Finding True Confidence

Lesson 1: Victory in Christ - Lesson 3 Workbook

Finding True Confidence

Verses to remember

“What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ." (Philippians 3:8)

 

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Philippians 3: 1-6

1. What are some things that stick out to you in this text? Does anything confuse you?

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2. What do you think is Paul’s point in this passage? What is he trying to say?

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3. Who were the “dogs” Paul mentions?

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4. According to this legalistic approach to religion, did Paul qualify as being able to have confidence in his salvation? Why?

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Philippians 3: 7-11

1. According to verse 7, what does Paul count as a loss?

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2. According to verse 8, what does Paul count as a loss?

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3. Okay, so Paul is counting a lot of things as not so important anymore. In what is he putting his confidence?

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Everything I Ever Cared About is in a Box Everything I cared about is in a box. When I was 7, it was little league baseball. At the end of the season, we had a watermelon feast and awards party. Each player got a trophy. I’d never been more proud. I put it on my dresser and would stare at it for hours on end. Now it’s in a box. In 8th grade, it was the Panther of the Year award. It was given to the best student athlete in our grade. In my grade, there were a lot of good athletes, and a lot of good students. I was not the best of either, but I was good enough to be in the running. The awards banquet came and I won the Panther of the Year. It was the biggest trophy I’d ever won, and I loved it. Now it’s in a box. By college, I had given up baseball and attached myself to basketball. I was not great, but I worked hard at it and did okay. The team I was on was not the best, but we had fun. One year we made it to the Regional Finals game, only to lose. Another year, my last year of playing, I was named to an All-Region team. I had never been named to an all-anything team in my whole life. I was proud, and I planned on getting my award framed. I never got it framed. It’s not even hanging on my wall anywhere. Now it’s in a box. Everything I ever cared about, any prize I’ve ever won. Any medal I’ve ever achieved, and award I’ve ever been granted—they’re all in a box. The box is in my basement with clothes I’ve outgrown and flat footballs and tools and old textbooks. Everything I cared about is in a box.

 

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Homework:

• Memorize Philippians 3: 8
• Review memory work from last two weeks, Philippians 1: 4-5; Philippians 2: 4-5
• List down all the people or things you find satisfaction in, that make you proud, or that you find confidence in. Prayerfully consider whether or not you need to stop placing so much value on them, and instead begin valuing Christ more.