgot what was behind and pressed on. What is something you need to leave behind so you can follow Jesus better?

  2. Paul says our citizenship is in heaven. How should that change the way you live right now?

Memory Verse

“I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”

Philippians 3:14 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the prize of knowing Jesus. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What is something you could give up to know Jesus better?
  • How can heaven change how you live?

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