Description
On the Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul, Fr. Paul reflects on the life-changing words of Philippians 3 and reveals the secret behind the apostles’ fearless love for Christ.
St. Paul challenges us with one question: What is the goal of your spiritual life?
Many of us are trapped by our past failures, our past successes, or simply going through the motions of Christianity. But St. Paul declares:
“One thing I do… forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead.” (Philippians 3:13)
This sermon calls us to leave behind guilt, pride, worldliness, and empty religion in order to discover the surpassing worth of gaining Christ. The Christian life is not about merely doing spiritual activities. It is about knowing Jesus Himself.
Scripture: Philippians 3:7-14
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Timestamps
00:00 Introduction: The Feast of St. Peter & St. Paul
00:48 The secret behind St. Paul’s spiritual life
01:30 “One thing I do” - Is Christ your life’s purpose?
02:43 Forgetting your past and embracing a new beginning
03:20 Why guilt keeps many Christians spiritually stuck
05:13 Drawing a line in the sand: Becoming a new creation
05:54 Leaving the old life instead of returning to it
07:12 Forgetting your past successes as well
08:25 Stop living on yesterday’s spiritual victories
09:02 Counting everything as loss for Christ
10:26 Have you sacrificed anything for Jesus?
11:01 The danger of doing spiritual things without knowing Christ
12:18 Seeking fresh experiences with Christ every day
12:54 Why the world always leaves us empty
14:16 Christ is the prize
15:30 Why Peter and Paul never regretted following Jesus
15:58 The fellowship of Christ’s sufferings
16:39 Final encouragement: Press toward the upward call of Christ
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Keywords
Fr. Paul sermon, Feast of St Peter and St Paul, Philippians 3, One thing I do, Gain Christ, Forgetting the past, Christian purpose, Knowing Christ, Apostle Paul, Apostle Peter, Orthodox sermon, Coptic Orthodox, Spiritual growth, Christian discipleship, New creation in Christ, Fellowship of His sufferings, Christian motivation, Christian life, Press toward the goal, Excellence of the knowledge of Christ
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