Knowing Christ - Into the Deep Series - Week 3

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What if the life you want isn’t found in doing more for God but in drawing nearer to Him? We open Philippians 3 and push hard against the temptation to confuse spiritual performance with a living relationship. Paul’s stunning claim—that every achievement is garbage beside the surpassing worth of knowing Jesus—reorders our priorities and exposes how easily we worship gifts, platforms, and “good vibes” instead of the Person of Christ.

Across this conversation, we set a peace-giving order—God, then family, then church—and explore the difference between church lingo and actual lordship. We walk through three stages of perfection: a secure union with Christ, a changeable daily progress, and a future glory that’s guaranteed. From there, we wrestle with the tension most of us avoid: wanting resurrection power while resisting the fellowship of His sufferings. Dry spells, delays, and the wilderness are not punishments; they’re invitations to intimacy. Healing often begins when we expose what hurts, confess what festers, forgive what binds, and let the Healer examine what we hide.

You’ll hear strong challenges and tender stories—why obedience sometimes looks “weird,” why proximity releases power, and why the breakthrough you crave may be found through holy brokenness. If you’ve felt stuck in form, hungry for the real thing, or tired of measuring yourself by effort, this is a fresh call to treasure Christ above all and to know Him in power and in pain. If this conversation stirs you, share it with a friend, subscribe for more, and leave a review so others can find their way into deeper waters with us.

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