What are You Willing to Lose For The Sake of Christ?

Last Sunday at PPC, I spoke about the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus. If Jesus is worth pursuing, if Jesus is the most valuable treasure anyone can ever possess, what are we willing to lose to gain him? Can you count all accomplishment, achievements, and possessions as loss in comparison of gaining Christ? 

Perhaps it is easy to say I can lose everything for the sake of Jesus when you have little things to lose. For others, it would be harder to count everything as loss or to lose everything. But if Jesus is everything, you would be glad to lose everything to have Him! 

In Philippians 3: 7-8, the Apostle Paul talks about him counting everything as loss. He counted all things as rubbish  or dung for the sake of Jesus. Earlier in chapter three, Paul listed his resumes and then took that list and flush them down the toilet. Nothing matters in comparison of the surpassing worth of knowing Jesus. 

Do you know Jesus? If not, what are you willing to lose to gain Him? Are a follower of Jesus but don't really know Jesus? What are you willing to give up in order to know Him more intimately? 

To Grow is Your Responsibility

Last Sunday, I started a sermon series at Phnom Penh Church (PPC) on How to Live Your Christian Life from Mondays to Saturdays. You see, there are many who are called Sunday Christians. Their life on Sunday has nothing to do with their life on Monday. This is a great divorce Christians should never practice. In order to live your Christian life on Monday, you must grow up! Thus, I started off the series talking about Growth. One of the facts I highlighted was Growth is not automatic, it's a process. No one grows automatically. No one grows overnight. No one grows accidentally because growth is intentional. 

Although there are many aspects and means to spiritual maturity, one thing is certain; the nourishment that comes from the Word of God. It is therefore your responsibility as Christian to feast on the Word everyday and not to depend on the pastor to feed you every Sunday. While the pastor's message should be motivating, encouraging, challenging, nourishing and enriching, depending on the pastor's message alone is never enough for your spiritual nourishment.