1. Please Turn To:
Philippians 3:13,14

2. Rules For A Happy New Year

3. Philippians 3:13,14– “13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”
We all have room for improvement
Isaiah 55:7; 1 Timothy 1:15; Romans 3:10; Luke 17:10

4. Philippians 3:13,14– “13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 3:7 “gain to me…loss for Christ”
What is done cannot be undone- Exodus 14:15
“Completely forgetting”

5. Philippians 3:13,14– “13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”
To Dwell on Past Failures Only:
Causes us to do them again – 2 Peter 2:20-22
Causes us not to forgive ourselves –
Hebrews 8:12

6. Philippians 3:13,14– “13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”
Thinking of the past causes us to reach in the wrong direction- “to stretch forward after”
No Place for “Reaching Behind”

7. Philippians 3:13,14– “13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”
We Should Stretch Toward:
Faithfulness – 1 Corinthians 4:2
Spiritual Growth- 2 Peter 3:17,18
Joy- 1 Peter 1:8
Hope- Hebrews 6:18,19

8. Philippians 3:13,14– “13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”
The goal is where the victory is- Romans 8:29
The prize is eternal life- 1 Timothy 6:12
We must press toward the goal – “pursue”
“Mark” – target, moral spiritual

9. Philippians 3:13,14– “13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”
“Toward” – “down” “bearing down upon” in the direction of the goal
No place for Non-participating Observers- 1 Corinthians 12:14-27

10. God Is Calling Us To Be Victors
Must Work Together for The Glory of God