Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Lesson 15 - Keep on Keeping On


Lesson 15 -
Keep on Keeping on

What meant the most to you from this chapter or helped you think more accurately about God’s character and the truth of His Word?

What offered you the greatest challenge or blessing, and why?

Our Call to Press On
Before we move on to the third step in Paul’s pursuit of spiritual maturity, review Philippians 3:13-14 and list Steps 1 and 2:

          Step 1:
          Step 2:

What is Paul’s third step for spiritual growth?
 
Would you describe your efforts at pressing on as giving your utmost for God’s highest?  Why or why not?

A Grand Purpose
Read Psalm 37:4-5.  What is your part or role in these verses?

What is God’s part or role in these verses?

How can you make sure you are doing your part?

What are your lifetime goals or desires?  In very few words, jot down two or three of them.

A Concerted Effort
One of my daily desires is to live a purposeful lifestyle -- to give my best and my all in everything I do.  How do you think a “grand purpose” and lifetime goals encourage you to live a more purposeful lifestyle?

“Wings Like Eagles”
Read Isaiah 40:28-31.  What is your part or role in these verses?

What is God’s part or role in these verses?

How can you make sure you are doing your part?

Focusing on the Goal
Read Proverbs 3:5-6.  What is your part or role in these verses?

What is God’s part or role in these verses?

How can you make sure you are doing your part?

What are the desires of your heart…or, put another way, what are your lifetime goals?


Loving God…Even More

Read this section in your book again.  As you consider the contents of this chapter and God’s amazing love for you, what can you do this week, in obedience to Christ…

          …to press for the prize?
          …to remember to forget?
          …to love God with all your mind?

With the goal in view, I press on..

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